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"If You Want Me To Stay"-Sly & the Family Stone.
Was that 1974?
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No, that was summer of 1973. One of my favorites at that time.

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Was the Beegees in that year, or was that another year???????

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Aimee, the BeeGees' resurgance occurred in 1975 with "Jive Talkin" at the point when disco began.

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I've never heard of such a thing as Womblies wombling and doing their wombling song.  So, I did a search on it.  I guess this one didn't make it across the Atlantic.  I don't know the tune or the visuals, but it sounds pretty inane to me!

Wombling Free (1977)    

The adventures of The Wombles, strange creatures who live on Wimbledon Common and pick up the litter left by the humans. There's always time for a nice song and dance as well. This was a film version of the popular childrens TV show.


The Wombling Song

Underground, Overground, Wombling Free,
The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we.
Making good use of the things that we find,
Things that the everyday folks leave behind.

Uncle Bulgaria,
He can remember the days when he wasn’t behind The Times,
With his map of the World.
Pick up the papers and take them to Tobermory!

Wombles are organized, work as a team.
Wombles are tidy and Wombles are clean.
Underground, Overground, wombling free,
The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we!

People don’t notice us, they never see,
Under their noses a Womble may be.
We womble by night and we womble by day,
Looking for litter to trundle away.

We’re so incredibly, utterly devious
Making the most of everything.
Even bottles and tins.
Pick up the pieces and make them into something new,
Is what we do!

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Another fascinating fact...The Wombles were the most successful UK singles chart act of 1974!

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Perhaps a precedent for the runaway success of the Teletubbies in the '90s, though the 'tubbies have no vocabulary, so they can't really sing about themselves.

Why "Uncle Bulgaria"?  Was there an Eastern Bloc connection?

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Perhaps a precedent for the runaway success of the Teletubbies in the '90s, though the 'tubbies have no vocabulary, so they can't really sing about themselves.[End Quote

Guess what Maxwell - they have! "Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh' was a massive hit here in 1997! There was also an album! Which probably made the Wombles' efforts sound like Led Zeppelin in comparison...

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Sadly, no...All the furry critters were named after parts of the world, i.e, Orinoco, Tomsk, Wellington, Tobermory...(It's at this point I realise I really must get out more!)

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Guess what Maxwell - they have! "Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh' was a massive hit here in 1997! There was also an album! Which probably made the Wombles' efforts sound like Led Zeppelin in comparison...End Quote

I'm sure a Google such would have revealed that one to me too.  Oh, the ignorance from Googles unsearched.

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Sounds like somebody took too much acid!

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See him shake on your TV screen,
Howard Dean,
Rock on!
;D
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ROCK ON DUDE!  ;D



Howard

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ROCK ON DUDE!  ;D



Howard
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Howard Dean can only ROCK ON for so long.  I thought he'd give it up after he loses the Wisconsin primary, but now he says won't!

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I like David Essex's "Rock On."  It's cheesy and all, but it has a unique sound, setting it apart from other hits of the time.

:-X
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Did you like Michael Damian's version of Rock On that came out in '89?

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David Essex was better. ;D


Howard

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I Shot The Sherriff- Eric Clapton
Rock The Boat- The Hues Corporation
Midnight Rider- Gregg Allman
Sweet Home Alabama- Lynyrd Skynyrd
Midnight At The Oasis- Maria Muldaur
I Can Help- Billy Swan
Can't Get Enough- Bad Company

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