They don't make music like that anymore, THANK GOD!

Doctor and the Medics - Spirit in the Sky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X2fdGEWOhA&feature=related

SPIRIT IN THE SKY- NORMAN GREENBAUM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkOWpWX6nRQ&feature=related

Jarrow Song - Alan Price

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlMjSESoz9A



Alan Price (born April 19, 1942, Fatfield, Washington, County Durham) is a British musician, best known as the original keyboardist for the English band The Animals. He is also known for his solo work.

Price is a self-taught musician and was educated at Jarrow Grammar School, South Tyneside and was a founding member of the Tyneside group The Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, which was later renamed The Animals. His organ playing on songs by The Animals, such as "House of the Rising Sun", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "Bring It On Home To Me" was a key element in success of the group.

After leaving the Animals, Price went on to have success on his own and with Georgie Fame. He introduced the songs of Randy Newman to a wider audience. Later he appeared on his own television show and made television guest appearances. He also had success with film scores and acting parts.

More recently Price performed and recorded with The Electric Blues Company and has made other appearances with other artists such as The Manfred

Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting(original)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhUkGIsKvn0


Carl Douglas (born 10 May 1942) is a Jamaican-born singer

 Most famous for his song "Kung Fu Fighting", which hit number one on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart in 1974
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 The R.I.A.A. awarded gold disc status on 27 November, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Selling Single in 1974

 The fame of this homage to martial arts films has overshadowed the rest of the singer's career, resulting in his appearance on cover versions  of the song. Douglas did release two other singles ("Blue Eyed Soul" and "Dance The Kung Fu", which was sampled by DJ Premier in his 2007 remix of Nike's 25th Air Force One anniversary single "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)", featuring Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One and Rakim ) but he has gone down in recording history as an example of a one hit wonder.

He was at one time managed by Eric Woolfson, later the primary songwriter behind The Alan Parsons Project.

In 1998, a re-recording of his most famous song, billed as Bus Stop featuring Carl Douglas, reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart.

He now resides in Los Angeles where he runs a publishing company that coordinates films, documentaries, and advertisements.

Typically Tropical - Barbados

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ALD-rI8Q08


Typically Tropical are a British band. They are best known for the song "Barbados".

The band was actually a duo comprising Geraint Wyn Hughes and Jeffrey Calvert, who had met through Hughes' band, Quasar. They would write and record songs at Morgan Studios, where Calvert worked with his father, when no-one else was around.Calvert had been on holiday in Barbados and based the song on his experiences. It was recorded with various session musicians, including guitarist Chris Spedding, drummer Clem Cattini, and Vic Flick.

Although the song, featuring mock vocals by Captain Tobias Wilcox (Hughes' alter ego) of Coconut Airways, was far from being genuine reggae it was originally intended to be released on Trojan, but the little known record label Gull Records came up with a better offer (reportedly £1,500). "Barbados" was ready for release in November 1974, but the label thought it best to wait until the next summer before releasing it.

"Barbados" entered the UK Singles Chart on 5 July 1975, and five weeks later was at #1 for one week. In total "Barbados" spent eleven weeks in the UK chart.

Typically Tropical released one album titled 'Barbados Sky' in 1975[3] with the follow-up singles "Rocket Now" and "Ghost Story". They failed to chart, and as a recording act the duo went their separate ways, billed forever as one-hit wonders.Hughes (often billed and known as Max West)] currently composes production library music. Calvert subsequently became a pilot.

Hughes and Calvert meanwhile continued to work in the studio together, writing Sarah Brightman's "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper" in 1978, and later producing Judas Priest's album, Sad Wings of Destiny.

