https://youtu.be/ftTOEJfzdq0?si=4C6x4s7iYuGpLigr
Last one, but how could I not? From the best Minneapolis band of all time (apologies to the Revolution and the Dü), an ode to one of my all time favorite musicians from my (¿)favorite(?) band, AND the namesake of my first born - yeah, I have to. If you know it, you’re already singing along.

I never travel too far / without a little Big Star.

#tunetuesday #mynameis #alexchilton #replacements

Ted Tocks Covers - Year 9 - Day 5

Wouldn’t It Be Nice

On this day 60 years ago The Beach Boys entered the studio and began to record ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’.

“Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up
In the morning when the day is new?
After having spent the day together
Hold each other close the whole night through”

#TheBeachBoys #BrianWilson #TonyAsher #AlJardine #MattJardine #AlexChilton #EltonJohn #WilsonPhillips #ChoirChoirChoir #Trousdale

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/wouldnt-it-be-nice-to-live-in-the-kind-of-world-where-we-all-belong-musicislife-tedtockscovers-thebeachboys-brianwilson-tonyasher/

HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY TO ALEX CHILTON + SUNDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “Soul Deep” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0PeiKGpEsQ

#birthday #alexchilton #boxtops #souldeep #soul #bigstar #memphis #neworleans #letter #psychedelic #danpenn #spooneroldham #chipsmoman #bubblegum #flanneryoconnor #bangles #cheaptrick #beachboys #brianwilson #tavfalco #pantherburns #psychobilly #thecramps #garytalley #waynecarsonthompson #eddyarnold #garyusbonds #ginblossoms #robertflack #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge #singersongwriter

Happy birthday, Alex Chilton (b. 12/28/1950 in Memphis)!

"December boys got it bad."

#UnofficialDiaryDates #AlexChilton #BigStar #SeptemberGurls

Alex Chilton

“Children by the million scream for Alex Chilton … “ ~ Chris Mars, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson Alex Chilton ~ b. December 28, 1950 #alexchilton #birthday #rock #powerpop #indierock #blueeyedsoul #boxtops #thereplacements #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic

http://robinbannks.com/2025/12/28/alex-chilton-3/

THE BOX TOPS
The Letter / Neon Rainbow
1967 Canada MONO pressing

It’s hard to believe that Alex Chilton was only 17 when this The Box Tops record came out.

And although this album is awesome, I don’t think anybody could have seen Big Star coming.

“The Letter” is one of the most perfect songs ever recorded. In one song, it takes The Box Tops less than two minutes to say what it took bands like The Grateful Dead 17 hours to NOT say.

This was the only record that Bill Cunningham and Danny Smythe were ever on, and their work is exemplary, particularly Cunningham’s bass and backing vocals.
The two of them were gone and replaced the very next year.

A gem of an album, but it’s all about “The Letter”.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #art #music #vinylcommunity #retro #vintage #TheBoxTops #alexchilton #bigstar #powerpop #rock #rockandroll #1960s #60s #60smusic

Ted Tocks Covers

Where Did Our Love Go?

Originally posted on August 22, 2024

Remembering Lamont Dozier who died 3 years ago today.

“Please don’t leave me all by myself”

#LamontDozier #brianholland #eddieholland #thesupremes #jgeilsband #RingoStarr #AlexChilton #softcell #adamant

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2024/08/22/where-did-our-love-go-the-magic-of-motown-is-on-full-display-with-the-supremes-first-1-hit-musicislife-tedtockscovers-thesupremes-brianholland-lamontdozier-eddieholland/