Wouldn't it be cool if radio sounded like this .....
Instead of like this .....
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Thursday This And That
re: THIS AND THAT:
Jeremy Roberts has a neat piece on Micky Dolenz running right now ... with
more to follow. Micky's still squeezing in solo dates before the next Monkees
reunion tour kicks off. You can check it out here:
And, speaking of The Monkees, thanks to all of you who have already
contacted us with memorabilia and memories to share for Gary Strobl's new
Monkees coffee table book. (Scroll back to Sunday's "Helping Out Our Readers"
segment for more information.)
The other day we told you about Endless Summer Quarterly publishing their
100th issue.
Well David Beard has some of those classic covers to share, posted up on
his Examiner web page this morning ... along with more on the evolution of what
is most certainly the #1 Beach Boys / Brian Wilson magazine in the world.
If you're one of the many FH Readers who has been playing Ronnie Allen's
"Snippets" game on the Jersey Girls Sing website, you might be interested to
know that Ronnie's now set up a "Snippets Hall Of Fame" for those of you experts
out there earning perfect scores ...
Kent,
I've just put up
the latest version of Snippets On
Demand!
I hope that you will share this with your
readers, many of whom privately made the suggestion that I add a public "high
score" page to my game.
I am happy to report that I have done
that.
I've just incorporated the Snippet Genius Hall Of Fame.
I've created the Snippet Genius Hall
Of Fame. The mythical building is located in the city of Oldiesville! The
page is available for all to see, even though there are no inductees yet as I
type this. But I have a feeling that situation will change mighty
quickly.
This Hall Of Fame is for
PERFECT SCORES only.
And more specifically ... in order to be an inductee you need to have a PERFECT SCORE OF 20 OR MORE. Those who get 20 or more snippets right automatically earn the right to be enshrined. Their induction takes place if they choose to reveal themselves. (It's optional.)
And more specifically ... in order to be an inductee you need to have a PERFECT SCORE OF 20 OR MORE. Those who get 20 or more snippets right automatically earn the right to be enshrined. Their induction takes place if they choose to reveal themselves. (It's optional.)
The time to solve each snippet
has no bearing on the Hall Of Fame. You can take the full ten seconds to solve
each one if you'd like. Perfection is the key
here.Let's
say that you rattle off 75 snippets in a row. Of course, you could quit at that
point and accept a PERFECT 75 and you would then AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY TO BE AN
INDUCTEE. But if you're greedy, you might decide to try for 76. If you do that
and you miss, you LOSE your perfect score and that game will not be eligible for
Hall Of Fame listing.
(Please don't consider throwing your computer out the window if that happens. There's always next time!)
If you get a Perfect 10, you will still be a Snippet Genius. But, to use a baseball analogy, you would be like an ALL-STAR. In order to qualify for the Snippet Genius Hall Of Fame, you will need MORE. Many ballplayers who are frequently elected to the annual All-Star game do not make it to the Hall Of Fame.
If you end your game with a perfect score of 20 or more, you will be verbally told that you have earned your way into the Hall Of Fame and will then see some very simple onscreen instructions. Simply follow these instructions and you'll be on your way to The Snippets Genius Hall Of Fame. Your fifteen minutes (or more) of fame awaits you!
(Please don't consider throwing your computer out the window if that happens. There's always next time!)
If you get a Perfect 10, you will still be a Snippet Genius. But, to use a baseball analogy, you would be like an ALL-STAR. In order to qualify for the Snippet Genius Hall Of Fame, you will need MORE. Many ballplayers who are frequently elected to the annual All-Star game do not make it to the Hall Of Fame.
If you end your game with a perfect score of 20 or more, you will be verbally told that you have earned your way into the Hall Of Fame and will then see some very simple onscreen instructions. Simply follow these instructions and you'll be on your way to The Snippets Genius Hall Of Fame. Your fifteen minutes (or more) of fame awaits you!
I've heard personally
from many of your readers. I hope that those who have played it will continue to
do so and that some newcomers will try it out as well.
Thanks for you help and nice comments
Kent!
Ronnie
Kent:
Found an interesting section on Johnny
Paris (Johnny & The Hurricanes-Tension) in the 1976 Rolling Stone 'History
Of Rock & Roll' book. Turns out Johnny & The Hurricanes had an
interesting history and were a favorite on the Beatles! During a 3-week
engagement in Germany in 1961, the Beatles actually opened the show for the
Hurricanes, who were the headline act at the Star Club! It shows how fame is so
fleeting that Johnny Paris (Tension) were doing High School dances in CT. in
1971, performing his local hit "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is", while
a decade earlier, the Beatles were HIS opening act!!!