"Barbados" was later successfully covered by the Vengaboys in 1999 as "We're Going to Ibiza"

Vengaboys - We're Going to Ibiza!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXXRHpVed3M

Vengaboys are a Eurodance pop group based in Amsterdam. The brainchild of two Dutch producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen (Danski and Delmundo), they enjoyed commercial success in the late 1990s. They are best known for their two UK number one singles, "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" and "We're Going to Ibiza" and their U.S. Top 40 hit, "We Like to Party." The group consists of lead vocalist Kim Sasabone and backing vocalists Denise Post-Van Rijswijk, Robin Pors and Donny Latupeirissa who replaced Roy den Burger after their 2001 hiatus. They have sold an estimated 15 million records worldwide[1] and are renowned for being one of the most influential Eurodance pop groups of the early twenty-first century. On 2 May 2001, The World Music Awards awarded Vengaboys with the award for best selling dance group of the year.

James Taylor  - You've Got a Friend (HQ)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7RPCFfudmU

James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Carrboro, North Carolina He owns a house in the Berkshire County town of Washington, Massachusetts. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

Taylor achieved his major breakthrough in 1970 with the #3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first #1 hit the following year with "You've Got a Friend", a recording of Carole King's classic song. His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 12 million US copies. Following his 1977 album, JT, he has retained a large audience over the decades. His commercial achievements declined slightly until a big resurgence during the late 1990s and 2000s, when some of his best-selling and most-awarded albums (including Hourglass, October Road and Covers) were released.

Gerry and The Pacemakers - 'Ferry Cross The Mersey'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loyRYFUYg9g

Video the group singing on the Liverpool Mersey Ferry




"Ferry Cross the Mersey" is a song written by Gerry Marsden. It was first recorded by his band Gerry & the Pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the UK and in 1965 in the US.

 It was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number six in the US and number eight in the UK.

 The song is from the film with the same name and was released on its soundtrack album. In the mid-1990s a musical theatre production also titled Ferry Cross the Mersey related Gerry Marsden's Merseybeat days; it premiered in Liverpool and played in the UK, Australia, and Canada.


The song is often misspelled as "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey", but according to the song's lyrics, the track is correctly titled "Ferry Cross the Mersey". "Cross" is not a contraction of "Across", rather, it is a request of the ferry: "Ferry, cross the Mersey." The ferry is the Mersey Ferry, which still runs to Liverpool from Birkenhead and Seacombe on the Wirral.

Brian Hyland - Sealed with a kiss 1962

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIkUiD8N81k


Brian Hyland (born November 12, 1943, Woodhaven, Queens, New York is an American pop recording artist who was particularly successful during the early 1960s. He continued recording into the 1970s. Allmusic journalist Jason Ankeny states, "Hyland's puppy-love pop virtually defined the sound and sensibility of bubblegum during the pre-Beatles era." Although his status as a teen idol faded, he went on to release several country-influenced albums and had further chart hits later in his career

The Troggs - Wild Thing

"Wild Thing" is ranked #257 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and was an influence on garage rock and punk rock.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9DVJE_bhVU


The Troggs are an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in Britain and the USA. Their most famous songs include, "Wild Thing", "Love Is All Around" and "With a Girl Like You". The Troggs Billboard Hot 100 chart topper

Fronted by Reg Presley, The Troggs were from the town of Andover in southern England, and were originally called The Troglodytes.

The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack (I've Got A Secret TV Show - October 1964)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGQt6GY8nKA



The Shangri-Las were an American pop girl group of the 1960s.

Between 1964 and 1966 they charted with often heartbreaking teen melodramas, and remain known for "Leader of the Pack" and "Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)".

Brain Hyland - Itsy bitsy teeny weenie polka dot bikini

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElTd0QbMXGg&feature=related


Brian Hyland (born November 12, 1943, Woodhaven, Queens, New York is an American pop recording artist who was particularly successful during the early 1960s. He continued recording into the 1970s. Allmusic journalist Jason Ankeny states, "Hyland's puppy-love pop virtually defined the sound and sensibility of bubblegum during the pre-Beatles era." Although his status as a teen idol faded, he went on to release several country-influenced albums and had further chart hits later in his career

Robin Luke - 'Susie Darling' + 'Living's Loving You' - 1958 45rpm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd0Msszo5VQ



Robin Luke (born 20 March 1942, Los Angeles, California) is an American rockabilly singer. He has been enshrined in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7dg5L7nRGo