Comments on: We Five – You Were on My Mind https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/we-five-you-were-on-my-mind/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 05:32:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: wayne https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/we-five-you-were-on-my-mind/#comment-1443489 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 05:32:34 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=102139#comment-1443489 Allan–
Understand completely. My little retirement gig is helping train grocery-store employees.
(my god– most ALL of these people are addicted to their Devices!)

Milt–
A Challenge:
Find for me a high-quality version of “The Girl with the Horn-rim Glasses,” by Carole Shelyne. Performed on the tv show “Shindig.” The only one I can find is a 240p version copied from video.

]]> By: Allan https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/we-five-you-were-on-my-mind/#comment-1443463 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 02:18:27 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=102139#comment-1443463 Wayne –
On my retirement job cleaning some offices after hours (sanitary technician) I play the radio that they use during the day, not wanting to change the station on their tuner. I admire it when people have a large knowledge of a particular musician or group, like Milt here. I only know what I like, and what is irritating.

]]> By: Milt https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/we-five-you-were-on-my-mind/#comment-1443354 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:13:08 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=102139#comment-1443354 For a a much slower and hauntingly beautiful alternative version of this vintage Ian and Sylvia composition, check out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOTsv8K5V2A

This cover appeared on Ms. Roderick’s second album, Woman Blue, released by Vanguard in 1965. As one of the reviewers on Amazon suggests, it is a virtually perfect album, and it is a pity that this gifted artist is not better known. I was fortunate enough to see her perform in person at a small club back in the mid 1960s, and I have been captivated by her music ever since then.

“A perfect record. Absolutely perfect. One could search the thousands of prewar or post war blues singers, one could listen to the thousands of singers from the folk or rock eras and feel as if any further search of the best has ended here. That may sound as if I’ve exaggerated a bit but really she hits the blue notes like nobody else. Honest, real, heartfelt and true. Unknown to most Judy (Blue Woman) Roderick was an artist, at least on this CD to be without equal. A staggering and wonderful piece of work.”

Looking back, it is amazing how many wonderful covers such as this have come from the Ian and Sylvia songbook, including Judy Collins’ well known version of Someday Soon. Back in the day, someday soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jn90y9H9S4

]]> By: wayne https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/we-five-you-were-on-my-mind/#comment-1443348 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:32:13 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=102139#comment-1443348 Allan–
Yeah, the timestamp, is what it is. (Considering this is all copyrighted material, we’re lucky to get any video version for free.)
Sincere question– what age-group are you in? (I only ask cuz’ I rarely listen to “pop music” and I couldn’t tell you who was “#1” if you put a gun to my head.) When I do listen to the radio (that dates me…) it’s a classic-rock station, although I’m totally sick of hearing the same 24 songs they play continuously.
Things started getting a whole lot more, less-wholesome, around 1965-ish, although in many ways it was infinitely freer than today, for most people.

]]> By: Allan https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/the-evening-pause/we-five-you-were-on-my-mind/#comment-1443347 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:11:02 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=102139#comment-1443347 The timer zipping along to 1/30th of a second is distracting, otherwise, a nice song from a more wholesome decade.
I listen to today’s pop music on xm radio at my part time job. Much of it is decadent and abrasive on the ears.

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