John
Kent,
You probably had this song listed even though it didn't make your cut but it did quite well here in OKC as opposed to what it did on the national level and I am talking about the Byrds' 1968 song YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE.
Larry
You probably had this song listed even though it didn't make your cut but it did quite well here in OKC as opposed to what it did on the national level and I am talking about the Byrds' 1968 song YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE.
Larry
Actually, no ... I hadn't
even considered that one! I don't think it ever got played here in Chicago. By
1968, The Byrds' chart career was pretty well over. (Wild Bill would have my
head if he heard me say that!!!) kk
Hey Kent,
The other day, the novelty song "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvus (aka Jimmy Drake) came up in conversation. My oldest brother had the 45, and we were always singing the funny lines from it. I think I knew this, but I read recently that the song was actually banned from some radio stations' playlists. Wow ... very mild, compared to the garbage that's out there today. I was wondering if your readers could come up with more pop songs that were banished from the airwaves, and maybe you could put together a list of the most popular ones. What do you think?
- John LaPuzza
The other day, the novelty song "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvus (aka Jimmy Drake) came up in conversation. My oldest brother had the 45, and we were always singing the funny lines from it. I think I knew this, but I read recently that the song was actually banned from some radio stations' playlists. Wow ... very mild, compared to the garbage that's out there today. I was wondering if your readers could come up with more pop songs that were banished from the airwaves, and maybe you could put together a list of the most popular ones. What do you think?
- John LaPuzza
Certainly it was a
different time. The one that immediately came to mind from a similar era (and,
in this case, even a similar name) was "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" by Charlie
Drake, a #21 pop hit in 1962. Original pressings contained the lyric "black in
the face" ... which was later changed to "blue in the face" to be more
politically correct (even though he WAS singing about the Aborigines.)
Obviously, there are dozens and dozens more, banned by various radio stations
across the country for one reason or another (and often at their own
discretion.) One we've covered numerous times before was Lou Christie's hit
"Rhapsody In The Rain" ... another is Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl". In
these two instances, the songs weren't banned ... but a lyric change was
required in order to get them to play it on the radio (or, at the very least,
certain stations.)
Songs as diverse as "God
Only Knows" by The Beach Boys and "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" by The Beatles
were banned on various stations for the use of the words "God" and "Christ" ...
the list goes on and on ... but if readers would like to send in some of their
own suggestions, I'm happy to run them. (kk)
Here's the latest word on
a brand new release now available from Davie Allan and the Arrows ... sounds
like this one marks the end of an era!!! (Or, in Davie's case, would that be the end of a cycle???) kk
Retrophonic 4 Liner Notes
To repeat, this is it!
The last Arrows’ album you can hold in your hands. It’ll only be download albums
after this final volume of my Retrophonic series. The first
download album is the re-release of Restless In L.A. with the
original cover idea.
Just a few words about
some of the tunes: “Los Cabos” ties the series together with an instrumental
version. “War Path” celebrates the 50th anniversary of my first
record and it’s only the first remake. Since the Arrows’ instrumentals have
always been more popular with my fans, I’ve put together a whole album’s worth
(16 tunes) followed by 9 vocals. Even the vocals should be a bit interesting
with titles like “Shape of Things to Come”, “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”, “The
Glory Stompers” plus two Buddy Holly tributes: “Think It Over” and “Oh Buddy, We
Miss You So” (if you have volume 2 of this series, please note that this version
is in a different key, it has some lyric changes and I re-did the entire
vocal).
I'm only charging $10
and that includes the postage and bubble mailer. But wait, there's more: a new
mailing label, an autograph and a lyric sheet (oh well, it seemed funny when I
thought of it!). You can also use Paypal.
Thank you for your
support!
Davie Allan
P.O. Box 5378
Oceanside, CA
92052
CLEARLY CLASSIC VINYL FOR THREE ABKCO
ROLLING STONES TITLES OUT MAY 28 ...
