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Post by berkley on Jun 26, 2020 19:55:55 GMT -5
A wild guess:
{Spoiler: Click to show}
I remember the O'Jays had a hit called the Rubberband Man, can't remember the words though, apart from "Rubberband Man" being repeated in the chorus. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2020 22:10:39 GMT -5
My first thought was the Spinners Rubber Band Man (which I had on 45 a a kid), but looking at the lyrics of that song, that's not it.
-M
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Post by berkley on Jun 27, 2020 0:18:00 GMT -5
Oh, was it the Spinners that did Rubber Band Man? That song was my guess too but for some reason I thought it was the Ojays.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2020 0:28:07 GMT -5
Oh, was it the Spinners that did Rubber Band Man? That song was my guess too but for some reason I thought it was the Ojays. I know the Spinners' version, not sure if it was a cover or an original song... PS I had a knock-off super-hero named the Rubberband Man in the comics I made with my cousin when I was a kid, and I always imagined this was his theme song. I would play the 45 when drawing him. -M |
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Post by rberman on Jun 29, 2020 8:08:53 GMT -5
My previous one was "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy, a #1 pop hit in 2007. 3x Platinum single! Not my usual style of music, though. An accompanying dance fad included an "Up, up, and away!" Superman move.
OK, next track:
Please, interstellar policeman
Oh won't you give us a sign
That we've reached you
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Post by rberman on Jul 5, 2020 13:15:41 GMT -5
That one was "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" by Klaatu, also covered by The Carpenters.
Next song:
Well, I dreamed I saw the silver
Space ships flying
In the yellow haze of the sun
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2020 13:24:57 GMT -5
Next song: Well, I dreamed I saw the silver
Space ships flying
In the yellow haze of the sun{Spoiler: Click to show}Neil Young After the Gold Rush -M |
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Post by rberman on Jul 6, 2020 11:55:39 GMT -5
That is correct! Here's an odd pairing of subject matter with singer:
Bought me a robot
Made it tick
Plugged in the fuse
And the lights all lit
Things started hopping
Getting out of hand
Before I knew it,
I had a robot man
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Post by rberman on Jul 10, 2020 13:39:24 GMT -5
That is correct! Here's an odd pairing of subject matter with singer: Bought me a robot
Made it tick
Plugged in the fuse
And the lights all lit
Things started hopping
Getting out of hand
Before I knew it,
I had a robot manThis was Charlie Daniel's first single, "Robot Romp," from 1960. Yes, really. Next song: I thought that they were angels But to my surprise They climbed aboard their starship And headed to the skies |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2020 14:09:58 GMT -5
That is correct! Here's an odd pairing of subject matter with singer: Bought me a robot
Made it tick
Plugged in the fuse
And the lights all lit
Things started hopping
Getting out of hand
Before I knew it,
I had a robot manThis was Charlie Daniel's first single, "Robot Romp," from 1960. Yes, really. Next song: I thought that they were angels But to my surprise They climbed aboard their starship And headed to the skies {Spoiler: Click to show}Come Sail Away Styx -M |
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Post by tartanphantom on Jul 10, 2020 14:13:52 GMT -5
MRP just beat me by seconds...
my favorite version of that song--
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Post by tartanphantom on Jul 10, 2020 14:42:08 GMT -5
OK, how about this one?
Start, with the sun
And move on out
The future's in the skies above
The heavens unfold
And a new star is born
Space and time makin' love
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Post by tartanphantom on Jul 13, 2020 0:54:52 GMT -5
No guesses? Anybody? This was not by a top 40 band, but in 70's hard rock circles they were by no means obscure.
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Post by rberman on Jul 16, 2020 0:07:14 GMT -5
I looked it up since nobody knew it. Never heard that one!
Next track:
Well just 'cause you can walk on water
And you know son, I can
You know your mamma should have named you Superman
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2020 0:31:25 GMT -5
I've heard Montrose before, but that song just did not ring any bells. If I heard it before, it wasn't one that struck me or stuck with me.
-M
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