I would say "Eee!" too with a giant mint milano cookie wedged in my head. Brenton Wood (1967) Don Dixon (1989) Among the covers of Brenton Wood's 1967 pop-soul classic, "Gimme Little Sign," that I've heard, there are quite a few that are nothing more than weak, pallid reflections of the original. Wood's original hit is lively, infectious, and emotionally soulful (which, I suppose, is a bit of a redundancy, since I don't think you could have "soulful" without the "emotion"), simultaneously [...]
Brenton Wood: I Think You've Got Your Fools Mixed Up
Né Alfred Jesse Smith, Brenton Wood était prédestiné à travailler sur des voitures dans une usine d'aluminium en Californie. Le sort en a décidé autrement et on ne peut que s'en réjouir. Influencé par les Sam Cooke et autres Bobby Womack , Brenton Wood commence la musique en regardant les pianistes jouer, en reprenant leurs gimmicks et en poussant le vice un peu plus loin. Une fois son instrument maitrisé, il se penche sur les paroles des hits qu'il écoute à la radio, et la simplicité de certaines lyrics [...]
Brenton Wood "I'm the One Who Knows" I love the lightness of this arrangement – the lead guitar is like a delicate filigree, the percussion is a patient tap, the gentle buzz of the organ has a soft, pillowy quality. Wood sings about the adorable intensity of a teen boy who has fallen in love for the first time, and he sounds both bemused and nostalgic for this unguarded sweetness. The refrain "I'm the one who really knows" is a bit ambiguous, but it's clear enough that he's just looking back on his own experience as [...]
Last Sunday, we gave you a sneak peak at North Highlands' upcoming debut Wild One , which is due out October 18th. Judging by the sound of their lead single "Benefits," you may expect their tastes to hover in between Indie pop and folk. That would be a misguided notion, so we had the New York City outfit curate a mixtape that shows us what they are really about. The results could not have come out anymore diverse or eclectic. Here's what they had to say about it: We all listen to [...]
Like strawberry shortcake for the upcoming fall. [ mix cover image by Ling Meng ] September 2011 Mix 01 Intro 02 Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band - Stay Away (2011) 03 Clarence Lockley - Crowley Blues (1955) 04 Darling - Graveyard Girl (1996) 05 The Marketts - Balboa Blue (1962) 06 Brenton Wood - Who But A Fool (1968) [...]
The Last Days of Disco is the third film in writer / director Whit Stillman's series of comedies depicting young urban bourgeoisie lifestyle, following the more widely acclaimed and popular Metropolitan and Barcelona . Released in 1998 and set in 1980-81, The Last Days of Disco follows a group of WASPy Ivy League grads in New York City as they navigate their first jobs and search for romance in nightly visits to 'The Club,' a disco- and dance-filled nod to Studio 54. The dialogue here is consistently rich and brilliant, from the entire scene [...]
You already KNOW!!! Check out this footage of Brenton Wood from the late 60's. Early singles for Brent Records and Wand Records failed to chart. After signing with Double Shot Records, Wood had a hit with "The Oogum Boogum Song" in the spring of 1967. It reached number 19 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 34 on the corresponding Billboard Hot 100 pop listing. His biggest hit came in September of the same year, as "Gimme Little Sign" hit #9 on the pop chart and #19 on the R&B charts. It sold over one million copies, [...]
by Ariella Stok I want to say a few words to all you young girls out there . You’re too much! First you try casting your spell on a guy with a little Oogum Boogum Boogum. And if that don’t do, you try a little Ooga-ga-oosay Ooga-ga-oosay Ooga-gapoo. And if that don’t do it, you give him a Psychotic Reaction! Goes something like this… In 1967, the mantle of top breadwinner at LA-based independent [...]
by doctor earth Here are three tracks for the beginning, middle, and end of your impending adventures this weekend. Please only use sparingly and when needed. This pack's contents are a throwback from Brenton Wood, an original Alec Ounsworth demo (pre Clap Your Hands Say Yeah), and a slap your face ghetto anthem from Big Shug. Call us if you need us. Artist: [...]
A l'évidence, on peut se relever de deux hits fantastiques et puis de nouveau retrouver la route de la galère, de l'anonymat, des labels souterrains voire des placards, dorés de l'extérieur. Une histoire souvent contée en ces pages, le nom de Brenton Wood fait partie de cette liste interminable... Alfred Jesse Smith (nom de baptême) voit le jour à Shreveport en Louisiane mais sa famille rejoint
GusGus - Need in Me (headphonesex.co.uk) Solid Groove & Sinden - Overbooked (palmsout.blogspot.com) Brenton Wood - Oogum Boogum (tuwa.blogspot.com) Odawas - Alleluia (gorillavsbear.blogspot.com) Paul Duncan - Red Eagle (gorillavsbear.blogspot.com) The Limes - Morning Noon & Night (always-someone-cooler.blogspo t.com) The High Llamas - Campers in Control (marathonpacks.com) The Morning Benders - Damnit Anna (saidthegramophone.com) [...]
Brenton Wood -- Oogum Boogum I don't know about the weather where you are, Dear Reader, but here, today, it's been perfect: warm sun, high feathery clouds, cool breeze. And here's a song to match, all cotton candy and carefree ebullience. [ Brenton Wood's 18 Best ]
(Not So) Celebrity Playlist By now, everyone by now has heard "Phantom Limb", the new Arcade Fire is off limits (but their management has been real nice about the whole thing), and I'm too lazy to figure out if it's okay to post new Bloc Party (which is amazing!). Instead, I'm going to post a short mix of songs I've been playing to death: The Tempatations - "I Wish It Would Rain" Me and a friend went out to dinner and ended up sitting [...]
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