thebes Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 ...have in common. Can't guess. How about treacle, maudlin, catchy rhymes, teeny boppin, do the Freddie, while being a Monkeee, designed expressly to appeal to per-soemthing-or-other 13 year-olds and those seeking tooth decay through the medium of pop music. Yes folks it's Bubblegum, and let's face it, every wanna bee starlett and silly young man wants a catchy tune to draw in the masses. Weather their acting on their budding libidos; their befuddled libidos; their gross lack of talent; their affinity to the Beatles; the record company's need for a pop hit; the rents due; their creativity quotient is on the level of a dead squirrel in the middle of the road. Don't matter any no how, cause we all gotta bop, but what we really want is pop. But I digress, or do I? Bubblegum. That sticky substance on the bottom of your sneaker that ruled the airwaves through the late 60's and well into the 70's. Now here's what the Archies had to say: Sugar, oh, honey, honeyYou are my candy girlAnd you got me wanting youHoney, oh, sugar, sugarYou are my candy girlAnd you got me wanting you Now from The Smithereens, It's a Lonely Place: I was born the day I met you,Lived a little when you loved me,Died a little when we broke apart.Suddenly, this world's no longer bright.I'm alone and lonely every night.Won't you bring back your love that's out of sight?I'm in a lonely place without you.I'm in a lonely place without you. One chirppy, one, well lonely. Until you drop in the music and then, depending on the Smithereen version, the Archies and The Smithereens get pretty close to being kissin cousins. So what what major "artistic" group, do you guys think may fall afoul of a foray into teeny bopper land? I'll await your answer while spinning one of the great Bubblegum classics, "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Isn't "Achy, Breaky Heart" country bubblegum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Betty. No, Veronica. No, Betty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 (edited) I can stand some Jay and the Americans about now, or, some bubblegum. Edit: and some bubblegum. Thanks to the teenies... Edited July 19, 2014 by billybob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Thebes. You just insulted dead squirrels. Shame on you. SHAME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I like Bubblegum; not very good for teeth, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 "The Dead Squirrels" A friend was reading some of my stuff once, and said, "Man, that would make a great name for a rock band." "Penny Junk Resistors" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 "Penny Junk Resistors" Dean and the Hard Wired Caps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Man, no end to material from our hobby: 63/37 Point-to-Point Valve Express Stranded Wire BEC and Stuff ... Yeah, I know, a little lame - but I'm supposed to be getting ready for work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 1910 Fruitgum Company and one of my favorites Indian Lake by the Cowsills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnich Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Red Rubber Ball by the band Red Rubber Ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 You guys make me (I'm so) Dizzy by Tommy Roe. As far as dead squirrels go, I was originally going to write "Like a dead skunk in the middle of the road, stinkin to high heaven", but that's not a Bubblegum song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 Oh yeah, did I mention this Tommy Roe guy once opened for The Beatles. Surprise. Surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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