"Square" songs we mocked that actually hold up well

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"Square" songs we mocked that actually hold up well

Post by Dan Smith--BYU » Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:04 am

I'll start:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzgpB9xpyT8

American Bandstand, notice everyone is thin pre low fat diets:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDk43bk1ZIU

recent Jakob Dylan Norah Jones cover :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLujdHfDIL0


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Post by Professor Half Wit » Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:56 pm

Pretty much every boogie funk song ever written. :lol:
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Post by Dan Smith--BYU » Sat Jan 30, 2021 4:48 pm

Those Casio sounding keyboards grate tho I like the groove.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HFCuBLAjXo

Glen Campbell in the day was the epitome of square but insanely talented and this song is haunting. The most successfully Wrecking Crew solo artist.

Glen Campbell
Roy Clark
Fifth Dimension (esp covering Laura Nyro)
Any Burt Bacharach cover including Herb Alpert and Dionne Warwick
Any Mann/Weil Goffin/King cover
Anita Baker
early Vanessa Williams
Roberta Flack
Bing Crosby that does not have bad arrangements or bad background vocals
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Post by Professor Half Wit » Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:29 pm

This one's for you, Dan. Deeep vibes on this mix that is waaaaay better than it should be.
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Post by Dan Smith--BYU » Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:42 pm

Girl from Ipanema is not elevator music...and it shouldn't be kitsch....long but worth it vid on the second most recorded song in history:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFWCbGzxofU

What squares listened to in the sixties....and a hundred times cooler than anything today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgZIPezKKM0

Everyone in that band is peak suave. One of the women is Herb Alpert's wife.
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Post by Dan Smith--BYU » Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:59 am

Complete overdose of Austin Powers era awesomeness:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oAX1LWLoTs
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