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Dave's Song of the Day
Do Ya – The Move
Thursday song of the day: Today’s song was released by the writer’s two different bands.
Jeff Lynne wrote the song Do Ya in 1971 for his band The Move. It was released as the B-side of California Man, which was a hit in the United Kingdom. In the United States, California Man was less popular than Do Ya, with the B-side placing at #93 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This was The Move’s only US hit, albeit a very minor one.
It would be mostly forgotten if Lynne hadn’t resurrected the song with his later band, Electric Light Orchestra. Starting in 1973, ELO began performing a version in their live shows. The next year Todd Rundgren’s band Utopia had taken to covering it in concert. Not long afterward, a music journalist asked Lynne how his version compared to “the Rundgren original.” This prompted Lynne to re-record the song in 1976 and include it on the ELO album A New World Record, to let people know that it was his song and not Rundgren’s. In February 1977 Do Ya was released as a single and did much better this time, reaching #24 on the Hot 100.
The Move, 1972
Electric Light Orchestra, 1976
Tomorrow: You done knocked me down once
Do Ya – The Move
Thursday song of the day: Today’s song was released by the writer’s two different bands.
Jeff Lynne wrote the song Do Ya in 1971 for his band The Move. It was released as the B-side of California Man, which was a hit in the United Kingdom. In the United States, California Man was less popular than Do Ya, with the B-side placing at #93 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This was The Move’s only US hit, albeit a very minor one.
It would be mostly forgotten if Lynne hadn’t resurrected the song with his later band, Electric Light Orchestra. Starting in 1973, ELO began performing a version in their live shows. The next year Todd Rundgren’s band Utopia had taken to covering it in concert. Not long afterward, a music journalist asked Lynne how his version compared to “the Rundgren original.” This prompted Lynne to re-record the song in 1976 and include it on the ELO album A New World Record, to let people know that it was his song and not Rundgren’s. In February 1977 Do Ya was released as a single and did much better this time, reaching #24 on the Hot 100.
The Move, 1972
Electric Light Orchestra, 1976
Tomorrow: You done knocked me down once
Dave's Song of the Day
Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) – Joe Tex
Friday song of the day: Today’s song is a humorous take on a dance move.
In the early 1970s, a dance called “the Bump” became popular. Basically, the Bump consisted of the two dancers bumping their hips together in time with the music. In 1976 Joe Tex decided to record a song based on the dance. The song was Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman), and the title was self-explanatory. It was the story of the singer going to a disco and dancing with a large woman, and while bumping she repeatedly knocks him down and injures him.
Joe Tex had had numerous hits during the 1960s and 1970s, including three Top 10 hits, 1964’s Hold What You’ve Got at #5, 1967’s Skinny Legs and All at #10, and 1972’s I Gotcha at #2. Despite being just a novelty song, Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) was another big hit for Tex. When released in early 1977, it reached #7 on the Billboard R&B chart and #12 on the overall Hot 100 chart. It ended up being his last hit before his death in 1982.
Tomorrow: And all your friends, they’re calling you a fool
Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) – Joe Tex
Friday song of the day: Today’s song is a humorous take on a dance move.
In the early 1970s, a dance called “the Bump” became popular. Basically, the Bump consisted of the two dancers bumping their hips together in time with the music. In 1976 Joe Tex decided to record a song based on the dance. The song was Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman), and the title was self-explanatory. It was the story of the singer going to a disco and dancing with a large woman, and while bumping she repeatedly knocks him down and injures him.
Joe Tex had had numerous hits during the 1960s and 1970s, including three Top 10 hits, 1964’s Hold What You’ve Got at #5, 1967’s Skinny Legs and All at #10, and 1972’s I Gotcha at #2. Despite being just a novelty song, Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) was another big hit for Tex. When released in early 1977, it reached #7 on the Billboard R&B chart and #12 on the overall Hot 100 chart. It ended up being his last hit before his death in 1982.