BEGGARS BANQUET, LET IT BLEED AND HOT ROCKS
1964-1971 TRANSPARENTLY CELEBRATE STONES' 50th
Beggars
Banquet, Let It Bleed
and Hot
Rocks 1964-1971, the most celebrated albums in ABKCO's
catalog of Rolling Stones releases, will debut later this month as 180-gram LPs,
pressed on clear vinyl, in celebration of the band's 50th anniversary and '50
and Counting' tour. The launch of a projected series titled "The Rolling Stones
Clearly Classic," featuring these three initial releases out May 28th, focus on
the three Rolling Stones albums that reflect the group's formative years and
transformation into "The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" at the end of the
1960's and into the early 70's. All three albums have been meticulously mastered
from high resolution audio files sourced from the original master tapes,
assuring optimal sound quality that exceeds both conventional CD audio and
digital downloads.
Beggars Banquet was a breakthrough album for the Rolling Stones, recorded in 1968
in London and Los Angeles and produced by Jimmy Miller. It was the last full
album with founding member Brian Jones in the line-up and includes such classics
as "Sympathy For the Devil," (the subject of
the Jean Luc Godard film of the same title), "Street Fighting Man," and "Factory
Girl." Guest musicians and vocalists on the album include Nicky Hopkins, Rocky
Dijon, Ric Grech, Dave Mason and The Watts Street Gospel Choir.
Let It
Bleed, the first Rolling Stones album that includes contributions from
Mick Taylor who replaced Brian Jones shortly before the latter's death, is the
stuff of legends with many considering the set as the band's very best. It
includes "You Got The Silver," featuring Keith
Richards' first lead vocal, "Midnight Rambler," the apocalyptic themed "Gimme
Shelter," the band's faithful take on Robert Johnson's country blues "Love In
Vain" as well as the epochal "You Can't Always Get What You Want." Guests
include Ian Stewart, Nicky Hopkins, Jack Nitzsche, Ry Cooder, Leon Russell, Al
Kooper, Bobby Keys, Byron Berline, Rocky Dijon, Merry Clayton, Madeline Bell,
Doris Troy, Nanette News and The London Bach Choir.
Hot Rocks
1964-1971 is a collection, on 2 LPs, of
tracks that, in essence, launched the band into the public consciousness with a
run of hits that went on to establish the Rolling Stones' preeminence on both
sides of the Atlantic. A total of 21 songs, recorded over 7 years, on four
sides, including "Time Is On My Side," "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, ""Get Off
My Cloud," "19th Nervous Breakdown," "Let's Spend The Night Together," "Jumpin'
Jack Flash, "Sympathy For the Devil," "Midnight Rambler," "You Can't Always Get
What You Want," "Brown Sugar," Wild Horses" and more, are featured. Originally
released in December 1971, the album remained on the Billboard album chart for
243 consecutive weeks and was certified 12 times Platinum by the RIAA. The
collection includes 11 Top 10 US and UK hits and 7 hit singles that reached #1.
Hot
Rocks 1964-1971 is, by any measure, one of the greatest of
all greatest hits albums ever released.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Some Of Your Mid-Week Comments
re: TV THEMES:
>>>I had the "Secret Agent" soundtrack LP, and was VERY disappointed that someone else sang "Secret Agent Man" on its first track. In fact, I actually tried to cut a groove on it, so the needle, of my record player, would automatically travel to the second track! (John LaPuzza)
>>>I had the "Secret Agent" soundtrack LP, and was VERY disappointed that someone else sang "Secret Agent Man" on its first track. In fact, I actually tried to cut a groove on it, so the needle, of my record player, would automatically travel to the second track! (John LaPuzza)
Here is a sample of the version John wrote about:
It does seem a little odd the soundtrack album used someone else's version, but it's not the first time. Maybe the composer Edwin Ashley had his own recording contract like Henry Mancini did. Mancini's albums almost never had the same singers as on the movie track.
Paul Urbahns
Radcliff, Ky
Hey Kent,
I did okay ... my picks finished #9, #11, & #12 -- and my fourth pick would have been #3! GREATEST AMERICAN HERO was a sleeper -- was glad it finished so well, GREAT song! Your newsletter is more relatable than Rolling Stone, CONSISTENTLY A GREAT READ!Thank-You,
Tim
re: AIN'T:
Kent,
I am a little bit disappointed in you. To me the ultimate "ain't" song has got to be from 1960, Buster Brown's followup to FANNIE MAE, IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY? To me, that had to be the number one song with every teacher who taught English in school at the time.
