I just had the opportunity to listen to my favorite song by the Association, "Everything That Touches You." While it wasn't their biggest hit by a long shot, it was their best song (in my less than humble opinion). Enjoy!
Brother Mo and the Acid Kings
Brother Mo and the Acid Kings
Sounds like the Beach Boys and The Mama's and the Papa's had a baby and they called it pleasant schlock!
El Muso
Yes, that's sort of true. However, I will never be 14 again and at 14, this song was cool. I'm guessing that James West and Artemus Gordon thought it was cool, Ilya Kuriakin and Napoleon Solo thought it was cool, etc. Also, the song is terrifically hook laden and the Wrecking Crew laid down a nice, mid 60s, LA groove.
On those rare occasions when I hear stuff like this, I am always knocked out again with the memory of how cool this kind of music sounded to me. You know, it was in that brief time from about 1965 to 1967-68 when the eastern doo-wop had turned into the Four Seasons and the LA cats were bringing their laid-back, folk/rock approach to that sound. The Association, Turtles, Mamas and Papas, Beach Boys, and others all worked in this vein before it faded away in 1968-69.
Anyway, no amount of snarky comments shall vanquish my affection for songs like this. Some songs matter just 'cause they take you back to that place long ago. That's one of the great things about music--even (or perhaps especially) this music.
Brother Mo and the Acid Kings
On those rare occasions when I hear stuff like this, I am always knocked out again with the memory of how cool this kind of music sounded to me. You know, it was in that brief time from about 1965 to 1967-68 when the eastern doo-wop had turned into the Four Seasons and the LA cats were bringing their laid-back, folk/rock approach to that sound. The Association, Turtles, Mamas and Papas, Beach Boys, and others all worked in this vein before it faded away in 1968-69.
Anyway, no amount of snarky comments shall vanquish my affection for songs like this. Some songs matter just 'cause they take you back to that place long ago. That's one of the great things about music--even (or perhaps especially) this music.
Brother Mo and the Acid Kings
Well Artie, I guess you're right, its still fairly gay though, but it's a well crafted sort of gayness. Yes, it reminds me of the days of yore when guys in bands had those page boy haircuts and they were by default better qualified to be jockeys than say....actual men. But that's just my opinion. Excuse me while I go listen to some Sinatra or maybe some Wilson Pickett or better still, I think I'll sing me a song, "boys and things they come by the dozen, that ain't nuthin but 10 cent luvin, hey pretty mama let light your candle cause mama I'm to hard to handle ,yes I am"! By the way, I wasn't singing that to you, so don't get any ideas. You never know about people who listen to certain kinds of music!
El Muso
El Muso
Otis Wannabe,Well, one thing is true, even though you didn't mention it. With the possible exception of the Lovin' Spoonful, has anyone ever made a recording with an autoharp that didn't sound gay/feminine? And this song certainly has its share of auto-harp.
That said, I still like it, which, I guess, makes me a manly man who is in touch with his feelings and not some overcompensating, insecure macho man like, well, you know who I'm talkin' about. Yes, I'm the kind of strong, sensitive man that women want and need.
(and the chorus girls sing, "Yeah, baby, uh-huhh! Just do me like that"!)
Brother Mo and the Acid Kings
That said, I still like it, which, I guess, makes me a manly man who is in touch with his feelings and not some overcompensating, insecure macho man like, well, you know who I'm talkin' about. Yes, I'm the kind of strong, sensitive man that women want and need.
(and the chorus girls sing, "Yeah, baby, uh-huhh! Just do me like that"!)
Brother Mo and the Acid Kings
I take it back. It isn't a combination of The Beach Boys and The Mama's and The Papa's, its more like The Pointer Sisters meets The San Francisco Gay Men's Choir, "and all the colored girls go doo, do, doo, do, doo, do, doo, do!"
El Muso
El Muso
If this conversation has been offensive in any way, we sincerely apologize. In fact, we don't know who these people are, nor do we condone their use of pejorative terms like "Gay" or support the idea that "The Association" ever made good records! There are clearly some who would disagree--and for that we apologize as well!
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