"I've Never Been To Me" by Charlene.

OK, more 80's one-hit wonders: Ron Miller and Ken Hirsch wrote this ballad in '76 from the male perspective. Miller then rewrote it for a female Motown singer who released it in '77, peaking at #97. It was re-released in '82 with an expanded spoken bridge reaching #3 in the US and topping the charts in the UK. #75 on VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders. A woman is at a point in her life where she wishes she would have taken the time to lead a "normal" life instead of the life of excitement and luxury she chose. Throughout the song the singer is "talking" to an old school friend. It is rumored that it is about and "from the eyes of" actress Natalie Wood. Singer? Song?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7NFKwPWIJc


Yesterday's answer: "Playboy" by Gene and Debbe. Gotta love ol' Hef! About being engaged to a 24 year-old he told his doctor: "If she dies, she dies".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ih10_0m6RM

"Sin Ella" por Jose Jose.

Okey, una en espa~ol (facilita!): Quen compuso la version original del exito "Sin Ella" de Jose Jose (1969)?

Respuesta: Harry Nilsson "Without Her".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLFOKK4VF9c

"Playboy" by Gene and Debbe.

OK, more 60's one-hit wonders: Singer/songwriter Gene Thomas met young vocalist Debbe Neville in Nashville. They were signed by Acuff-Rose Music to record under the TRX label. Their one hit was a '68 Thomas composition that sold over a million copies, was awarded a Gold Record and peaked at #18. Very pleasant pop/country harmonies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ih10_0m6RM

Yesterday's answer: "Doctor Robert". Love George's double-tracked guitar work. Some thought it was about "Speed Doctor" Robert Freymann, others believed it was about an unnamed dentist who introduced them to LSD. Gallery owner Robert Fraser was another theory and last ...but not least Bob Dylan (Robert Zimmerman) who first exposed the blokes to marijuana. Now we know it was John himself!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCpGy3pwkKM

"Doctor Robert" by The Beatles.

OK, more Fabness: This 1966 Lennon tune from "Yesterday And Today" was his FIRST composition in no uncertain terms about drugs. Theories abound as to the inspiration for the title from a British dentist to an art dealer to an NYC physician to Bob Dylan. Eventually John was quoted as saying: "...was another of mine. Mainly about drugs and pills. It was about myself: I was the one that carried all the pills on tour and always have done. Well, in the early days. Later on the roadies did it, and we just kept them in our pockets loose, in case of trouble."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCpGy3pwkKM

Yesterday's answer: "Beach Baby" by The First Class. Extra credit: "Tossing and Turning". A little bubblegummy but I always liked "Beach Baby".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG8MQ8f4nF4

"Beach Baby" by The First Class.

OK, more 70's one-hit wonders: Husband-and-wife singer/songwriter duo Carter/Shakespeare wrote their major hit in '74 in southwest London far away from any shore. They recruited lead vocalist Tony Burrows ("Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)", "Gimme Dat Ding", "United We Stand") and Chas Miller to form a pop studio-based group. Riding the wave of 60's nostalgia and with Brian Wilson-esque rich harmonies, it peaked at #4 in the US and at #13 in the UK. Group? Song? For extra credit, name Carter's 1965 hit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG8MQ8f4nF4

Yesterday's answer: "Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello" by J. S. Bach. Years ago my father and I had the honor of meeting Don Pablo Casals accompanied by the then Governor of P.R., Don Luis A. Ferre at a concert at the Conservatory of Music. I still have his autograph.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhcjeZ3o5us

http://www.youtube.c...om/watch?v=LU_QR_FTt3E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZn_VBgkPNY

"Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello" by J. S. Bach.

OK, more Baroque: A 13 year-old Pablo Casals (Pau Casals i Defillo) was rummaging through a thrift shop in Barcelona in 1889 when he "discovered" a copy of the Grutzmacher edition of the 6 J. S. Bach Cello Suites. Written in Cothen (where he was choirmaster) between 1717 and 1723, they were virtually forgotten until Casals recorded all 6 at age 48 between 1924 and 1925. His re-recordings between '36 and '39 are perhaps his best-known and most cherished works. The Prelude of one of the Suites with its familiar arpeggiated chords has become very popular in TV and film, having been featured in an American Express TV ad and in "The Killing Box", "Lost And Found", "Master And Commander", "Hilary And Jackie", "You Can Count On Me" and recently on HBO's "You Don't Know Jack". Suite?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhcjeZ3o5us
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU_QR_FTt3E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZn_VBgkPNY

Yesterday's answer: "TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" by MFSB. I used to live a few blocks away from the studio in Philly - interesting characters coming in and out! Sigma Sound Studio - 212 N. 12th St. in Philly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3nPLfG9gZY

"TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" by MFSB.

OK, more 70's one-hit wonders: This '74 Gamble/Huff composition was THE first Disco number to top the Billboard Hot 100 charts (released 3 months before The Hues Corporation's "Rock the Boat"). Written to replace King Curtis' "Hot Potatoes" as the "Soul Train" theme. Mostly instrumental, the few vocals came from The Three Degrees, whom later on that year charted with "When Will I See You Again?". Won a Grammy for Best R&B Instrumental Performance in '74. Still played before every ballgame at the Citizen Bank Park. Song? Group? For extra credit, what does the name of the group mean?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3nPLfG9gZY

Yesterday's answer: "Here Comes The Sun" by The Beatles. I remember hearing it for the first time - liked it instantly. Didn't take very long for my dear friend Ralph Yunque to figure out that "the secret" was to capo up 7.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6tV11acSRk
http://www.youtube.com/...watch?v=stqH8HAk7Fo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDch761krEw