Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
I thought I knew the music of my youth pretty well, but I can't recall ever hearing of these guys with the weird band name, till just now reading the obituary of one member.
The jaunty surrealism in this video holds up pretty well, as does the music.
"Between 1965 and 1969, the group spent more weeks in the UK singles charts than the Beatles."
Where was I?!?
Comments
Depends on where you grew up. They were well known here.
Posted by F.U.D. on 07/10/15 at 08:26 AM
"Where was I", asked Paul?
"Obviously not in the UK", answered Expat.
Me neither, too.
"Obviously not in the UK", answered Expat.
Me neither, too.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 07/10/15 at 09:07 AM
Good blend of vocal harmonies although a little heavy on the percussion. Sounds typical of '60's Britpop.
Pop culture is packed with people who are not known outside their immediate culture / country of origin. I came across a comedian in France named Coluche who is probably best described as the French equivalent to John Belushi. Very talented man, he was. But not well known, if at all, outside francophone countries, which is a shame. (Coluche did not end up like Belushi - he died as a result of a traffic accident on a motorcycle.)
Pop culture is packed with people who are not known outside their immediate culture / country of origin. I came across a comedian in France named Coluche who is probably best described as the French equivalent to John Belushi. Very talented man, he was. But not well known, if at all, outside francophone countries, which is a shame. (Coluche did not end up like Belushi - he died as a result of a traffic accident on a motorcycle.)
Posted by KDP on 07/10/15 at 09:52 AM
I remember "Bend It" well. According to Wikipedia, "In the US, the group failed to break out nationally, although they had regional successes, particularly in northeastern cities such as Cleveland, Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany and Boston where both "Bend It" and "Hold Tight" gained considerable airplay and charted in the top 40 on local radio stations." I grew up one of the aforementioned cities.
Posted by ges on 07/10/15 at 10:38 AM
Yeah Paul, you were presumably in the US. The Beatles came over here too so that's why we all (over here) know them.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 07/10/15 at 03:00 PM
Nope, nope, nope. The fast-paced beat, the slick production, the clear audio, reveal the truth. This is no "oldie." This is one of those made-up-recently fake "oldies." Before 1960s Oldies stations faded away, I'd frequently hear songs that, I swear, nobody ever heard in the 1960s. Fake oldies is a big business. They're messing with your heads, folks. Don't believe any of this. I was there, young'n's *wheeze* and I can tell you *cough* be right back...
Posted by mindful webworker on 07/10/15 at 08:31 PM
I've heard of this band before, but only because of the Quentin Tarantino movie Death Proof. Sydney Poitier's character calls in to her radio station to request a song by this group just as she and her friends are starting their weekend road trip. Poitier goes on to tell a story about how, supposedly, when The Who were considering breaking up, Pete Townsend received an invitation to join Dave Dee, et al.
Posted by Resident Smartass on 07/12/15 at 10:10 AM
Great campy interview record with them shilling for Coke:
PT 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G88CDz_WhHo
PT2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPC84zqpAMQ
This was spoofed by The Dukes of Hamburg but I couldn't find it on line.
PT 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G88CDz_WhHo
PT2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPC84zqpAMQ
This was spoofed by The Dukes of Hamburg but I couldn't find it on line.
Posted by S. Norman on 07/13/15 at 11:55 AM
Spookily they have died in order. Dave Dee passed, and more recently Dozy bought the farm. Needless to say Beaky is continually looking over his shoulder, whilst Titch is much more relaxed.
Posted by Mr Drayton on 07/15/15 at 02:32 AM
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