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bubblegum music post #1

Posted over 4 years ago
we got together two talented young producers named Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz who had an idea for music that would make you smile, it was called "bubblegum music".
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  1. Dejoe
    Dejoe says cool....sesame street vs. rock!!!
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  2. Girlcrawl
    Girlcrawl says Suspect this ditty will be bouncing about my brain the entire day, but I'm smiling!
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  3. soulrocket
    soulrocket says hah, indeed dejoe. and it’s 1000 times better than any of the soft rock crap it was made back at the end of the sixties. girlcrawl - first time I heard this tune I needed to play it 5 times in a row. it sticks on the happy side of the brain and that’s what bubblegum music is about. cool you both enjoyed it, guys. I use it as a key to switch from soul music to sixties pop/rock bands, it always make the crowd go crazy specially on the "sticks part". a party bomb.
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  4. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says Didn't Kasenetz and Katz have a few other hits? 'Snoopy and the Red Baron'? I'm relying on memory here, so no guarantees of accuracy.
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  5. GooGoomuc
    GooGoomuc says Nice one!
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  6. soulrocket
    soulrocket says "snoopy & the red baron" was a great goofer, john. they also recorded under "kasenetz-katz singing orchestral circus" the crazy "quick joe small" song and under "kasenetz-katz super circus" they recorded "dong-dong-diki-di-Ki-dong" & "down in tennessee". agree, googoomuc.
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  7. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says nice
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  8. soulrocket
    soulrocket says this is the definitive link for kasenetz-katz http://www.bubblegum-music.com/kasenetz I thought the bubblegum site was not available anymore but I just find out they just changed their site adress. great web to know everything about bubblegum music too.
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  9. anna log
    anna log says bubblegum is a sorely underrated genre.

    the saturday morning cartoon soundtrack of our lives!

    i also really like andy kim
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  10. Anonymous says good stuff!
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  11. moovyphreak
    moovyphreak says Fun tune!
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  12. soulrocket
    soulrocket says that is true, anna log. lyrics are always great & the camp music that comes along lyrics is fun. I must look for andy kim info, I believe I never heard of him. des & movy - glad you like it guys!
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  13. James12
    James12 says This rocked, it's totally sticky, great find, thanks for the post, really lifted my spirits...Peace.James.
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  14. ivylander
    ivylander says "Yummy Yummy Yummy" by the Ohio Express was the seminal bubblegum text. Another of their songs, "1-2-3 Red Light," was covered by Talking Heads in their early days. I got kicked out of my first band (in eighth grade) because everyone else in the group wanted to learn The Music Explosion's "A Little Bit Of Soul" (another Kasenatz-Katz supersmash) and I wanted to learn a Buffalo Springfield song. (The seeds of elitism had been planted even then.) A drumstick that bounced off my ear was the catalyst. Just a little digression there....
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  15. ivylander
    ivylander says Oops, my mistake - "1-2-3 Red Light" was a Kasenetz-Katz production, but it was by the 1910 Fruitgum Company. To the degree that any of their songs was "by" anyone.
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  16. kristiana
    kristiana says Good stuff! I knew they sounded familiar, I really like "Quick Joe Small", only one I know.
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  17. soulrocket
    soulrocket says ivy, i believe back at the time this stuff was on top of the lists , buffalo springfield was a less commercial choice, so its quite understandable what you did. the good thing about reviewing oldies is that after 20 or more years what still sounds good will remain like that for the years to come. no hype to interfear. I love the ohio express.. loads of great songs.. same for 1910 fruitgum company, but as you wisely said they were the same guys all the time. same here, kristiana..
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  18. soulrocket
    soulrocket says glad you like it, james.
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  19. dermahrk
    dermahrk says Never heard this before and I like it. OK, you are now the resident bubblegum expert and I expect MORE MORE MORE.
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  20. soulrocket
    soulrocket says alright, cool. I will post an extra track tomorrow, dermahrk. i still keep in mind the "beach tunes" request, I am just waiting for the summer season to actually happen (only a few days left, cant wait..)
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  21. fistula spume
    fistula spume says Hell yeah. That's awesome soulrocket. You got some choice tunes for sure. Why do I keep picking up sticks? It's ridiculous. It's like I have no control over my body.
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  22. soulrocket
    soulrocket says that’s funny, I do the same "picking up sticks" dance. that’s the good thing about tunes that work massively on a dancefloor, you can’t control yourself. the single I have is a french edition & I never saw an american copy for this tune, so it could be an only-europe release. I hope somebody will be able to fill this lack of information for me.
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  23. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Eeeeeee-vil. Never liked the more simple-minded and whiny stiff - "Yummy Yummy Yummy" and such - but liked this one pretty much and was caught up by the glammy Brit pop that seemed to bear its influence: Slade, Suzi Quatro, Gary Glitter, etc. Sidebar: It's odd how great the Archies' "Sugar Sugar" sounds mashed up with the Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting for the Man."
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  24. soulrocket
    soulrocket says I like some of the simple minded tunes myself, no problem with that. It sure has a brit feel, man. No wonder I play this tune along sixties uk mod bands. I would love to listen to that mash up, mike... any links?
    Permalink posted 06/07/2007
  25. oceanrain
    oceanrain says my god Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz over here in liverpool the only other person i knew that had heard of them was a school friend nev morton and we both had the same (and i think only) single we knew about and that was "quick joey small" and when i seen your post just then all kinds of memories came back cheers great post
    Permalink posted 06/07/2007
  26. soulrocket
    soulrocket says back at when to know about music was a hard & expensive task.
    Permalink posted 06/08/2007
  27. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Will try to post the Velvets-Archies mash soonish, soulrocket.
    Permalink posted 06/08/2007
  28. soulrocket
    soulrocket says thanks, mike
    Permalink posted 06/09/2007

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