Sniff 'n' My Lady
To keep myself from going insane, I allow 15 minutes a day for Internet goof-off time. So this morning I tracked down Jay Ferguson's "Thunder Island," which I'd been thinking of recently as a great example of 70's Southern California use of the word "Lady" in songwriting."Sha la la la la la My Lady," sings Ferguson. In fact, he says "M'Lady," which is even better.
"Thunder Island" is from one of Ferguson's solo albums. Prior to this, he had been in Jo Jo Gunne and Spirit, famous for the song "Nature's Way."
Not necessarily a one-hit wonder, Ferguson has instead worked steadily since the 60's. You just never knew you were listening to his work.
Ferguson's animated performance of "Thunder Island" in this video made me think of the backup singer from Sniff 'n' the Tears, whose 1978 song "Driver's Seat" is one of the most satisfying songs ever recorded.
But it appears that the powers that be didn't think lead singer Paul "Sniff" Roberts was interesting enough in the video, so the camera focused instead on backup singer Noel "'n'" McCalla, whose energy exceeded the requirements of the song.
Not knowing anything about the band, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that Noel just showed up off the street that day and the band was too polite to tell him to leave.
"We were one of the first bands to tour post-Franco Spain," stated Paul Roberts on the band's website.
"I think Franco-American Spaghetti-O's smell like vomit," I stated on my website.
Previously: Tearing that hotel down contextually; Bob Dylan's kelping hand; Nature loves her little surprises
See also: Sniff 'n' the Tears, Jo Jo Gunne
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by Marty Barrett at Wednesday, February 13, 2008
1 Comments:
Ok the outfit of that backup singer. Too much.
I'm seeing that drum kit as the anti-Neil Peart kit.
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