Oh Baby, That's What I Like!
| Oh Baby, That's What I Like! | |
| Created by: | RetroJoe |
| Tracks: | 22 |
| Length: | 01:19:58 |
| Keywords |
1. Rock 2. Roll 3. groove |
| Created on | 9/12/08 9:44am |
| Level | 2 |
| Points | 1465 |
| Total visitors | 50 |
| Unique visitors | 13 |
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This is a mix I put together while making a Last.fm playlist. One song, the last one, they listed but you weren't able to even play a sample, while track 5 was a new discovery for me thanks to that site. I tried to make all the songs have a similar melody in order to make them mix as well as possible. Please let me know how I did.
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| 1 | Temptations : Ain't Too Proud to Beg |
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Kicks off with a song you can dance to from an ace R&B group (1966 #13). This sets the groove that I try to match melodically for the rest of the mix.
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Kicks off with a song you can dance to from an ace R&B group (1966 #13). This sets the groove that I try to match melodically for the rest of the mix. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Bobby Day : Rockin Robin |
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Most people are familiar with the Jackson's version of this one, but I decided to go with the original version that peaked at #2 in 1958 (mixes better that way with the next song).
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Length: 00:02:31 |
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Most people are familiar with the Jackson's version of this one, but I decided to go with the original version that peaked at #2 in 1958 (mixes better that way with the next song). SHOW LESS
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| 3 | The Big Bopper : Chantilly Lace |
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Title track of the mix. This number doesn't necessarily define exactly what I like, but I like the theme of how the gal entices the guy over the phone to do what she wants. I also like how it ends with the Big Bopper enthusiastically exclaiming at the end "Oh Baby That's What I Like!" (1958 #6).
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Track 3 from Hellooo Baby! The Best of the Big Bopper, 1954-1959
Length: 00:02:21 Year: 1990 |
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Title track of the mix. This number doesn't necessarily define exactly what I like, but I like the theme of how the gal entices the guy over the phone to do what she wants. I also like how it ends with the Big Bopper enthusiastically exclaiming at the end "Oh Baby That's What I Like!" (1958 #6). SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Commander Cody : Hot Rod Lincoln |
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The original versions of this song fared from 1960, but this one is the definitive version of the singers preference for fast cars that would drive his Dad to drinkin (1972 #9).
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Length: 00:02:45 |
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The original versions of this song fared from 1960, but this one is the definitive version of the singers preference for fast cars that would drive his Dad to drinkin (1972 #9). SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Simon And Garfunkel : Kodachrome/Maybellene (live) |
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This was recorded during a Central Park concert in NYC and issued in 1982. The song describes a passion for photography, but appears to be based on Chuck Berry's song Maybellene which peaked at #5 in '55 (since the songs work so well together as a medley).
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Length: 00:05:48 |
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This was recorded during a Central Park concert in NYC and issued in 1982. The song describes a passion for photography, but appears to be based on Chuck Berry's song Maybellene which peaked at #5 in '55 (since the songs work so well together as a medley). SHOW LESS
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| 6 | The Beatles : I've Just Seen a Face |
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Don't think I need an excuse to use a Beatles song in the mix, but this melody popped into my head after the last song (well this and Hey Bulldog). Anyway, this is an energetic little song that is so good that I used it on one of my mixes of Beatles songs that never reached #1 on the charts (this one was issued in 1965 and never charted).
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Track 6 from Help!
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Don't think I need an excuse to use a Beatles song in the mix, but this melody popped into my head after the last song (well this and Hey Bulldog). Anyway, this is an energetic little song that is so good that I used it on one of my mixes of Beatles songs that never reached #1 on the charts (this one was issued in 1965 and never charted). SHOW LESS
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| 7 | The Rolling Stones : Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) |
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A killer cover of a wonderful Temptations song which was a #1 hit in 1971. This one never charted (issued in 1978 on the Some Girls album). This song about wanting something so bad you imagine it's really yours...
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Length: 00:04:38 |
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A killer cover of a wonderful Temptations song which was a #1 hit in 1971. This one never charted (issued in 1978 on the Some Girls album). This song about wanting something so bad you imagine it's really yours... SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Syl Johnson : Take Me To The River |
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The Talking Heads version charted better (#26 in 1979), but I decided to go with the original (#48 in 1975). It was kind of a toss up between the two songs, but the original won out partly because the other one wouldn't quite fit time wise on a CD.
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Length: 00:03:04 |
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The Talking Heads version charted better (#26 in 1979), but I decided to go with the original (#48 in 1975). It was kind of a toss up between the two songs, but the original won out partly because the other one wouldn't quite fit time wise on a CD. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | Christie : Yellow River |
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Used to think that this song was performed by CCR (but it might have been inspired by that group). This song (reached #23 on the charts in 1970), leads well into the next number.
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Length: 00:02:46 |
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Used to think that this song was performed by CCR (but it might have been inspired by that group). This song (reached #23 on the charts in 1970), leads well into the next number. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | John Fogerty (Blue Ridge Rangers) : Jambalaya (On the Bayou) |
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This was John Forgerty's (of CCR) first hit as a solo artist (with the Blue Ridge Rangers). "Son of a Gun, Gone have big fun on the Bayou" (1973 #16).
