tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416874428321425851.post917941161493190753..comments2024-03-11T00:13:26.520-07:00Comments on Wisdom of the Oldies: The summer song inspired by warLynn Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12726341040976568748noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416874428321425851.post-22117584281207694702019-12-27T21:37:45.332-08:002019-12-27T21:37:45.332-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Taylor Ronaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998219298288994752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416874428321425851.post-58847118769020951212017-12-31T08:54:44.486-08:002017-12-31T08:54:44.486-08:00Thank you so much LJN Music! I heard the tidbit ab...Thank you so much LJN Music! I heard the tidbit about the writer going off to war on the 60's on Six countdown several weeks ago and just had to follow it up! Sp glad you stopped by and enjoyed the story.Lynn Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726341040976568748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416874428321425851.post-10213075729167829232017-12-31T08:52:39.064-08:002017-12-31T08:52:39.064-08:00Principal Undergardener, I DID ask John Sebastian ...Principal Undergardener, I DID ask John Sebastian and he replied! He said his record company wanted to let The Critters version take off because they had several other hits they were promoting at the same time. Spoiled for choice as they say across the pond!Lynn Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726341040976568748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416874428321425851.post-90390246641964969812017-12-30T20:12:31.116-08:002017-12-30T20:12:31.116-08:00There are so many songs that can immediately put m...There are so many songs that can immediately put me back in that time period. I graduated high school in '72 and Nixon ended the draft in '73. I was very lucky while so many were not.<br />I agree about the Vietnam Memorial-it sounded so minimalistic when described but felt so powerful when I was there. <br /><br />Nice article, Lynn-I didn't know about the writer and his post-Critters career-very interesting.LJN Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958585394753904150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416874428321425851.post-54134150345746524012017-10-14T13:54:17.467-07:002017-10-14T13:54:17.467-07:00Yes you are so right Gaga. I remember being overwh...Yes you are so right Gaga. I remember being overwhelmed the first time I saw the Vietnam Memorial. What a brilliant design to begin with! A friend who was there tells the story of three men sobbing near the entrance. He asked if they had served in Vietnam and they were from Germany! The thought of such loss reduced them to tears. All the items and notes left there as well are moving. I'm so glad you enjoyed the story. It was a labor of love for me.Lynn Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726341040976568748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416874428321425851.post-5098398018952699872017-10-14T13:46:33.057-07:002017-10-14T13:46:33.057-07:00There were so many young guys in my neighborhood o...There were so many young guys in my neighborhood older than me, my brother's age so innocent that were never the same after Vietnam. I remember also one Neighborhood kid so innocent that came home so strung out from drug addiction. Our country paid a price unimaginable in human suffering over Vietnam. When I went to the Vietnam Wall I was stricken to my knees by the aura of hum as n suffering that surrounds 'The Vietnam Wall Memorial' itself, I could not stay there overcome by oceans of grief pouring over me. <br />But I also went to the National Cemetary in Vicksburg and just one Rotunda was filled with a room the size of a barn inscribed with the young men JUST from Illinois who gave their life fighting in the Civil War. <br />War gives us lots of emotion to sing & write songs about. I love your history behind the man & his music Lynn. gagasgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060343530532286620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416874428321425851.post-61514667374296264272017-10-11T15:12:12.528-07:002017-10-11T15:12:12.528-07:00Makes us scratch our heads, Principal Undergardene...Makes us scratch our heads, Principal Undergardener. Why have "Butchie's Tune" and not the excellent "Younger Girl". I must try to ask John Sebastian. Maybe the decision was made for them. Lynn Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726341040976568748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416874428321425851.post-12655718045086121212017-10-11T14:41:01.253-07:002017-10-11T14:41:01.253-07:00Huh... the B side of 'Summer in the City' ...Huh... the B side of 'Summer in the City' - their release in June/July is 'Butchies Tune', but my (addled) brain remembers all three versions playing more or less in rotation, so it must have been from the album because it wasn't on either side of any of their singles or EPs.The Principal Undergardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587525514605371821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416874428321425851.post-39636276113214492002017-10-11T10:38:59.613-07:002017-10-11T10:38:59.613-07:00Glad you enjoyed it, Principal Undergardener. I th...Glad you enjoyed it, Principal Undergardener. I think you are right about "Younger Girl". Both the covers (Critters and Hondells) peaked on the charts in July, '66. As you know the John Sebastion original was on the Lovin Spoonful's first album, <br />"Do You Believe in Magic?". I wonder if they ever released it as a single. I don't know...Lynn Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726341040976568748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416874428321425851.post-78805060805937716202017-10-11T09:57:53.965-07:002017-10-11T09:57:53.965-07:00Great back story to a song, worthy of Marc Myers. ...Great back story to a song, worthy of Marc Myers. If the Critters' version of 'Younger Girl' made it only to #47, it was because it divided its sales with both the Lovin' Spoonful's original and another contemporaneous cover by the Hondells, which peaked at #52.The Principal Undergardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587525514605371821noreply@blogger.com