A classic slice of joyous 50’s doo wop from Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers. I played it over and over all weekend both in the jukebox in my brain and on YouTube. Additionally, it felt like an appropriate song to post on April 1st.
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers:
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*Artist #640
Chuck Berry* – Maybelline
I have been meaning to post this for ages, especially since I posted Little Richard (Chuck Berry’s contemporary and fellow pioneer) for the second time.
Just like all great rock’n’roll songs this is short and very sweet, two energetic minutes of just about perfection. Espeically the guitar!
Maybelline, why can’t you be true?…
RjK
*Artist #513
The Falcons* – You’re so fine
This track was released in 1959, in the period where early rock’n’roll and gospel were leading to soul music and you can hear both influences here, especially in the purity of vocals.
In other news I came across this rather random sight in London this week. I’m not entirely sure what it was in aid of but I quite like it’s rather tongue in cheek quality:
*Artist #485
This came on my MP3 player today just as some sun was breaking through what was up until then a grey day. I was reminded of what a great song it is, a perfect Saturday tune. 2 minutes of energetic, breathless rock ‘n’ roll perfection.
In other news, I went to see Moonrise Kingdom during the week. After taking a little bit of time to get into it, I really enjoyed it. It made me feel something, which was pleasant and disconcerting in about equal measure. I guess it was mostly nostalgia for the innocence of the two main characters. There was also some enjoyable and subtle humour in there too, even if some of it felt a touch forced. All in all, I would definitely recommend giving it a go if you have a couple of hours to spare.
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Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock
Posting Walking in Memphis yesterday made me realise I hadn’t gotten round to Elvis yet. I wouldn’t say I was his biggest fan but I can’t help but admire what he accomplished. Without Elvis no one would ever have heard of Little Richard, or any of those who came after.
Also, as you can see here, Elvis could flat out move.
RjK
Little Richard – Rip it up
I’m not sure pop gets much better that Little Richard. It was hard to pick out one of his many gems in particular, but in the end I went for this – two minutes of just about perfection.
RjK