Yes, that's me when I'm old and solving murders while residing in the English countryside. My friend, VJ , created this image using my face. ..what can I say? Hahaaa. So it's freebie week over at Monday Music Moves Me, and I just had these 3 songs in my head which I all love, by the way...
1. DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS BY MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS- 1967
I love this song because it's just so energetic. I love dancing to this which I did, often.
2. PURPLE HAZE BY JIMI HENDRIX- 1967
My brother introduced me to Jimi and, at the time, I was not a fan but that changed as I grew older and wiser. What a shame he died at only 27.
3. POOR BOY "THE GREENWOOD" BY ELO-1977
I have not spoken enough about ELO which, along with ABBA, was my favourite band back in the day. I own most of their albums and find that their best work is from the 1970s. Jeff Lynne is a fantastic composer and artist of music.
Do you like ELO? What song is your favourite of them? Or Jimi? Any other colour songs you can think of? Is there a song about chartreuse? Lol
Hi Birgit - that's a fun creation ... lovely. Music moves me - but I'm not that knowledgeable ... enjoy the summer weather - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHi, Birgit of the BBC!
ReplyDeleteHope you are smiling over the outcome of the election, dear friend. Yessum, thanks to your friend's head swap artistry, you do indeed look like one of those lady sleuths on a Britbox series.
I am pleasantly surprised to find two very familiar songs this time in your Wednesday music feature. Mitch Ryder's record is a cover medley of two earlier recordings by famed R&B artists. The first song, "Devil With A Blue Dress On," was co-written and first recorded and released in 1964 by Shorty Long. Shorty's claims to fame include "Junction At The Junction," covered on the live album released by Central PA's most popular band The Magnificent Men, and his biggest career hit "Here Comes The Judge," a song inspired by a comedy sketch on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. The second part of the Mitch Ryder medley is the jump blues/rock & roll song "Good Golly Miss Molly," a major hit for Little Richard, the self-proclaimed architect of rock & roll, in 1958. This single by Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels went top 5 nationally and was also red hot at my old hangout, earning a ranking of #59 on my list of the "200 Greatest Hits of the Shady Dell."
With song #2, the timeline moves ahead to my college years when I was into The Jimi Hendrix Experience big time. "Purple Haze" is one of my favorites by the artist. I used the recording in the soundtrack of a video I produced in the broadcast training studio at Penn State.
I owned some ELO recordings but was far from a "completist." Therefore, I am hearing the rousing "Greenwood" for the first time. It's another great sound by Jeff Lynne and his band.
For my contributions to spring color I will mention "Lavender Blue," a top 3-charting R&B hit by Sammy Turner, a song derived from "Lavender's Blue," a 17th century English folk song and nursery rhyme with the lyrics:
Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green
I will also recommend "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)," a country & western hit by Marty Robbins in 1957, and ""Mellow Yellow" by Donovan, another Dell song and a top 3 hit for the popular Scottish singer/songwriter at Christmas time 1966.
I enjoyed your spring colors song fest, dear friend BB. Have a wonderful Wordless Wednesday and look for me here again tomorrow, waiting for you in the balcony-- "At The Movies!"
I love ELO. I wasn't familiar with this particular song, though. One of my favorites (gosh, there are so many of their songs I love) is Fire On High. I should post it one of these days.
ReplyDeleteI love your picture as a very cheerful looking Miss Marple type!
ReplyDeleteUnique choice for ELO.
ReplyDeleteI like the picture, especially with your attack rabbit!
ReplyDeleteBirgit as Miss Marple! Such a fun image. ☺ I remember all of these songs and, surprise (probably not), Purple Haze is my favourite.
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