RIP, Andrew Gold

[Huggy]

I have posted this here before, but this just drips of the great 1970s, and it just freaking rocks.



And that is the best band you could put together back then not called E Street.

Never seen that before. That ****ing rocks.

 

[Huggy]

Donnie Iris was an outstanding '70s era pop performer who was just too dorky-looking to become an idol.

His looks just didn't match some of the songs he did, such as "Ah Leah."

He kinda looks like an 80s vintage Eugene Levy. But hey, he is King Cool. And yes, "Ah Leah" was one of the 80s great rock songs and "Love Is Like A Rock" is a great lost classic from those days too.

 

[maumann]

Until two days ago, I never knew Donnie Iris was in Wild Cherry ("Play That Funky Music") and just learned he wrote "The Rapper" when he was with The Jaggerz.

 

[dooley_womack1]

He was Dominic Ierace then. Iris has been plugging along in Pittsburgh-area clubs; several YouTube videos show that he's not half bad. The Ah Leah! video is the dictionary definition of "batting out of your league"

 

[jr/shotglass]

You ain't kiddin'. And the Wild Cherry part was news to me too, maumann. I knew he had written "The Rapper."

 

[Double J]

I got in a huge argument with a douchebag 25-year-old announcer at my "greatest hits" radio station when I said I would have played this song every hour this past beautiful Sunday, if I were in charge of the music and if we had it in the library.

I totally forgot about that song. Great, great stuff.

That song is 40 years old and sounds like it could've been cut yesterday. Amazing.

I know. Just a fantastic song. I'd start my own radio station just to be able to play it.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Between the time that the Beatles were winding down and Fleetwood Mac hit it big (1970-74), there was a pop vacuum that a buncha one-hit wonders, like Daniel Boone, and studio-concocted groups (Spiral Staircase, Edison Lighthouse, etc.) filled admirably. The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds was a big influence (Seasons in the Sun and Beach Baby being the prime examples of that)

 

[CarltonBanks]

Cat Stevens really gives me the 70's vibe (I refuse to call him Ysaf Islam). He was a great songwriter.

 

[Bubbler]

You ain't kiddin'. And the Wild Cherry part was news to me too, maumann. I knew he had written "The Rapper."

The Rapper's lyrics are beyond stupid.

"He's made an impression. So he makes a suggestion. Come up to my place for some coffee, some tea, or me!" I know its a reference to a book out at the time, but gawd.

Yet, the fuzz bass that bridges to the chorus totally makes up for it. Second-best use of fuzz bass in a pop song next to ABC.

 

[jr/shotglass]

And at that time, it was bad-ass to pluralize a name with a "z."

The Jaggerz.

 

[slappy4428]

Five pages on Andrew Gold.. knew it had to be a mild thread jack...

 

[dooley_womack1]

Actually, a Golden Girls message board invaded. The Bea Arthur NSFW pics were particularly unwelcome.

 

[CarltonBanks]

Actually, a Golden Girls message board invaded. The Bea Arthur NSFW pics were particularly unwelcome.

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