Posted on 12/23/2014 2:25:09 PM PST by NewJerseyJoe
Hi folks. I consider myself a "student" of oldies (1950s-early 1960s), but I'm having a terrible brain freeze on this one.
There is a song I've heard over the years, but I cannot recall the name or the artist. I have almost no clues for you to go on, but I know that some music-history fans consider that a challenge! Here goes:
1. Song had a slow tempo -- a ballad or very much like one. Very soaring vocals by the solo singer.
2. Male singer with great range. The comparisons that spring to mind are Perry Como and Bobby Hatfield.
3. Unsure of this one -- but I seem to remember that the song was one of those where the title bore little or no relation to the lyric contents. (Note: it's NOT "Unchained Melody")
That's all I got. :-( Any suggestions? I will look up your suggestions on YouTube, to see if I can track it down. Thank you!
BUMP - because the suspense is killing me!!!
Best show, ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AapxXRlsdwA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnRS3A_iIYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQrgeeS_qbo
Indeed!
Dum dum da da da laaaa
I wrote that part...
Until there was you
Can you remember the subject of the song at all, or who it was to, or what kind of person or lover would be singing it, lyrics wise?
Did it suggest an era or time period, or type of relationship?
If not, this is definitely close to the sound I remembered. I will listen to all the old Platters songs now, to see if I can nail it down.
Thanks!!!
Yes they do. :)
. . . and the Righteous Brothers (Bobby Hatfield singing lead) took a remake to the charts in 1965.
Cara Mia by Jay and the Americans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sFy5_kmEi4&list=RD1sFy5_kmEi4
LOL! You guys are cracking me up! I love these threads.
Poor, old Johnny Ray.
“Don’t it ,ake you want to go home’ By Joe South!
You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling.
Could it be a Frankie Valli song or Bobby Darin?
A classic! LOL!
Crying? By Roy Orbison
Johnny Mathis. My Funny Valentine.
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