Larry
Paul Urbahns
Radcliff, Ky
Hey Kent,
I did okay ... my picks finished #9, #11, & #12 -- and my fourth pick would have been #3! GREATEST AMERICAN HERO was a sleeper -- was glad it finished so well, GREAT song! Your newsletter is more relatable than Rolling Stone, CONSISTENTLY A GREAT READ!Thank-You,
Tim
re: AIN'T:
Kent,
I am a little bit disappointed in you. To me the ultimate "ain't" song has got to be from 1960, Buster Brown's followup to FANNIE MAE, IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY? To me, that had to be the number one song with every teacher who taught English in school at the time.
Larry
Actually, Buster Brown's version barely made the charts ... so, had I featured it at all, it wouldn't have been HIS version that I used. The REAL hit version of this song dates back to 1944 when the incomparable Louis Jordan took it to #5. How big was it? Besides reaching #5 on the pop charts (and #2 on Billboard's Juke Box Chart) it also topped their COUNTRY Chart for five weeks ... and reached #3 on their R&B Chart, too ... a true, genuine cross-over hit in every sense of the word. The song comes from the movie "Follow The Boys", starring Marlene Dietrich. Buster Brown's 1960 remake topped out at #81. (By the way, we DID mention this one in our "ain't" definition the following day, within the context of being every teacher's worst nightmare ... but I'm also featuring it here today for anyone else who cares to hear it!) kk
Kent,
The other songs would be ... ill-fitted if we removed the "ain't" from them, but "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" would lose all its boyish, brotherly charm if changed. The original Boy's Town story of "He ain't heavy, Father, he's my(me?) brother." flourishes within this expression of true caring and love. One of my favorites.
Shelley J. Sweet-Tufano
It was funny seeing (during our little "ain't" history discovery mission) that the word was already being used in the 1600's. I swear I remember ... in THIS lifetime ... a big controversy when the word was FINALLY acknowledged and put into the dictionary, simply because it was being so commonly used at the time. Doing a bit more research I found that somebody has actually written a book about this topic ... and other words FINALLY added to Webster's Dictionary. It looks like "ain't" made Webster's Third, published in 1961 amongst a bit of controversy. Citing this quote (and its reference to The Chicago Tribune) maybe THIS is why I remember this being such a big deal, growing up in Chi-Town at the time. (kk)
ain't
To announce its new dictionary, the G. and C. Merriam Co. sent out a press release saying Webster’s Third had finally welcomed ain’t into a dictionary and was endorsing its use. This was inaccurate on both counts, but newspapers lapped up the news that, in the words of the Chicago Tribune, “the word ‘ain’t’ ain’t a grammatical mistake anymore.” The Toronto Globe and Mail, however, was not laughing. It said in an editorial, “A dictionary’s embrace of the word ain’t will comfort the ignorant, confer approval upon the mediocre, and subtly imply that proper English is the tool only of the snob.” Even worse, said the newspaper, speaking in the midst of the early Cold War, a bad dictionary could help undermine communications with the Russians and thus bring about a nuclear apocalypse.
The other songs would be ... ill-fitted if we removed the "ain't" from them, but "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" would lose all its boyish, brotherly charm if changed. The original Boy's Town story of "He ain't heavy, Father, he's my(me?) brother." flourishes within this expression of true caring and love. One of my favorites.
Shelley J. Sweet-Tufano
It was funny seeing (during our little "ain't" history discovery mission) that the word was already being used in the 1600's. I swear I remember ... in THIS lifetime ... a big controversy when the word was FINALLY acknowledged and put into the dictionary, simply because it was being so commonly used at the time. Doing a bit more research I found that somebody has actually written a book about this topic ... and other words FINALLY added to Webster's Dictionary. It looks like "ain't" made Webster's Third, published in 1961 amongst a bit of controversy. Citing this quote (and its reference to The Chicago Tribune) maybe THIS is why I remember this being such a big deal, growing up in Chi-Town at the time. (kk)
ain't
To announce its new dictionary, the G. and C. Merriam Co. sent out a press release saying Webster’s Third had finally welcomed ain’t into a dictionary and was endorsing its use. This was inaccurate on both counts, but newspapers lapped up the news that, in the words of the Chicago Tribune, “the word ‘ain’t’ ain’t a grammatical mistake anymore.” The Toronto Globe and Mail, however, was not laughing. It said in an editorial, “A dictionary’s embrace of the word ain’t will comfort the ignorant, confer approval upon the mediocre, and subtly imply that proper English is the tool only of the snob.” Even worse, said the newspaper, speaking in the midst of the early Cold War, a bad dictionary could help undermine communications with the Russians and thus bring about a nuclear apocalypse.
re: THIS AND THAT:
Same Old Song? Not Exactly.
