The Last Bass Outpost

Quote from: Pilgrim on June 28, 2025, 10:36:11 AMAt the risk of raising purposefully repressed memories, "Rubber Ducky" falls into the Bubblegum category too.

I was a radio DJ when it came out - we got so many requests that we were about to go postal. We threw the .45 in a drawer and told callers we couldn't find it.

It was the "Baby Shark" of its day.

No, it wasn't. It was strictly a children's song for the tykes who watched Sesame Street, and it came after the mercifully short-lived bubblegun era was over.

Bubblegum was aimed at teen love and romance.

This one was a Rupert Holmes production. 

What's the definition of Bubblegum, catchy simplistic pop with a chugging rhythms, danceable, naive lyrics, aimed at a teenage audience? Or is it "I know it when I hear it!"? 

That's pretty accurate. Teenagers loved it, especially stuff like all the Kasenetz and Katz bands. Some real, like 1910 Fruitgum Company. others just studio musicians like Ohio Express.

Occasionally one would appeal to a wider audience, like Quick Joey Small.


This wouldn't go over well today.


Not Kasenetz and Katz, but there were The Archies.

That's a ridiculous price. Hopefully the Bart will do for now.

Not sure what you mean, here's another of his big hits. You're right, not really bubblegum.

Bobby Sherman, gone at 81. It was announced a few months ago that he had kidney cancer.

Right after college, I had a roommate who played the shit out of this one. Catchy bubblegum.

The Who stopped being The Who when Entwistle died.

Beautiful. My favorite Alembic because of the body shape.

Liquid Death Is Selling Empty Iced Tea Cans Containing Ozzy Osbourne's DNA

Better order yours today, only 10 available.

RIP Lou Christie 1943-2025

Quote from: 4stringer77 on June 16, 2025, 08:01:19 AMI wonder if this influenced Wayne Newton?

Ya think?  Must be at least a subconscious influence.

Let Your Love Flow was written by Larry E. Williams and is about 50 years old. IIRC the Wayne Newton song is much newer. Did Wayne write that?

That's always a good thing to have. You might need other custom jobs in the future.

I did see post 796, just didn't put 2 and 2 together.