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I love Dick's version of California Sun. It gets stuck in my head.
Peppermint man is terrible though.
--- In , "supertwangreverb"
<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
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> --- In , "Jacob Dobner"
> <jacobdobner@y...> wrote:
> >
> > I never heard any of Dick's stuff not released on CD. Most of the
> > stuff I have heard is off the new albums. Not a big fan of those.
> > There are a couple good tunes but even the good ones tend to drag and
> > be repetitive. Good but not great. And I have the greatest hits and A
> > Run For Life mp3. It rules. And my favorite Dick vocal number is
> > California Sun.
>
> Jacob, California Sun? Boy oh boy, I really wish people would have
> left that one for the Rivs, it's even funnier when surf bands cover it.
>
> You need to hear Dick's vocals like "50 Miles to Go" which is a very
> corny white Bo Diddly romp, "the Blonde in the 406" and "My XKE" which
> are equally as corny. But, for some damn reason they don't get out of
> your head. I had these songs in my head for DAYS! All are from the
> Mr. Eliminator album, and I'll tell you what's so GREAT about this.
> Wedged inbetween these corny songs is the Victor. These vocal songs
> only make those great instrumentals sound that much better.
>
> Yeah, check out "Swingin' and a Surfin'" another vocal that will be
> stuck in your head long enough to make you want to blow your brains
> out. Now that's quality!
>
> Bill
> www.reluctantaquanauts