Many classic hits are
secretly re-recorded. Can this be stopped? http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2013/05/re_recordings_runaway_and_other_classic_songs_redone_in_the_studio_can_we.html
Don
Author Brian L. Forsythe sent us a couple of signed copies of his new book
"Inside The Songs Of The Sixties" to give away to our readers. If you're
interested, drop me a line and we'll pick two winners.
It's a neat compilation of interesting song facts and tidbits that Brian
has picked up and collected over the years. (In fact, we're even credited as
one of his references, which I didn't know when he first approached me about
doing the book give away!) You'll also find Songfacts.com and KissThatGuy.com
on the list ... as well as personal memories shared by the likes of Peter Noone,
Billy J. Kramer, Gerry Marsden and more. It's a quick, fun read and (although I
think we ultimately disproved a couple of things I see here), still entertaining
as can be if you're into rock and roll trivia. (kk)
You can pick up your own copy here: Click here: Home
Page
Congratulations to David Beard, whose "Endless Summer Quarterly" celebrates
its 100th Issue with a look back at The Beach Boys' "Holland" LP.
It was a crazy time ... The Boys packed up their families and all of their
equipment (including enough to build a brand new studio!) and literally MOVED to
Holland to record this LP! (And this was not exactly during their "hit years"
either!!!)
Exclusive interviews with Mike Love and Al Jardine help to tell the story.
You can read all about it here:
And subscribe to Endless Summer Quarterly here:
(kk)
And, speaking of The Beach Boys, sounds like a great new DVD release is
right around the corner. It captures all three Wilson Brothers, Mike Love and
Al Jardine during the "comeback years" ... and I remember watching this one
before ages ago.
EAGLE ROCK
ENTERTAINMENT PROUDLY PRESENTS THE BEACH BOYS GOOD VIBRATIONS TOUR
~ON DVD AND
DIGITAL VIDEO JUNE 18~
New York, NY
(May 14, 2013) — On June 18, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release
The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour on DVD and Digital Video
[Pre-book Order Date May 24, MSRP $9.98]
Filmed in 1976
at Anaheim Stadium for American television, Good Vibrations
follows the release of their 15 Big Ones album. Combining full live
performances with interviews and several whimsical vignettes, Good
Vibrations is 50 minutes of Beach Boys faire at its finest. This
DVD features all the original band members (Brian, Carl, and
Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine) performing
their timeless classic hits: “Good Vibrations,” “God Only Knows,” “I Get
Around,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “Sloop John B,” “California Girls,” “Help Me Rhonda,”
“Surfin’ USA,” and many more. From the three Wilson brothers performing a
song about their father to the full band harmonizing with a gospel choir, this
DVD is packed with incredible moments.
The Beach Boys were the most successful American pop group
of the sixties. Their legendary vocal harmonies, renowned anthems, and classic
albums earned an induction into the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame, and to this day,
this music inspires fans, musicians, and songwriters of all
generations.
Above all,
Good Vibrations is a perfect snapsnot of why The Beach Boys
are one of the most endearing and beloved music acts of all
time.
1) Fun, Fun,
Fun
2) Be True To
Your School
3) I'm Bugged At
My Ol’ Man
4) God Only
Knows
5) I Get
Around
6) You Are So
Beautiful
7) That Same
Song
8) Good
Vibrations
9) Sloop John
B
10) Surfin’
USA
11) California
Girls
12) Help Me
Rhonda
13) It's
OK
14) Rock ’n’
Roll Music
15) Wouldn’t It
Be Nice
Another interesting new release ... which (incredibly!) also has a Holland
tie-in!!! ...