Tomorrow: And all your friends, they’re calling you a fool
I've been a fan of these dudes from 8 years ago when I heard their cover of Africa.
Mike looks so much like Louis CK that I wonder if he jacks off in front of fans if they're into it.
Mike looks so much like Louis CK that I wonder if he jacks off in front of fans if they're into it.
Fuck I love this song.
Steven Wilson is an amazing musician.
Steven Wilson is an amazing musician.
I haven't thought about them in a minute.
Dave's Song of the Day
Whatcha Gonna Do? – Pablo Cruise
Saturday song of the day: Today’s song was the first of five Top 40 hits for this band.
Pablo Cruise was formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of the bands Stoneground and It’s a Beautiful Day. (It’s A Beautiful Day was featured as the Song of the Say for November 15, 2014 with White Bird here: White Bird – It’s A Beautiful Day ) The band did not have a hit until their third album, 1977’s A Place in the Sun. The first single from that album was Whatcha Gonna Do? and it caught on better than their previous work.
Whatcha Gonna Do? was a disco-ish song about a guy who was ruining his own relationship, and asked him what he was going to do when he inevitably forced his girl to leave him and then realized that he had destroyed a good thing. The song went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was the first of several hits for Pablo Cruise. They had their last Top 40 hit in 1981, and after going through several personnel changes, disbanded in 1986.
Tomorrow: Gonna catch a flight to Nevada
Whatcha Gonna Do? – Pablo Cruise
Saturday song of the day: Today’s song was the first of five Top 40 hits for this band.
Pablo Cruise was formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of the bands Stoneground and It’s a Beautiful Day. (It’s A Beautiful Day was featured as the Song of the Say for November 15, 2014 with White Bird here: White Bird – It’s A Beautiful Day ) The band did not have a hit until their third album, 1977’s A Place in the Sun. The first single from that album was Whatcha Gonna Do? and it caught on better than their previous work.
Whatcha Gonna Do? was a disco-ish song about a guy who was ruining his own relationship, and asked him what he was going to do when he inevitably forced his girl to leave him and then realized that he had destroyed a good thing. The song went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was the first of several hits for Pablo Cruise. They had their last Top 40 hit in 1981, and after going through several personnel changes, disbanded in 1986.
Tomorrow: Gonna catch a flight to Nevada
Dave's Song of the Day
Roller – April Wine
Sunday song of the day: While they have had two songs chart higher, today’s song is probably the best-known record by this Canadian band.
April Wine was formed in 1969 in Nova Scotia, and had a US hit with You Could Have Been a Lady in 1972. That song went to #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. While they had numerous hits in Canada, the band didn’t chart again in the United States until 1979, when the song Roller placed at #34 on the Hot 100.
Roller tells of a woman gambling in Las Vegas and describes her as a high roller. In typical hard rock fashion, the gambling metaphor presumably extends to her sexuality. The song became popular on classic rock radio, and has long been a highlight of April Wine’s live shows. The band had a bigger hit in 1981 when Just Between You and Me reached #21 on the Hot 100, but Roller has aged be
Tomorrow: You like your life in a free-form style
Roller – April Wine
Sunday song of the day: While they have had two songs chart higher, today’s song is probably the best-known record by this Canadian band.
April Wine was formed in 1969 in Nova Scotia, and had a US hit with You Could Have Been a Lady in 1972. That song went to #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. While they had numerous hits in Canada, the band didn’t chart again in the United States until 1979, when the song Roller placed at #34 on the Hot 100.
Roller tells of a woman gambling in Las Vegas and describes her as a high roller. In typical hard rock fashion, the gambling metaphor presumably extends to her sexuality. The song became popular on classic rock radio, and has long been a highlight of April Wine’s live shows. The band had a bigger hit in 1981 when Just Between You and Me reached #21 on the Hot 100, but Roller has aged be
Tomorrow: You like your life in a free-form style
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
He remade a Solomon Burke tune and made it sound a little like a Ben E King tune.
Haha. Good version though. I dig it.