It always frightens me to see men younger than my father falling like flies.
I forgot who Alex Chilton was, my father reminded me in an email.
The world remembers most fondly Big Star , so I’ll post the well known, but less heralded — not as cool piece, by the Box Tops.
RIP
Peace
Been a while since I last heard this. Never saw the vid before — he’s got interesting eyes…
More poetry please!
I’ll do my best
I think of this as a Joe Cocker song. Am I younger than your dad?
RIP
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Significantly.
For some reason I’m almost relieved to hear.
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I know Big Star more than The Box Tops, a college friend was a Bigg Star fanatic, this is the first rendition – before Cocker’s and it is pretty sweet.
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It is pretty sweet Jacob.
There were some freaky songs with the Boxtops early on. One in particular – “Sweet Cream Ladies” is a classic, or so I’m told.It was about prostitution and was banned in some places.
MOst of this I just heard for the first time last night. Not the Big Star stuff – but the boxtop stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_URK08Yee4
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I’ve never heard that song it is kind of freaky – considering it’s from the 60′s even more so.
I’ve heard the song but never knew that he -alex chilton – was the lead vocal for the Boxtops.
may he rip
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yea, I’ve seen him looking a bit different than then.
Love that song. Original power pop. Alex Chilton was very cool. He played a lot in the club most people knew my name–lines would be down the block–this was in the 80′s. He was gorgeous also–from a girl POV
Scares you! Frightens me something fierce. And the obits here. Normal for women in their 50′s to pass–as they say
My friend and I were talking last night about the amount of “youthful” death. We think it’s more poor diet from babyhood on than anything else–then cigarettes
He was gorgeous.
I know it does seem like a lot of people are dying but then again there are a lot of older people, more and more every year so not all folks are dying early and there are more old women than men..so don’t worry.
That’s a cool song. I hadn’t heard it before I don’t think. If only my father would email about things like that instead of email me to call my gram.
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He is pretty adorable too.
heh
Looks like someone’s high school surfer dude boyfriend..if you know what I mean. ;)
Just saying.
I think there is something to be said for old music. A lot to be said actually. Makes us look bad.
You’re right on that one.
I too remember it as a Joe Cocker song, because I am not of the 60′s generation. This is a good version – the video is pretty interesting visually.
Well I knew the box tops song and I was born n 86.