Legendary 'Dutch Woodstock' Featuring Pink Floyd,
Santana, T-Rex, The Byrds, Soft Machine, Jefferson Airplane and Others Now
Available on Double CD / DVD Set
Featuring performances by Pink Floyd, Santana,
T.Rex, The Byrds, Canned Heat, Jefferson Airplane, Soft Machine, It's A
Beautiful Day, Family, Country Joe, Dr. John & the Night Trippers, Flock and
Al Stewart
London, UK - One of the most
historic concert events of the early '70s, the Dutch Woodstock, also called the
'Holland Pop Festival', has now been released on a double CD/DVD set by UK's
Gonzo MultiMedia. Featuring rare and exciting performances by Pink Floyd,
Santana, T.Rex, The Byrds, Canned Heat, Jefferson Airplane, Soft Machine, It's A
Beautiful Day, Family, Country Joe, Dr. John & The Night Trippers, Flock and
Al Stewart, makes this extraordinary release a must for fans of music
everywhere! The three-day festival was held in August 1970 at the Kralingse Bos
(Kralingse Forest) in Rotterdam, and despite the rain, an estimated 100,000
people attended the astounding event!
Featuring
...
Pink Floyd - Set The
Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, A Saucerful Of Secrets
Santana – Gumbo, Savor, Jingo
The Byrds - Old Blue
Canned Heat - Human Condition, So Sad
T-Rex - Pavillions Of Sun
Jefferson Airplane - Saturday Afternoon, White
Rabbit,
Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil plus interviews with Paul
Kanter
& Grace Slick
Soft Machine - Esther's Nose Job
It’s A Beautiful Day - Wasted
Union Blues, Open Up Your
Hearts
Family - Drowned In Wine
Country Joe -
Freedom Is A Constant
Dr. John & The Night Trippers - Mardi Gras Day
Flock - Big Bird
Al Stewart - Zero She Flies
The Dutch Woodstock double
CD/DVD set will be released by GONZO MultiMedia UK on March 22,
2013
To Purchase The Dutch
Woodstock double CD/DVD set: http://www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/product_details/15545
Here's one just for fun ... a "mash-up" of The Monkees and Big Bang Theory
... sent in by FH Reader Gary Strobl:
By the way, thanks to everybody who has already responded regarding helping out with Gary's new Monkees coffee table book. For more details, scroll back to Sunday's "Helping Out Our Readers" article. (kk)
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Ain't It The Truth? Ain't It The Truth?
ain't
1. Nonstandard except in some dialects. am not; are not; is not.
2. Nonstandard. have not; has not; do not; does not; did not.
Are not ... is not ... am not
Though disapproved by many and more common in less educated speech; used orally in most parts of the U.S. by many educated speakers, esp. in the phrase "ain't I"
Seriously??? Would these songs REALLY have worked any other way???
"I Am Not Going To Eat Out My Heart Anymore" by The Young Rascals
"You Have Not Seen Anything Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (guess we'd have to give up the stutter, too, right???)
"Isn't That A Shame" by Fats Domino
"I Am Not Too Proud To Beg" by The Temptations
"We Haven't Got Anything Yet" by The Blues Magoos
"I Am Not Misbehaving"? "There Isn't Any Mountain High Enough"? "Isn't That A Kick In The Head?" "There Isn't Any Sunshine"? "There Isn't Any Woman Like The One I've Got" ... and what the heck do you do with "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby"?!?!?
Amn't as a contraction of am not is known from 1618.[3] As the "mn" combination of two nasal consonants is disfavoured by many English speakers, the "m" of amn't began to be elided, reflected in writing with the new form an't. Aren't as a contraction for are not first appeared in 1675.[4] In non-rhotic dialects, aren't also began to be represented by an't.
An't (sometimes a'n't) arose from am not and are not almost simultaneously. An't first appears in print in the work of English Restoration playwrights. In 1695 an't was used as a contraction of "am not", in William Congreve's play Love for Love: "I can hear you farther off, I an't deaf".[5] But as early as 1696 Sir John Vanbrugh uses an't to mean "are not" in The Relapse: "Hark thee shoemaker! these shoes an't ugly, but they don't fit me".
