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31 May 2007

Three one hit wonder love songs from the 70's.

post by: arse_hat at: 23:26 | 14 comments

Magnet And Steel

Fooled Around and Fell In Love

Ma Belle Amie

posted by arse_hat 31 May | 23:27

Funny. Elvin "Fooled Around" Bishop is one of the has-been performers at the upcoming California MidState (Don't Call Us County) Fair. (Although everybody knows he wasn't the singer on that song - don't you?) Anyway, thanks for the sounds, arsey.

posted by wendell 01 June | 00:39

Never heard that wendell, do tell more.

posted by arse_hat 01 June | 00:43

Yeah, Elvin's a guitarist, although he does some singing himself. The vocalist on "Fooled Around" is Mickey Thomas, who later went on to destroy what little credibilty Jefferson Starship had left - that's him on "We Built This City", along with Grace.

Actually, I'm happy to see that Elvin is out touring again. he pretty well shut down for awhile after his ex-wife and daughter were murdered back in 2000.

posted by bmarkey 01 June | 00:53

Was anyone ever convicted in that case?

posted by arse_hat 01 June | 00:59

Bernie Taupin had a hand in "We Built This City" and I think that was not Jefferson Starship but the sad, sick, finale, Starship.

posted by arse_hat 01 June | 01:03

I seem to recall that there was at least one conviction, but I can't seem to find anything on the web tonight.

As far as Jefferson Wheelchair goes, Thomas came in when Marty Balin left, so he'd been with the band for some time (a couple of years, maybe?) pre-"WBTC".

posted by bmarkey 01 June | 01:08

Here we go - three convictions, actually.

posted by bmarkey 01 June | 01:16

A small comfort at least.

posted by arse_hat 01 June | 01:18

Here's a bio of Mr. Bishop. I'd forgotten that he'd been with the Butterfield Blues Band.

posted by bmarkey 01 June | 01:26

I should up some Paul Butterfield Blues Band soon.

posted by arse_hat 01 June | 01:31

Ma Belle Amie/UTube

posted by mischief 01 June | 02:10

While I like the original version of “Magnet and Steel” OK, I really dig this cover version by Matthew Sweet. It was produced by Lindsey Buckingham, who also plays guitar and throws in some mighty fierce backing vocals, too.

posted by bmarkey 01 June | 02:58

Wow, I did not know about that murder. Poor Elvin.

posted by jonmc 01 June | 07:35

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