Comments on: Adventures Through The Mines of Mellow Gold 13 http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/ The Music That Taste Forgot Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:54:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: The Eighth Day of Mellowmas: Pretentious Stingmas | Popdose http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-49762 The Eighth Day of Mellowmas: Pretentious Stingmas | Popdose Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:31:20 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-49762 [...] on buying you the collected works of Benny Mardones. Not to mention your still-unopened copy of The Van. So suck [...] […] on buying you the collected works of Benny Mardones. Not to mention your still-unopened copy of The Van. So suck […]

]]> By: CHART ATTACK!: 8/28/82 | Popdose http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-48866 CHART ATTACK!: 8/28/82 | Popdose Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:32:13 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-48866 [...] pretty sure this movie is going to show up in my mailbox any day now. Jeff already sent me The Van and A Night in Heaven after I wrote about them. I just hope he’s not reading [...] […] pretty sure this movie is going to show up in my mailbox any day now. Jeff already sent me The Van and A Night in Heaven after I wrote about them. I just hope he’s not reading […]

]]> By: CHART ATTACK! #47: 9/4/76 | Popdose http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-25084 CHART ATTACK! #47: 9/4/76 | Popdose Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:24:52 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-25084 [...] only thing I can add to the Mellow Gold entry is that I always thought that line was “I’m not talking ’bout Meridian.” As [...] […] only thing I can add to the Mellow Gold entry is that I always thought that line was “I’m not talking ’bout Meridian.” As […]

]]> By: JasonHare.com » Blog Archive » CHART ATTACK! #47: 9/4/76 http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-18979 JasonHare.com » Blog Archive » CHART ATTACK! #47: 9/4/76 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:40:20 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-18979 [...] only thing I can add to the Mellow Gold entry is that I always thought that line was "I’m not talking ’bout Meridian." As [...] […] only thing I can add to the Mellow Gold entry is that I always thought that line was "I’m not talking ’bout Meridian." As […]

]]> By: Jason http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-18480 Jason Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:57:57 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-18480 I actually have the DVD.  Jeff bought it for me.  I haven't watched it yet, though - I feel like I need someone to share in the experience with me, and my wife refuses. I actually have the DVD.  Jeff bought it for me.  I haven’t watched it yet, though - I feel like I need someone to share in the experience with me, and my wife refuses.

]]> By: Ray http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-18468 Ray Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:49:44 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-18468 I remember Chevy Van being a huge hit in the late spring of '75.  The movie came out two years later and was a pretty big drive-in hit during the summer of 77.  I recently came across a DVD (the DVD issued by Rhino is your best bet, sure it's full frame and the color hasn't aged very well, but therein lies the charm, and it's not cut and slashed like other DVD editions) and it's pretty hokey but very fun nonetheless.  If you vaguely recognize the "star" of the flick but can't quite place him (I doubt very much if anyone here could identify him by name), just think "wallpaper sample dork from that Brady Bunch episode where Marcia gets hit in the nose with the football".  Yep, that would be Stuart Getz, otherwise known as Charley from that legendary episode of The Bunch. As far as Sammy Johns, aside from hearing "Chevy Van" and "Early Morning Love" umpteen times during the movie, you can also enjoy several other songs, including "Country Lady", "Jenny" (no 867-5309 phone number, no girl named Jenny anywhere in the movie for that matter!), "You're So Sweet" and also the b-side to the Chevy Van single, "Hang My Head and Moan".  There was also an LP, which you might see on eBay every now and then (if you're REALLY REALLY interested!). I remember Chevy Van being a huge hit in the late spring of ‘75.  The movie came out two years later and was a pretty big drive-in hit during the summer of 77.  I recently came across a DVD (the DVD issued by Rhino is your best bet, sure it’s full frame and the color hasn’t aged very well, but therein lies the charm, and it’s not cut and slashed like other DVD editions) and it’s pretty hokey but very fun nonetheless.  If you vaguely recognize the "star" of the flick but can’t quite place him (I doubt very much if anyone here could identify him by name), just think "wallpaper sample dork from that Brady Bunch episode where Marcia gets hit in the nose with the football".  Yep, that would be Stuart Getz, otherwise known as Charley from that legendary episode of The Bunch.
As far as Sammy Johns, aside from hearing "Chevy Van" and "Early Morning Love" umpteen times during the movie, you can also enjoy several other songs, including "Country Lady", "Jenny" (no 867-5309 phone number, no girl named Jenny anywhere in the movie for that matter!), "You’re So Sweet" and also the b-side to the Chevy Van single, "Hang My Head and Moan".  There was also an LP, which you might see on eBay every now and then (if you’re REALLY REALLY interested!).

