RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Helplessly Hoping
Share, what were your favorite Motown songs? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: I feel so lucky to have grown up in such an amazing time for music. I can still remember the first time I heard I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Goose bumps! But Motown was also wonderful during my teen years as well as the protest music. On Thursday, October 31, 2013 2:29 PM, TurquoiseB turquoiseb@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: This song changed my life fifty years ago. I guess I'm not the only old fart who feels that way about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I4pIULFGLI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I4pIULFGLI Still tripping on Crosby, Stills and Nash after discovering this treasure, I thought I'd post the song that started it all. As I remember the story, Steven wrote the song and taught it to David. They worked on harmonies for it, but David always thought that it needed a third voice. So they go over to Joni Mitchell's house, and there they meet for the first time this guy from England who they really only know as the voice of The Hollies. And things progress and get wild and wooly the way things got back in those days of Laurel Canyon house parties, and at some point Steven and David start to sing Helplessly Hoping, which of course no one has heard before. On the second verse, David heard Graham Nash join in, singing the *exact* third harmony part he had written in his head. And the rest is history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtFRsCXRcc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtFRsCXRcchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtFRsCXRcc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtFRsCXRcc
Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] Helplessly Hoping
He's A Rebel! Because my First Love was a rebel who attended Joan Baez' school for non violence in and became a true CO, doing his *military* time in a VA hospital. Amazing soul was he... On Thursday, October 31, 2013 4:32 PM, emilymae...@yahoo.com emilymae...@yahoo.com wrote: Share, what were your favorite Motown songs? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: I feel so lucky to have grown up in such an amazing time for music. I can still remember the first time I heard I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Goose bumps! But Motown was also wonderful during my teen years as well as the protest music. On Thursday, October 31, 2013 2:29 PM, TurquoiseB turquoiseb@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: This song changed my life fifty years ago. I guess I'm not the only old fart who feels that way about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I4pIULFGLI Still tripping on Crosby, Stills and Nash after discovering this treasure, I thought I'd post the song that started it all. As I remember the story, Steven wrote the song and taught it to David. They worked on harmonies for it, but David always thought that it needed a third voice. So they go over to Joni Mitchell's house, and there they meet for the first time this guy from England who they really only know as the voice of The Hollies. And things progress and get wild and wooly the way things got back in those days of Laurel Canyon house parties, and at some point Steven and David start to sing Helplessly Hoping, which of course no one has heard before. On the second verse, David heard Graham Nash join in, singing the *exact* third harmony part he had written in his head. And the rest is history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtFRsCXRcc
RE: Re: Re: [FairfieldLife] Helplessly Hoping
A. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnPlJxet_ac http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnPlJxet_ac ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: He's A Rebel! Because my First Love was a rebel who attended Joan Baez' school for non violence in and became a true CO, doing his *military* time in a VA hospital. Amazing soul was he... On Thursday, October 31, 2013 4:32 PM, emilymaenot@... emilymaenot@... wrote: Share, what were your favorite Motown songs? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: I feel so lucky to have grown up in such an amazing time for music. I can still remember the first time I heard I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Goose bumps! But Motown was also wonderful during my teen years as well as the protest music. On Thursday, October 31, 2013 2:29 PM, TurquoiseB turquoiseb@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: This song changed my life fifty years ago. I guess I'm not the only old fart who feels that way about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I4pIULFGLI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I4pIULFGLI Still tripping on Crosby, Stills and Nash after discovering this treasure, I thought I'd post the song that started it all. As I remember the story, Steven wrote the song and taught it to David. They worked on harmonies for it, but David always thought that it needed a third voice. So they go over to Joni Mitchell's house, and there they meet for the first time this guy from England who they really only know as the voice of The Hollies. And things progress and get wild and wooly the way things got back in those days of Laurel Canyon house parties, and at some point Steven and David start to sing Helplessly Hoping, which of course no one has heard before. On the second verse, David heard Graham Nash join in, singing the *exact* third harmony part he had written in his head. And the rest is history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtFRsCXRcc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtFRsCXRcchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtFRsCXRcc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtFRsCXRcc
RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Helplessly Hoping