An't for is not may have developed independently from its use for am not and are not. Isn't was sometimes written as in't or en't, which could have changed into an't. An't for is not may also have filled a gap as an extension of the already-used conjugations for to be not. Jonathan Swift used an't to mean is not in Letter 19 of his Journal to Stella (1710–13): It an't my fault, 'tis Patrick's fault; pray now don't blame Presto.[6]
An't with a long "a" sound began to be written as ain't, which first appears in writing in 1749. By the time ain't appeared, an't was already being used for am not, are not, and is not. An't and ain't coexisted as written forms well into the nineteenth century— Charles Dickens used the terms interchangeably, as in Chapter 13, Book the Second of Little Dorrit (1857): "I guessed it was you, Mr Pancks," said she, "for it's quite your regular night; ain't it? ... An't it gratifying, Mr Pancks, though; really?" In William Hickey's memoirs (1808–1810), ain't appears as a contraction of aren't; "thank God we're all alive, ain't we..."[7]
Well, all I know is that we just spent a whole day saluting "Ain't" ... so for us folks here in Forgotten Hits ain't just meant some GREAT music! (And that ain't no jive!!!)
Ain't nothin' better ... than Forgotten Hits on a Monday morning!
An't (sometimes a'n't) arose from am not and are not almost simultaneously. An't first appears in print in the work of English Restoration playwrights. In 1695 an't was used as a contraction of "am not", in William Congreve's play Love for Love: "I can hear you farther off, I an't deaf".[5] But as early as 1696 Sir John Vanbrugh uses an't to mean "are not" in The Relapse: "Hark thee shoemaker! these shoes an't ugly, but they don't fit me".
An't for is not may have developed independently from its use for am not and are not. Isn't was sometimes written as in't or en't, which could have changed into an't. An't for is not may also have filled a gap as an extension of the already-used conjugations for to be not. Jonathan Swift used an't to mean is not in Letter 19 of his Journal to Stella (1710–13): It an't my fault, 'tis Patrick's fault; pray now don't blame Presto.[6]
An't with a long "a" sound began to be written as ain't, which first appears in writing in 1749. By the time ain't appeared, an't was already being used for am not, are not, and is not. An't and ain't coexisted as written forms well into the nineteenth century— Charles Dickens used the terms interchangeably, as in Chapter 13, Book the Second of Little Dorrit (1857): "I guessed it was you, Mr Pancks," said she, "for it's quite your regular night; ain't it? ... An't it gratifying, Mr Pancks, though; really?" In William Hickey's memoirs (1808–1810), ain't appears as a contraction of aren't; "thank God we're all alive, ain't we..."[7]
Well, all I know is that we just spent a whole day saluting "Ain't" ... so for us folks here in Forgotten Hits ain't just meant some GREAT music! (And that ain't no jive!!!)
Ain't nothin' better ... than Forgotten Hits on a Monday morning!
What a fun show, Kent. Great songs and lots of fun all day.
David Lewis
I suppose I ain't heard nothin' yet.
Jack
I suppose I ain't heard nothin' yet.
Jack
You definitely ain't - I think I came up with 36 or 37 in all - and still threw another dozen away! (kk)
Ain't no way you did that.
Jack
Way! (Sho' did!) Be sure to check the website throughout the day! (kk)
Ain't no way you did that.
Jack
Way! (Sho' did!) Be sure to check the website throughout the day! (kk)
OK Kent,
You got it off your chest now? And right after Teacher Appreciation Week! I named that word in '3'. (the first 2 could have been coincidences)
Shelley J. Sweet-Tufano
This was fun!
Shelley J. Sweet-Tufano
This was fun!
Tom
kk,
Do you still have time for "Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya" by the Ribbons and another good one, "Ain't Got No; I Got Life" by Nina Simone?
Dann
Do you still have time for "Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya" by the Ribbons and another good one, "Ain't Got No; I Got Life" by Nina Simone?
Dann
Sorry, no ... these failed to make the cut ... but I think we came up with some pretty good ones! (kk)
Ain't it a shame ... that you didn't include Andy Williams' wonderful "Ain't It True" among your "ain't" songs today!
– Randy Price
Well, I guess I can't say: "This ain't no way to run a website". Those are some dandies.
– Randy Price
Sadly, that was one of the last-minute deletions ... but you're right ... it IS a great song ... so we'll feature it today as a follow-up extra! (kk)
Well, I guess I can't say: "This ain't no way to run a website". Those are some dandies.
Dube
Who knew there were so many songs with AIN'T in the title or lyrics? I guess you did ... very cool ...
I haven't heard some of those songs in forever ... thanks!
Stacee
Thanks, Stacee ... and if you guys missed any of them (or just want to program yourself a couple of really interesting hours of music at work today!), simply scroll back and listen ... they're all still there. (And ain't THAT a fun way to spend your morning!!!) kk
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