"National City" is a rock version of "The National Emblem March. " Signed to the Beatles' Apple label in the late '60s, Badfinger would go on to score four consecutive worldwide hits from 1970 to 1972: "Come And Get It" (written and produced by Paul McCartney), "No Matter What", "Day After Day" and "Baby Blue". It's a tiny town of fewer than 600 residents -- but it has no junior high school. We did find, however, announcements that tickets were no longer on sale and refunds were being offered to those who had already purchased their tickets to see the show at The Marquis Theatre. I haven't yet found out the reason why. We found out last Wednesday (right before Thanksgiving) and went to work trying to dig up details. To quote Wikipedia: "The best-known theme of this march is popularly sung in the United States with the doggerel verse "and the monkey wrapped his tail around the flagpole". No one in cyber land has anything close to what you do and I don't think we can tell you that enough. Listening to it, I certainly know the tune... but not this particular version of it. I'm still not familiar with "National City"... Monkey wrapped his tail around the flagpole lyrics.com. maybe if I heard it it would ring a bell??? I think all of us would have been plunged in to some sort of Oldies Freaks treatment program if you hadn't continued. I looked up "National City" to see if by chance I had a copy and believe it or not, I do. Which of our coast-to-coast readers would have an opportunity to pick this up on their own radio dials. The new CD features 10 new Molland compositions recorded at the world famous 'Royal Studios' in Memphis.
My bandmates probably roll their eyes when I quote bits of info picked up from Forgotten Hits. Anybody got a copy to share? Re: GREAT BEATLES BOOKS MAKE FOR GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT-GIVING IDEAS: Got this from FH Reader Dave Barry... a wealth of material to choose from... just in time for Christmas! Re: THIS AND THAT: Seeing Jan & Dean's 1964 song mentioned, THE ANAHEIM, AZUSA & CUCAMONGA SEWING CIRCLE BOOK REVIEW and TIMING ASSOCIATION, reminded me of another one of those songs in which the title is almost as long as the song itself. There were comments made on Felix Cavaliere's Facebook Page expressing fan disappointment... Monkey wrapped his tail around the flagpole lyrics. and a whole lot of speculation as to what may have caused this decision... but nothing concrete... and nothing in the way of a formal announcement or official statement made by any of the parties concerned.
Finally, the posting of Christmas songs narrated by Wink Martindale reminded me of his 1959 narrative DECK OF CARDS which he put out on Dot Records. Then, just for the heck of it, I looked to see how Wink Martindale's "Deck Of Cards" did here... it peaked at #13 on that same chart. I had tickets for one of the performances of the Rascals on Broadway scheduled for later this month, but I just received notification that those shows have been canceled. Monkey wrapped his tail around the flagpole lyricis.fr. Like Felix said, "We had a blast and made lots of people happy. " You mentioned you were not familiar with NATIONAL CITY. The daily sheet is chock full of information and his very, in-depth interview with Burton Cummings of The Guess Who, was stunning.
Before that record made the scene nationally, when I was a kid, my dad occasionally would sing some sort of silly song in which the tune was the same. The producers hope to reschedule when Van Zandt's schedule, which involves balancing the filming of the third season of his Netflix show Lilyhammer, and touring with Bruce Springsteen among other things, stabilizes. I've been addicted since the very first issue that I got in my Inbox somewhere around 2008. VERY cool to see Forgotten Hits mentioned in the same piece covering the triumphant return of Damien Lewis on "Homeland", the un-retirement of Phil Collins and the death of Paul Walker. I am still hopeful that some kind of arrangement can be worked out that will allow the band to continue to perform together... and for faithful fans to still have the opportunity to come out and see them. I also made a lot of friends. And since he was PD at the time, well, you get the picture. It's the Webster Unabridged, or the Encyclopedia Britanica. I didn't want to print anything until I had some form of verification... and there was virtually NOTHING posted yet on the Internet. And once again, we couldn't have done it without you... the readers and the fans... who pledged both well wishes and financial support to get things back up and running. Re: OTHER NEW STUFF: Badfinger Legend Joey Molland To Release Highly Anticipated New Solo Album 'Return To Memphis'. Forgotten Hits... #1 with a bullet. Re: MORE CONGRATULATIONS: Hi Kent, I was worried about whether or not Forgotten Hits would carry on after the big crash. I know everybody gets their own feelings out of songs, but you know, I think the songs talk about relevant things and I look forward to peoples' reaction to them.
My immediate reaction was "No way on earth this is a Junior High School Band!!! Actually, it never made our local top 40 radio station's weekly survey. I will never forget it. Best Regards, John Madara. Reading all the comments that accompany this video clip, it sounds like the musical mastermind behind all of this was Ernie Freeman, who had a "raunchy" hit of his own back in 1957! I started reading The 60s Shop and look forward to every issue of Forgotten Hits. Cheshire, Connecticut. The show played earlier this year and was scheduled for a second run from December 16 to January 5. The show now runs as a well-oiled machine...
Says Joey, "The album is quite a departure for me and the sound is very different, the treatment of the songs, the song content, and Carl's production and Memphis roots all make for a much simpler approach. More are on the way! Along with Joey on guitar and vocals, the current lineup features Mark Healey (bass / vocals), Steve Wozny (keyboards / vocals), Mike Ricciardi (drums). I am sure someone will send you a copy to listen to. I also enjoyed this little bit of cheer sent in by FH Reader Gary Pike: The Christmas Scale. In the same issue, they ALSO "broke" the story about Burton Cummings doing a headlining gig in Las Vegas... you know, the same story WE told you about over three weeks ago!!! So when NATIONAL CITY made the charts in 1960, I figured the tune itself came out years earlier, though I don't know by whom. Sad news to be sure... and I am SO glad that we got the chance to see them when we did... but also VERY gratifying to know that we scooped the music world with this one. There are no real Badfinger power chords or anything like that. Check out the email below yours to see that this was a good supposition on my part! ) Definitely one of MY favorites, too...
Regarding the Chicagoland area, I understand WLTL in LaGrange, IL is in the process of picking up The 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time but I can't confirm that as of yet. Yeah, I thought about the Ray Stevens tune, too... funny because about the ONLY award either of these tunes would ever have a chance of winning would be for longest song title!!! There is a Joiner, Ark. And this from Time Square Gossip... wow! Also the covers of my "Christmas Through The Years" box set, which sold over six million copies, and my currently available -- from -- box set "The All-Time Greatest Hits of Christmas. You're right in that it didn't chart. I am talking about Ray Steven's 1961 tune, JEREMIAH PEABODY'S POLY-UNSATURATED QUICK DISSOLVING FAST ACTION PLEASANT TASTING GREEN AND PURPLE PILLS. The song became the number one download in the world the week of the final episode! The reason Joiner, Ark., was chosen is an in-joke: Joiner was the birthplace of Liberty Records executive Alvin S. Bennett ("National City" was on the Liberty label).