Last night, Steven Patrick Morrissey brought his inimitable form of middle-aged swagger to the stage at Late Night With Jimmy Fallon , performing a frankly spectacular cover of Frankie Valli's song " To Give (The Reason I Live) ." As an online bonus, he also trotted out his 2006 song "You Have Killed Me." He dressed in some sort of bohemian lounge-singer ensemble, while all the members of his backing band wore matching T-shirts with "THUG" written on them. It's a thing to watch, and it's below. Read More...
The Kansas City Star (MCT) -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Stop for a minute and think about the contrast between illusion and reality. Where does one stop and the other begin? That's what Frankie Valli found himself considering the first time he watched a run-through of "Jersey Boys," the mega-hit Broadway musical that depicts Valli's rise to fame in the 1960s with the band that would become famous as the Four Seasons. "How would the word 'strange' sound to you?" Valli...
Aasiassa parhaillaan kiertävä Morrissey on usein lisännyt setteihinsä cover-versioita omista suosikkikappaleistaan. Tällä kertaa vuorossa on Frankie Vallin majesteettinen To Give (The Reason I Live) . Tämän kuulisi mielellään myös studioversiona. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =T8EzaKCbPj8 Frankie Vallin tulkinta vuodelta 1968: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =hpLM20jtf0A
I've never understood why so many people - even in the present-day environment of mainstream acceptance for the modern, much more watered-down, commercially acceptable version of hip-hop - still see rap music as a threat. Well OK, maybe I do understand this. At least, sort of. In the post NWA world of gangsta' rap, there is the rather obvious matter [...]
A couple of years ago I wrote about how much I'd enjoyed seeing Jersey Boys , the musical based on the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. I was thinking about that as I put together today's piece, because Valli and singer/songwriter Lou Christie have some things in common, even if Christie had far fewer big hits - "Lightnin' Strikes" was his only Number One. Both were Italian-Americans (Christie was born Luigi Alfredo Giovanni Sacco) who first rose to fame back in the 1960s, and both have had long careers that [...]
Words: Geraint Ellis (guest contributor from Midweek Mixtape ) In 1066 some Norman guy called William The Conqueror landed in England, decided he liked it, had a quick battle, then put his feet up with a cuppa. Obviously this is a rather simplified version of events, but as every British schoolboy knows, this was to be the last great invasion of Britain. Never again would England's sandy shores succumb to dastardly distant despots. Ringed [...]
The two most notable deaths in August happened on the same day: the 22nd. I've already paid tribute to Nick Ashford (HERE) ; on the same day that great songwriter passed away, Jerry Leiber died. I don't think it's necessary to go into detail about the Leiber & Stoller story other than to say that they had a crucial impact on the development of rock & roll. Leiber was the lyricist, and as such got Elvis Presley to sing the great line in Jailhouse Rock: "Number 47 said to number 3,'You're the cutest [...]
For the Oki-ni mix series, they've enlisted the talented Twin Shadow to put together a mix full of "melancholy ballads and wounded rock songs." In describing the mix Twin Shadow said "I was thinking about blaming everything on girls", brilliant. Tracklist: 1. There’s No Other by The Crystals 2. Andy’s Chest by Lou Reed 3. [...]
Oggi è il 3 maggio e nel lontano 1934 nasceva Frankie Valli . Il nome, a quelli che hanno almeno 30 anni come me, ricorderà sicuramente qualcosa: "Grease". Sì, la canzone del celebre film cult interpretato da John Travola e Olivia Newton-John. Di origini italo-americane, il suo vero nome era Francesco Stephen Castelluccio ed è stato anche il frontman dei gruppo The Four Seasons. Ma lui non è solo famoso per questo brano: tra i più celebri, ricordiamo Sherry, Big girls don't cry, Walk like a man, Rag doll, Bye Bye Baby, Beggin [...]
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Fully exhumed and resurrected, worms still slithering, this classic Killa track from '06 (right around when Cam got shot inside his Lambo) was recently raised from the grave by producer Duke Da God for his latest Harlem Classics compilation. It's totally Sick hearing Cam on a less dreary track like this. Cam, we know you can still make hot records. When he's on his game, Cam'ron's got one of the best flows in hip hop, period. Tracks like "Oh What a Night" are the way back. Work on it. Cam'ron - Oh [...]
Before - Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons ( Beggin' (2007 Remastered LP Version) MP3) During - Timebox ( Beggin: The Sound of London's Mod Club Scene ) Shocking Blue ( Dream on Dreamer ) After - Patricia Paay
The original version by Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons is the shit already! Check out the funky and rare Pilooski Re-Edit but the Madcon duo manage to do a stellar job revitalizing it and giving it an entire new life. I was first put on to this instant jukebox classic by a good friend of mine at a pub full of spicy stewardesses out in Kew Gardens, Queens. It was a tad passed mid February back in 09’ and I remember it so well because aside from being bitterly cold out, I was also mildly [...]
According to All Music Guide, this original version of Silence Is Golden from the 4 Seasons album Born To Wander was a hit, saying "these [pop-rock tunes] actually are the best songs on the record: the hit "Silence Is Golden," for instance, and "No Surfin' Today," which owes more to the Beach Boys' ballads than it does to the Weavers". But, according the place where the hits go to live (and die) - Billboard magazine - it wasn't a hit until the Tremeloes did a better version in [...]
Its been way to long since I've dropped an oldies remix on here. Get Low! has been teasing us with this one on the DJ Site . Download is now available. Frankie Valli - Big Girl's Don't Cry (Get Low! Remix) - Mastered by Get Low!
According to All Music Guide, this original version of Silence Is Golden from the 4 Seasons album Born To Wander was a hit, saying "these [pop-rock tunes] actually are the best songs on the record: the hit "Silence Is Golden," for instance, and "No Surfin' Today," which owes more to the Beach Boys' ballads than it does to the Weavers". But, according the place where the hits go to live (and die) - Billboard magazine - it wasn't a hit until the Tremeloes did a better version in [...]
Juice Newton's new album contains a lot of help from her friends.
After we supported Flight Facilities for their European debut, the duo circled the continent's best venues including a stop-off at the Social Club . The special 70s set they played out has not only been put up for download/stream, but they are also giving away some of the edits they cooked up, you know, to make that shit a bit easier. Listen to the set below or download it HERE , but due to being in a rush I direct you to the guys' blog for the tracklist and another edit giveaway. [...]
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