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Stars on 45 by Star Sound. UK 7" single picture sleeve from 1981. A medley of songs made famous by a group called The Beatles. Don't know why they added Venus and Sugar, Sugar. The star of the show was Bas Muys, the Dutch John Lennon soundalike singer. I liked the way they picked some of the less obvious Beatles songs as well.
I'll Keep You Satisfied
You don’t need anybody to hold you, here I stand with my arms open wide, give me love and remember, what I told you, I’ll keep you satisfied. You don’t need anybody to kiss you, ev’ry day I’ll be here by your side, don’t go ‘way, I’m afraid that I might miss you, I’ll keep you satisfied. You can always get a simple thing like love anytime, but it’s diff’rent with a boy like me and a love…
BAS MUYS - Hello Little Girl
BAS MUYS - Tip Of My Tongue
BAS MUYS - Oh Terry
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Chequeando canciones para un lista Spotify mía titulada "Clap Your Fans & Stamp Your Teeth", he topado con esta pequeña maravilla contenida en el recopilatorio del mismo título de grupos de "nederglam" setentero. No tenía ni la más remota idea de quienes eran Smyle, pero si sabía quién era su líder Bas Muys (es famoso su disco de versiones de las canciones prestadas por Lennon y McCartney a otros artistas).
Smyle fue un grupo holandés, entre el glam-rock y el power pop, que publicó 4 buenos singles entre 1972 y 1974. En "She Means a Lot To Me", Smyle parecen unos Badfinger naif, y su letra es económica casi hasta el chiste. "Love Me Do" a su lado posee una prosa complicada. Tiene tan sólo dos frases pero la cosa resulta. Estoy seguro de que les hubiera gustado a Ramones ("I Don´t Care"), Nick Lowe ("Let´s Go To The Disco"), Sir Paul Ramon ("Bip Bop") y aquí a Los Nikis (“Quizás”). Un single que haría las delicias de Robin Wills de los Barracudas.
En los 70 se habló de "clever pop" (Sparks, 10 C.C.) pero nadie dijo nada, que yo sepa, del "eco-pop", y Smyle estarían en su génesis. Aquí les tenemos en directo haciendo la canción años más tarde:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMKZ8DaENio
2' 33" breves pero claros. Brillante: "She means a lot to me - She means a lot to me - She means a lot to me - She means a lot to me. Oh, I´m in love - Oh, I´m In Love - Oh, I´m in love. I´m in love - I´m in love - I´m in Love - yes, I´m In Love".
J.
The Beatles - It's For You
Song written by John and Paul for Cilla Black for whom it was a UK Top Ten hit in 1964.
