While I am all about buying vinyl and supporting record stores, I do have to confess something here. I got my first i-pod last year and I can't believe I waited that long to get one! (I'm always resistant to new technology when it comes out, I was the same way with DVD's haha)
But I must share this gem. I recently downloaded "Shangri-Las & the '60s Girl Group Garage Sound" which includes 70 tracks and is 171 minutes of music! If you are interested in 60's girl groups (this is one genre I want to learn more about) this seems like a good place to start.
You probably know some of these songs, from when the oldies station used to actually play oldies! Here are a few of my favorite tracks are:
- It's all right, Merrilee & the Turnabouts
- Big boss man, Shirley (Shirley has a bluesy beautiful voice!)
- Only seventeen, The Beatle-ettes (sort of reminds me of the donnas)
- You don't love me, The Starlets
- Tame Me Tiger, Bonnie St. Clair (my favorite song on this record - "my nails are long, cut them off, tame me, tiger")
- That's no way to spend my time, Pen-etts
- 7 heures du matin, Jacqueline Taieb (I also like the English translation on "girls in the garage" by Romulan)
- Skateboard song, Norma Tracy and Cinderella Kids (reminds me of Annie)
- My baby has gone away, Little Miss Jessie and group
- Melvin, the Belles
- Everyone loves to rock n roll, the Candletts (makes me wanna dance)
- Sock it to me, Judy Carne (Austin Powers-ish)
Wow, I should have done my homework, upon googling this, I found you can download it for $8.99 from amazon.com!
http://www.amazon.com/Shangri-Las-Girl-Group-Garage-Sound/dp/B001R8VNF0
it's also interesting to look at societal values (and how things have -or have not changed) based on lyrics in popular music over time... thoughts?
who are your favorite 60's girl groups?
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