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Pat and my orbits first crossed when I reprinted "Pure Entertainment" in partnership with Look Mom! Comics. I was wowed by her comics take on the song "Stranded in the Jungle" in that mag! Her latest work for Nix is the cover + 1 story in Flipside of Love!
This week's #ThursdayFiveList theme is #ZenAndMotorcycles. Here are the first five tunes that I came up with:
The Shangri-Las: Leader of the Pack (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8UKf65NOzM
Tico & the Triumphs: Motorcycle (1961)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgfI7tM-RNQ
Jo Ann Campbell: Motorcycle Michael (1961)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3BjJ57U-1E
Jimmy Cross: I Want My Baby Back (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB4nrDWQXik
Sailcat: Motorcycle Mama (1972)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr-cREte--c
#music #ShangriLas #ticoandthetriumphs #paulsimon #joanncampbell #jimmycross #sailcat
This week''s #TuneTuesday theme is #AtTheBeach. Here's a small selection of relevant songs from the mid-sixties:
The Shangri-Las: Remember (Walking In the Sand) (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlwmyNmrSYw
The Beach-Nuts: Out In The Sun (Hey-O) (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt2KKDPrbqE
The Pleasures: Let's Have A Beach Party (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaT3VJpcgcs
The Trade Winds: Summertime Girl (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEwjoOw4ts
The Drifters: Under the Boardwalk (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSddD6w5SKc
⛈️ 🙏🏽 1964
"I prayed and prayed to the Lord
To send me back our love
But instead you came to me
Only in my dreams"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKoP8FHY-B0
#ShangriLas #MaryWeiss #MyrmidonsOfMelodrama #DramaQueensFromQueens
#MaryWeiss #ShangriLas
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The Guardian:
Mary Weiss brought streetwise realism to the Shangri-Las – and let 60s girl groups flirt with danger
"Weiss’s piercing voice gave the trio’s songs about bad boys – with their unusually high body count – a lasting punch."
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/20/mary-weiss-brought-streetwise-realism-to-the-shangri-las-and-let-60s-girl-groups-flirt-with-danger
#MaryWeiss #ShangriLas
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Mary Weiss, Lead Singer of the Shangri-Las, Dies at 75 | Pitchfork
The pop singer was behind countless hits in the 1960s, including “Leader of the Pack”
https://pitchfork.com/news/mary-weiss-lead-singer-of-the-shangri-las-dies-at-75/
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