]]> By: JasonHare.com » Blog Archive » Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold 35 http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-11947 JasonHare.com » Blog Archive » Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold 35 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:01:25 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-11947 [...] Now, of course, you all remember the biggest and brightest Mellow Gold hit from Dan Seals and John Colley (not a typo), "I’d Really Love To See You Tonight."  You can read My Top Five Interesting Facts About England Dan And John Ford Colley back in Mellow Gold 13.  (You’ll also get a chance to see Terje’s Mellowmas creation, which always impresses and worries me.)   Catch up and come on back.  We’re not here to talk about that song today.  Nor are we here to talk about any of their other Top 40 singles or even "In It For Love," a fantastic mellow gem of theirs that Dave P sent me.  They’ll all be covered in due time.  And if I catch any of you guys talking about Todd Rundgren again, I’m going to have Dan Hill deliver a singing mellowgram to your bedroom at 4 in the morning.  Don’t test me.  I’ll do it. [...] […] Now, of course, you all remember the biggest and brightest Mellow Gold hit from Dan Seals and John Colley (not a typo), "I’d Really Love To See You Tonight."  You can read My Top Five Interesting Facts About England Dan And John Ford Colley back in Mellow Gold 13.  (You’ll also get a chance to see Terje’s Mellowmas creation, which always impresses and worries me.)   Catch up and come on back.  We’re not here to talk about that song today.  Nor are we here to talk about any of their other Top 40 singles or even "In It For Love," a fantastic mellow gem of theirs that Dave P sent me.  They’ll all be covered in due time.  And if I catch any of you guys talking about Todd Rundgren again, I’m going to have Dan Hill deliver a singing mellowgram to your bedroom at 4 in the morning.  Don’t test me.  I’ll do it. […]

]]> By: Richard Brandt http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-3903 Richard Brandt Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:16:19 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-3903 Hey, it's been a while, but... I read this and was reminded that an NPR reporter was willing to publicly humiliate herself by declaring "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" as "the ultimate summer song." Hey, it’s been a while, but… I read this and was reminded that an NPR reporter was willing to publicly humiliate herself by declaring "I’d Really Love to See You Tonight" as "the ultimate summer song."

]]> By: Robert http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-1336 Robert Sat, 23 Dec 2006 06:25:53 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-1336 Now I remember what I wanted to ramble about yesterday ... Big Star was far from a Mellow Gold kind of band, but on 1975's "Third/Sister Lovers," which some argue is really an Alex Chilton solo album/therapy session, drummer Jody Stephens gets to sing one of his own compositions, "For You." Here are the lyrics: Sometimes I can't help but worship you I love you and all the things that you do I thought I'd sit and write this song just for you To let you know that I am thinking of you When I come home so cold at night You'll have the fireplace burning bright Thoughts of how it's going to be And how I'll spend those cold, cold nights warm by you And in these autumn days I wander through the leaves Thinking of those winter nights I'll spend with you And when I come home so cold at night You'll have the fireplace burning bright Thoughts of how it's going to be And how I'll spend those cold, cold nights warm by you ....... My brother called this song "pussy rock." He's right. I like the song, but he's right. Now I remember what I wanted to ramble about yesterday …

Big Star was far from a Mellow Gold kind of band, but on 1975’s “Third/Sister Lovers,” which some argue is really an Alex Chilton solo album/therapy session, drummer Jody Stephens gets to sing one of his own compositions, “For You.” Here are the lyrics:

Sometimes I can’t help but worship you
I love you and all the things that you do
I thought I’d sit and write this song just for you
To let you know that I am thinking of you

When I come home so cold at night
You’ll have the fireplace burning bright
Thoughts of how it’s going to be
And how I’ll spend those cold, cold nights warm by you

And in these autumn days I wander through the leaves
Thinking of those winter nights I’ll spend with you

And when I come home so cold at night
You’ll have the fireplace burning bright
Thoughts of how it’s going to be
And how I’ll spend those cold, cold nights warm by you

…….

My brother called this song “pussy rock.” He’s right. I like the song, but he’s right.

]]> By: woofpop http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-1221 woofpop Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:21:31 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/12/19/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-13/#comment-1221 Yes, I'm almost certain it was Todd's last solo top 40. Utopia actually had a top 40 hit (barely) in '80 called "Set Me Free", and through revisionist history, "Bang On The Drum All Day" is a smash, but it wasn't then. Palmer's version was a single in '79, right after "Bad Case.." - I like his version a LOT. And, yes, Mandy's version is good, too - that record was a surprise.  The reaction of Seals and Seals' (now, that's just DUMB) management explains why they are distant memories.. Yes, I’m almost certain it was Todd’s last solo top 40. Utopia actually had a top 40 hit (barely) in ‘80 called "Set Me Free", and through revisionist history, "Bang On The Drum All Day" is a smash, but it wasn’t then. Palmer’s version was a single in ‘79, right after "Bad Case.." - I like his version a LOT. And, yes, Mandy’s version is good, too - that record was a surprise.  The reaction of Seals and Seals’ (now, that’s just DUMB) management explains why they are distant memories..

]]>