Today's British Invasion Playlist

[BlindBoyGrnt]

Loved this number since "first listen", soon after it was originally released.

Great tune, wish I still had the old 45.

 

[Mystic]

Great tune, wish I still had the old 45.

Wish I did, too. Alas, another artifact of one's youth that -- as has one's youth -- long-since vanished.

 

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[KeninDC]

Great tune, wish I still had the old 45.

I have the Camper Van Beethoven version on CD and LP.

BTW, I saw the Smithereens a few months back and they turn the end of their long show (3 hours) into a sing-along with occasional nods to The Carpenters. For you kids out there, the Carpenters are decidedly not Brit Invasion, but my parents loved 'em.

Back OT, this one by the Rolling Stones is quite the rocking ditty (if it were one second longer than 1:39 your brain would explode):

 

[Mystic]

Honorary British Invasion force from the Land Down Under...

 

[Mystic]

^^^^^^^

WOW! Flange city.

It really is something, innit?

 

[Mystic]

Another nearly forgotten classic of the era...

 

[loopstick]

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[Johnno_Oz]

Honorary British Invasion force from the Land Down Under...

Then the rhythm guitarist's two younger brothers went on to form a little band called AC/DC.

 

[Johnno_Oz]

 

[Mystic]

Then the rhythm guitarist's two younger brothers went on to form a little band called AC/DC.

They sure did. Wasn't older bro George (Young) the first producer of that little rock band?

 

[Mystic]

Merv Griffin introduces Freddi And The Dreamers. (never occurred to me until now, but -- apart from the kooky "laugh" -- Freddie's vocals sound a bit like Jimmie Dale Gilmore)

 

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[Mystic]

 

[KeninDC]

Heard this on SXM last night. Beautiful and romantic.

 

[Mystic]

Heard this on SXM last night. Beautiful and romantic.

It was love @ first listen for me. One of my all-time favorite numbers from any era, any performer.

 

[Mystic]

 

[KeninDC]

It was love @ first listen for me. One of my all-time favorite numbers from any era, any performer.

Rivals "Waterloo Sunset" for that particularly British melancholy mixed with longing. Does not hurt that my wife also loves this number.