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Re: Why You Should Like… The Bay City Rollers

Kimber — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:57:03 -0000

I saw the Bay City Rollers when I was 11 years old. I am still quite in love with Ian but Saturday Night is NOT stuck in my head! Rock and Roll Love Letter is! Gonna sign it, gonna seal it....
Kimber

Re: Why You Should Like… The Bay City Rollers

DwDunphy — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:50:46 -0000

I certainly hove Ray Davies' "X-Ray" will be in there. Good freaking read.

Re: Why You Should Like… The Bay City Rollers

Erin — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:26:26 -0000

A woman I work with usta date Ian Mitchell. We play S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night a lot in my office to razz her.

Re: Why You Should Like… The Bay City Rollers

WHarrisBullzEye — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:05:50 -0000

Todd, you rule. I'm currently investigating those albums as I type this sentence.

Re: Why You Should Like… The Bay City Rollers

WHarrisBullzEye — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:01:01 -0000

I'm in the midst of putting together a feature on books that should be on the shelf of any music fan, and one of my personal faves is "Bye Bye Baby: My Tragic Love Affair with the Bay City Rollers," by Carolyn Sullivan. It's kind of like Pamela des Barres' "I'm With the Band," except that Sullivan had kind of a one-track mind.

Honestly, though, I've dug the Rollers ever since their variety show, and in addition to "Rock & Roll Love Letter" (which was such a power pop classic that The Records did their own version of it), "You Made Me Believe In Magic" is one of the best neo-disco tracks of the '70s.

Re: Why You Should Like… The Bay City Rollers

JohnHughes — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:57:50 -0000

Even better when you realize the double-entendre:

'Cause I see an ancient rhythm
In a man's genetic code
Gonna keep on rock and rollin
Til' my genes explode

Awesomeness.

Re: Why You Should Like… The Bay City Rollers

SteveC — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:51:28 -0000

Ha! "I'm gonna rock n roll until my jeans explode"????

Did I hear that right???

Outstanding!

Re: Why You Should Like… The Bay City Rollers

jabartlett — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:30:53 -0000

The Rollers' version of "I Only Want to Be With You" is a favorite of mine as well, featuring the 101 Strings sawing away like they're on a caffeine high. It's clear, however, that anyone who does not dig "Money Honey" and "Rock and Roll Love Letter" is a sinner who does not love Jesus.

Re: Why You Should Like… The Bay City Rollers

1Py_Korry1 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:43:21 -0000

Believe it or not, but a guy I work with wrote this book:

"Bay City Babylon: The Unbelievable but True Story of the Bay City Rollers"

Re: Why You Should Like… The Bay City Rollers

Todd — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:46:46 -0000

Carlos,
The Blog "Hear Rock City" has some of those late period "Rollers" albums posted lately.

Re: Why You Should Like… The Bay City Rollers

CarlosRamirez — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:26:13 -0000

Did you ever hear the record they made under the name The Rollers? There is some solid power-pop throughout that album!

Re: Why You Should Like… The Bay City Rollers

DwDunphy — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:08:45 -0000

Their last singer (I believe) was Duncan Faure, formerly of Rabbitt featuring Trevor Rabin, formerly of Yes and now a film composer (National Treasure 2, f'rinstance).

Re: Why You Should Like… The Bay City Rollers

Mark — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:12:08 -0000

When they wanted to the Bay City Rollers could turn out some great solid pop tunes.