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Length: 00:03:17 |
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This was John Forgerty's (of CCR) first hit as a solo artist (with the Blue Ridge Rangers). "Son of a Gun, Gone have big fun on the Bayou" (1973 #16). SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Van Morrison : Wild Night |
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"Come on out and Dance, Come on out and make romance" is the call of the Wild Night as sung by the great Van Morrison, and he's into a real groove on this one (1971 #28).
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Length: 00:03:32 |
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"Come on out and Dance, Come on out and make romance" is the call of the Wild Night as sung by the great Van Morrison, and he's into a real groove on this one (1971 #28). SHOW LESS
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| 12 | The Doors : Touch Me |
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Didn't think that I was using to Morrisons in a row when I picked this song, but there you are. One of my favorite songs by the late, great Jim Morrison (1969 #3).
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Track 12 from The Soft Parade
Length: 00:03:12 Year: 1969 |
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Didn't think that I was using to Morrisons in a row when I picked this song, but there you are. One of my favorite songs by the late, great Jim Morrison (1969 #3). SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Chase : Get It On |
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A song you don't here much anymore, but it didn't do too bad in it's day (#24 in 1971). The theme of this song (as well as the melody) fits well with the last song's topic.
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Length: 00:02:58 |
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A song you don't here much anymore, but it didn't do too bad in it's day (#24 in 1971). The theme of this song (as well as the melody) fits well with the last song's topic. SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Average White Band : Pick Up The Pieces |
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This London based band, formed by Scottish natives, was responsible for some well crafted funk. It's what I like, and a lot of other people felt the same way since this, their first hit, reached #1 on the charts in 1975.
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This London based band, formed by Scottish natives, was responsible for some well crafted funk. It's what I like, and a lot of other people felt the same way since this, their first hit, reached #1 on the charts in 1975. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | The O'Jays : For the Love of Money |
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So good, it (in my opinion) requires using the extended version. Doesn't get much better than this funky classic that reached #9 in 1974.
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Length: 00:07:20 |
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So good, it (in my opinion) requires using the extended version. Doesn't get much better than this funky classic that reached #9 in 1974. SHOW LESS
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| 16 | Sly and The Family Stone : I Want to Take You Higher |
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So good it charted twice (#60 in 1969 and then #38 in 1970 after their performance at Woodstock). This "psychedelic soul" group was formed in San Francisco (where I've spent more than half of my life).
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Length: 00:05:19 |
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So good it charted twice (#60 in 1969 and then #38 in 1970 after their performance at Woodstock). This "psychedelic soul" group was formed in San Francisco (where I've spent more than half of my life). SHOW LESS
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| 17 | Rare Earth : Get Ready |
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The group of Detroit rockers were the first white group to be signed to a Motown label. This was their first hit (#4 in 1970).
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Length: 00:02:58 |
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The group of Detroit rockers were the first white group to be signed to a Motown label. This was their first hit (#4 in 1970). SHOW LESS
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| 18 | The Champs : Tequila |
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A song that often accompanies crazy celebrating. This was their first and biggest hit (#1 in 1958).
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Track 18 from Tequila: The Very Best of the Champs
Length: 00:02:14 Year: 1998 |
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A song that often accompanies crazy celebrating. This was their first and biggest hit (#1 in 1958). SHOW LESS
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| 19 | Joe Cocker : You Can Leave Your Hat On |
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Originally sung by Randy Newman in 1972, this cover rocks substantially more, but still didn't chart (this cover was issued in 1986). This song is so bad it's good (meaning bad in a good way of course).
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Length: 00:04:13 |
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Originally sung by Randy Newman in 1972, this cover rocks substantially more, but still didn't chart (this cover was issued in 1986). This song is so bad it's good (meaning bad in a good way of course). SHOW LESS
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| 20 | Squeeze : Tempted |
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This song was nearly played to death in the Bay Area when it came out (1981 when it reached only #49 and was their first charted hit in the U.S.), but I still like it a lot.
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Length: 00:03:57 |
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This song was nearly played to death in the Bay Area when it came out (1981 when it reached only #49 and was their first charted hit in the U.S.), but I still like it a lot. SHOW LESS
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| 21 | David Bowie : Criminal World |
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An old favorite of mine by Bowie. It wasn't a charter; was issued in 1983.
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Track 21 from Let's Dance
Length: 00:04:24 Year: 1983 |
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An old favorite of mine by Bowie. It wasn't a charter; was issued in 1983. SHOW LESS
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| 22 | Randy Newman : It's Money That Matters |
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The second song with money as a theme, and if it really does matter, it would make sense to use it as a closer; since it is by Randy Newman, doubly appropriate. This song reached #60 on the charts in 1988.
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Length: 00:04:03 |
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The second song with money as a theme, and if it really does matter, it would make sense to use it as a closer; since it is by Randy Newman, doubly appropriate. This song reached #60 on the charts in 1988. SHOW LESS
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That Maybellene cover sounds quite interesting.
9/13/08 5:35pm
The Level 15 Badge
hmm, maybe I shoud've used the Stones cover for track #1 and the Temptation's original for track #7...
9/13/08 12:41pm
Team Robot Member
Nice to see "Tempted" on this. Can't agree with the sentiments expressed for #7, I think that was a real low point for the Stones, although I love the original. Nice mix
9/13/08 9:43am
