My favorite obscure Manfred Mann song
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Everyone knows "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", the first and biggest of Manfred Mann's hit singles. There are a bunch more. This group had two distinct periods of success, the first in the mid-sixties as part of the British Invasion, the latter in the 70s, after the departure of lead singer John Paul Jones - that period produced the AOR regular "Blinded By the Light".But I only liked the earlier stuff meself. That first incarnation of the group produced a slew of catchy singles. So at some point I invested in a "Best Of" collection, making sure to stay focused on the early material. It was there that I found this little gem. Written by singer Jones, offered to (and turned down by) The Yardbirds, it was released on an EP in the UK of the same name.
I find this song utterly charming. I love the cheesy yet tasty little Farfisa organ bits and the rest of the instrumentation, the fact that it serves as kind of a band member introduction (I could just picture them doing it live) and, not least, that it pokes fun at the less-than-serious non-musical parts of being pop stars. It will never leave my iPod. Have a listen.
I find this song utterly charming. I love the cheesy yet tasty little Farfisa organ bits and the rest of the instrumentation, the fact that it serves as kind of a band member introduction (I could just picture them doing it live) and, not least, that it pokes fun at the less-than-serious non-musical parts of being pop stars. It will never leave my iPod. Have a listen.
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That's the stuff! Yeah!
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I've got the song on an Ascot CD collection of Manfred Mann. Ahh...just reading the words "record shop" make my heart go pitter patter...
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