#tommy james & the shondells

[2000s-music-tourney]

[crimson-and-clover-1717]

Since I first watched the show, the 1968 song ‘Crimson and Clover’ has haunted my dreams. It’s why it’s my handle. It won’t leave me alone. ❤️💚

[sorbet-and-gelato]

I think we're alone now, the beating of our hearts is the only sound

[domquixotedospobresblog]

Os falsos tem o dom de falar as coisas que cada um quer ouvir,já os verdadeiros tem o dom de dizer o que cada um merece ouvir,e os falsos é que acabam virando os melhores amigos das pessoas por incrível que pareça.

Jonas r Cezar

[boxwright]

Tommy James & The Shondells - Tommy James

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[myimaginaryradio]

Many Mony - Tommy James And The Shondells

[hit-song-showdown]

Year-End Poll #20: 1969

[Image description: a collage of photos of the 10 musicians and musical groups featured in this poll. In order from left to right, top to bottom: The Archies, The 5th Dimension, The Temptations, The Rolling Stones, Sly and the Family Stone (x2), Tommy Roe, Tom Jones, The Foundations, Tommy James and the Shondells. End description]

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And now we reach the end of the 1960s. In the songs listed, we can see the psychedelic label applying to several genres, such as psychedelic pop and psychedelic soul. From psychedelic soul, we can easily see how disco will start to solidify in the coming years, but that genre will also derive from a wide variety of other subgenres. We'll get to that eventually.

The addition of Sugar Sugar also gives me a chance to talk about bubblegum music (or bubblegum pop, in this case). The term is both used to describe the genre from both the musical and the business side of its formation (I suppose it's similar to the modern use of "industry plant"), but I'll focus on the former. Essentially, bubblegum was used to classify music that was sounded sweet and chipper, but didn't appear to have the artistic integrity of other styles. The bubblegum pop of the late 60's and early 70's took a lot of influence from garage rock, but it was derided for not having that genre's sense of edge or scrappiness. This isn't my opinion, I'm just stating the origins of the term and how it was talked about at the time.

The shift from the 60's to the 70's is going to be a bit more apparent than the transitional stage between other decades. And here, we can see the foundations (hah.) of sounds that will come to define the following decade.

And with that, thank you for joining me through the 1960s. I'll see you all in the 70's.

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TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS during a recording session for their track "Crimson and Clover". (October 30th, 1968.)

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Roulette Records promo ad for the Tommy James & the Shondells’ single, Sweet Cherry Wine - 1972.

[starrie-amethyst]

The vibe for today...

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heaven knows i’m miserable now

[howardhawkshollywoodmusic]

10. Crimson and Clover by Tommy James and The Shondells debuted Dec 68 and peaked at number one, scoring 1587 points.

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts' 1982 remake peaked at number seven, and a 1995 remake by SF Spanish Fly charted but fell short of the top 40.