This song is deleriously loopy in the original from the sound effects at the beginning to the harp fuelled breaks where they catch their breath - it is a delight. The Cowsills share this heady atmosphere with the Mamas and the Papas and Spanky and our Gang but rarely was it put together so beautifully. On the other hand I suspect that anyone, who when asked how they are, says anything more than two "happys" is probably manic.
This is a song that I would love the Polyphonic Spree to tackle. Coming from a completely different tack, my version is much more aggressive and silly! It also shows I don't believe in pitch correction - alas I can't sing in tune either. Click on the title above if you dare.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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I like your bouncier version better...the original is too Beatle-y for me.
I would dispute there is such a thing as too Beatle-y but thank you for the compliment. I am gratuitously over using the "Urban Groove" rhythms in Band in a Box, probably because they don't get a work out at mass.
The Cowsills were probably trying to sound like the Mamas and the Papas and the Beatles. They were a real family too and were the inspiration for "The Partridge Family"... ask your mother.
Oh well. I shall refrain from telling you my opinion of the Beatles. (I did 60s music last year for school).
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