The Four Preps Diss Their Rivals

Two early examples of the diss track.

Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 24, 2018 - Comments (2)
Category: Music, Rivalries, Feuds and Grudges, 1960s

Paul Frees and the Poster People

Famous and brilliant voice actor Paul Frees does some imitations--but has his characters singing pop songs?!?





Other tracks here.

Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 15, 2018 - Comments (1)
Category: Imitations, Forgeries, Rip-offs and Faux, Movies, Music, 1970s, Parody

Singing at the Smithsonian

The Smithsonian has bought its first piece of performance art. Which means that if you visit the Hirshhorn’s sculpture garden you may find that a young woman will suddenly start singing while following you around.

The performance piece, titled This You, is the creation of Tino Sehgal, though he doesn't perform it. There are four women who do that, in shifts.

Sometimes the performers will abruptly stop singing in order to state the title of the performance piece: “This You, Tino Sehgal, 2006.” And then they'll start singing again.

More info: Smithsonian Mag, Hirshhorn

Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 14, 2018 - Comments (1)
Category: Museums, Music, Performance Art

They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!

Made it to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 popular music singles chart on August 13, 1966. But according to Wikipedia:


The flip side of the single had the same song played backwards.

Posted By: Alex - Tue Sep 04, 2018 - Comments (7)
Category: Music, 1960s

Prisencolinensinainciusol

From npr.org:

Posted By: Alex - Sat Aug 11, 2018 - Comments (6)
Category: Languages, Music, 1970s

Charlotte Moorman, the Topless Cellist

A great essay here, with many pix and videos.

Her Wikipedia page.

Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 06, 2018 - Comments (4)
Category: Art, Avant Garde, Misbehavior, Rebellion, Acting-out and General Naughtiness, Music, 1960s, 1970s

The First Class, “Beach Baby”

Nice British lads, assembled arbitrarily in the studio, pretending to be Brian Wilson & crew. Happy August!

Their Wikipedia page.

Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 01, 2018 - Comments (1)
Category: Music, Homages, Pastiches, Tributes and Borrowings, 1970s

Granny’s Mini-Skirt

Released in 1968. Sung by Irene Ryan who played Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies.

The Tenessean - Mar 5, 1968

Posted By: Alex - Sun Jul 29, 2018 - Comments (1)
Category: Music, 1960s

Cheap Perfume and Candlelight

"It's so easy now to swing/When the swing set feels just right.."

So you think you're quite a man
You're taking care of all her needs
Sometimes it's even twice a weekend
At least it's every time you need

Yeah, it's so easy now to swing
When the swing set feels just right
Like a fifty dollar room
Cheap perfume and candlelight

'Cause once you thought the thrill as gone
Your passion seemed to fade and die
You left a woman back at home
Alone and so unsatisfied

You hit the street to feel the thrill
Of the hunter in the night
Your prey was out there dressed to kill
In cheap perfume and candlelight

Cheap perfume and candlelight
The situation makes the man
If you can't make it back at home
You make it any way you can

And you can, it's so nice
That now you can

Maybe you'll never stop to think
Just for the true test did it be
Love your ever loving manhood of your masculinity

If you could satisfy the woman
Right back at home there every night
Instead of now and then
The girl in cheap perfume and candlelight

Instead of now and then
The girl in cheap perfume and candlelight
Instead of now and then
The girl in cheap perfume and candlelight

Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 27, 2018 - Comments (1)
Category: Ambiguity, Uncertainty and Deliberate Obscurity, Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Music, Sexuality, 1970s

Vegetable Orchestra

They've got a great beet!

Their website

Posted By: Alex - Mon Jul 16, 2018 - Comments (2)
Category: Food, Vegetables, Music