About an hour into that link I sent, they start rollin with Judy Blue Eyespretty groovy - you should listen to it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: He's A Rebel! Because my First Love was a rebel who attended Joan Baez' school for non violence in and became a true CO, doing his *military* time in a VA hospital. Amazing soul was he... No offense intended, but I don't think that He's A Rebel qualifies as Motown. It's more of a Phil Spector thang. :-) As Pure Motown goes, it's hard to top Smokey. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2kxlZDOHeQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2kxlZDOHeQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2kxlZDOHeQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgp5QOqwH-s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgp5QOqwH-shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgp5QOqwH-s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgp5QOqwH-s On Thursday, October 31, 2013 4:32 PM, emilymaenot@... emilymaenot@... wrote: Share, what were your favorite Motown songs? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: I feel so lucky to have grown up in such an amazing time for music. I can still remember the first time I heard I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Goose bumps! But Motown was also wonderful during my teen years as well as the protest music. On Thursday, October 31, 2013 2:29 PM, TurquoiseB turquoiseb@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: This song changed my life fifty years ago. I guess I'm not the only old fart who feels that way about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I4pIULFGLI Still tripping on Crosby, Stills and Nash after discovering this treasure, I thought I'd post the song that started it all. As I remember the story, Steven wrote the song and taught it to David. They worked on harmonies for it, but David always thought that it needed a third voice. So they go over to Joni Mitchell's house, and there they meet for the first time this guy from England who they really only know as the voice of The Hollies. And things progress and get wild and wooly the way things got back in those days of Laurel Canyon house parties, and at some point Steven and David start to sing Helplessly Hoping, which of course no one has heard before. On the second verse, David heard Graham Nash join in, singing the *exact* third harmony part he had written in his head. And the rest is history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtFRsCXRccÂ
RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Helplessly Hoping
I was a big fan of the Temptations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAYuXVM9QMk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAYuXVM9QMk ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: He's A Rebel! Because my First Love was a rebel who attended Joan Baez' school for non violence in and became a true CO, doing his *military* time in a VA hospital. Amazing soul was he... No offense intended, but I don't think that He's A Rebel qualifies as Motown. It's more of a Phil Spector thang. :-) As Pure Motown goes, it's hard to top Smokey. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2kxlZDOHeQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2kxlZDOHeQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2kxlZDOHeQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgp5QOqwH-s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgp5QOqwH-shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgp5QOqwH-s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgp5QOqwH-s On Thursday, October 31, 2013 4:32 PM, emilymaenot@... emilymaenot@... wrote: Share, what were your favorite Motown songs? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: I feel so lucky to have grown up in such an amazing time for music. I can still remember the first time I heard I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Goose bumps! But Motown was also wonderful during my teen years as well as the protest music. On Thursday, October 31, 2013 2:29 PM, TurquoiseB turquoiseb@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: This song changed my life fifty years ago. I guess I'm not the only old fart who feels that way about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I4pIULFGLI Still tripping on Crosby, Stills and Nash after discovering this treasure, I thought I'd post the song that started it all. As I remember the story, Steven wrote the song and taught it to David. They worked on harmonies for it, but David always thought that it needed a third voice. So they go over to Joni Mitchell's house, and there they meet for the first time this guy from England who they really only know as the voice of The Hollies. And things progress and get wild and wooly the way things got back in those days of Laurel Canyon house parties, and at some point Steven and David start to sing Helplessly Hoping, which of course no one has heard before. On the second verse, David heard Graham Nash join in, singing the *exact* third harmony part he had written in his head. And the rest is history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtFRsCXRccÂ
RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Helplessly Hoping
turq, I think you're right about He's A Rebel not being true Motown. How about Sam and Dave? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnzLc_iwQDk ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote: He's A Rebel! Because my First Love was a rebel who attended Joan Baez' school for non violence in and became a true CO, doing his *military* time in a VA hospital. Amazing soul was he... No offense intended, but I don't think that He's A Rebel qualifies as Motown. It's more of a Phil Spector thang. :-) As Pure Motown goes, it's hard to top Smokey. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2kxlZDOHeQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2kxlZDOHeQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2kxlZDOHeQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgp5QOqwH-s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgp5QOqwH-shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgp5QOqwH-s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgp5QOqwH-s On Thursday, October 31, 2013 4:32 PM, emilymaenot@... emilymaenot@... wrote: Share, what were your favorite Motown songs? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote: I feel so lucky to have grown up in such an amazing time for music. I can still remember the first time I heard I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Goose bumps! But Motown was also wonderful during my teen years as well as the protest music. On Thursday, October 31, 2013 2:29 PM, TurquoiseB turquoiseb@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: This song changed my life fifty years ago. I guess I'm not the only old fart who feels that way about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I4pIULFGLI Still tripping on Crosby, Stills and Nash after discovering this treasure, I thought I'd post the song that started it all. As I remember the story, Steven wrote the song and taught it to David. They worked on harmonies for it, but David always thought that it needed a third voice. So they go over to Joni Mitchell's house, and there they meet for the first time this guy from England who they really only know as the voice of The Hollies. And things progress and get wild and wooly the way things got back in those days of Laurel Canyon house parties, and at some point Steven and David start to sing Helplessly Hoping, which of course no one has heard before. On the second verse, David heard Graham Nash join in, singing the *exact* third harmony part he had written in his head. And the rest is history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGtFRsCXRccÂ
