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I dream of Jeannie theme song

My thought: Here are my favorite TV show songs in order...

19. Jeannie by Richard Wess, Hugh Montenegro and Buddy Kaye (1965) from I Dream Of Jeannie #tv #television #idreamofjeannie #Jeannie #richardwess #hughmontenegro #buddykaye #60s

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360: Dusty Springfield // Dusty Springfield's Golden Hits

Dusty Springfield's Golden Hits Dusty Springfield 1966, Philips

These early Dusty Springfield singles really get the “Wall of Sound” production treatment, despite Mr. Spector’s absence from the credits: mixed loud as hell like the kids liked it, screaming string charts, backing vocals en regalia, and a big beat knocking around underneath. Folks love to cite her as the second artist of the British Invasion to hit the U.S. charts, and for cultural reasons that may be significant, but her early sound was indistinguishable from American acts like Lesley Gore and the Shirelles. I don’t know many of the details about her career, but it seems like whoever was managing her was hell-bent on breaking her in the States. Call it a credit to English ingenuity (and specifically arranger Ivor Raymonde) that they were able to give Springfield a knock-out sound that passes for the contemporary Hollywood (or Detroit) product.

Dusty Springfield’s Golden Hits, her first major compilation, is Brill Building / girl group-style music par excellence, with a murderer’s row of hitwriters from both sides of the pond (Bacharach/David, Goffin/King, Beatrice Verdi/Buddy Kaye, etc.). Practically anyone could’ve had chart success with these songs and this packaging (and a number of these were subsequently hits for others), but Springfield had a cannon of a voice on her that makes the best of these numbers undeniable. Those who place her voice with the Arethas and Dionne Warwicks wish she’d been guided towards soul or sophisticated torch songs from the start, but I personally love it when someone vocally overqualified for bubblegum is made to tear into a good bop. “I Only Want to Be With You” is buffeted along by the force of her voice, the violins shrieking like a 33rpm record dragged up to 45; “Little By Little” could’ve been written for a Motown powerhouse like Darlene Love (but scarcely improved on by her); “I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself” moves from the sound of a girl sadly combing her hair before her vanity to Sampson bringing down the temple.

There’s plenty of treacle here, and “Wishin’ and Hopin’” probably set feminism further back than “He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss),” but this is a worthy addition to any ‘60s pop library.

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♫ Crocodile Rock ♫ (Redux)

I wanted something upbeat tonight, something to get the old arthritic toes tapping!  I can’t think of many that are more upbeat than Elton’s “Crocodile Rock”, so get the toes ready to tap and turn the volume up!  (Oh, and Clive — check out your comment from the last time I played this in 2024 and then tell me again why you wouldn’t listen to Ernie singing “Rubber Ducky”  🤣 ) Released as a single…

♫ Crocodile Rock ♫ (Redux)

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Full moon and empty arms Tonight I'll use the magic moon to wish upon And next full moon If my one wish comes true My empty arms will be filled with you.

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♫ Crocodile Rock ♫ (Redux)

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr … grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr … I am growling loudly and from deep within tonight and I need a song that will take me away from it all for just a few minutes.  As I sat back in my chair, leaned my head back and closed my eyes, willing a song to come to me … this one did!  It literally just popped into my head!  Luckily, I haven’t played it since 2022, so it’s fair game for another…

♫ Crocodile Rock ♫ (Redux)

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♫ Crocodile Rock ♫ (Redux)

♫ Crocodile Rock ♫ (Redux)

Stress and tension seem to rule the day, no matter which side of the big pond you’re on this week, so I thought it was time for a toe-tappin’ tune!  This was never among my favourite Elton songs, but you’ve got to admit, it will get your feet tapping! Released as a single in 1972, and in 1973 on his album titled Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player, this became his first U.S. number-one…

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♫ Crocodile Rock ♫

♫ Crocodile Rock ♫

The past couple of nights, my music posts have been chosen based on what’s going on in our world today, based on my depth of sorrow and angst at seeing the nation of my birth torn apart and burning to the ground.  Tonight, I went in search of another such song, but it only took me a few minutes to realize that … I needed something upbeat, I needed something to take my mind off it all, I needed…

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