Back to The Rock Age: Three Dog Night
These guys were huge. One of the best rock bands to fill in any cracks left between all the larger dinosaurs. They gave rock body. Filled it out. With some amazing, excellent hits! And who helped get them started? Nilsson, who wrote their first hit, "One." This post simply evolved out of my desire to post the very first song in this post, "Liar." It is a powerful, dramatic, cynical anthem, which I think could be used today as a way of throwing crap back in the face of the bastards who are trying to save the world by destroying it. Maybe with some new lyrics. Those vultures may think we are worms now, but, pretty soon, watch the butter fly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otv4kmbRp9E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5irfFgRgIA
Dig that groovy black hippie sound. Three lead singers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEy6968xO-I
It's a reggae song! Old rock songs, which were actually reggae songs, but disguised as rock songs, are songs I always love.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20pixbFiNSQ
Cool jazz, no doubt inspired by the likes of Luvin' Spoonful, and Paul McCartney's, "Ram", although I'd have to check the dates. Next time I am floating along in my beautiful balloon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oiXpHojBjg
Early acid rock transforms into Partridge Family. So catchy, even dullard fish will bite. Everybody sing it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXI6CdTVJ-0
Great, yes? Make later musicians want to dance on the ceiling. They held it all together. Too bad love and harmony went to seed and became a circular firing squad. Oh, well. It would never have happened if people didn't stop listening to this inspiring music. But. How many times do you want to hear the world, "Celebrate!" repeated, I mean really? That's why this is referred to a pop song. It fades away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zutvUaAeQJs - also - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JA1XAmzbnw
Here's a song that lazy Indie shut-ins could love - even though my guess is that it could have been influenced by one of Led Zeppelin's curious, sore-thumb quiet songs. Although, there was a lot of sap flowing all around, those days. Written by songwriter, Dave Loggins, 1972, for 3DN. This song went on to become the name of one of my favourite Indie movies, staring super-star, Katie Holmes, and Patricia what's-her-face. Carlson? Carlton?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73FuY5FtfW0
Have I posted this one, yet? I absolutely love this song, of course. It could stand as one of the anthems of this here journal. I know I get critical and a bit analytical, but this is the main undercurrent of it all. Did you know that the entrance to hell - a cave - was guarded by three dogs? Or, maybe they were more like goalies? Not so easy to deflect, ward off, throw back, say no, sometimes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu6DUq3QboI
Years before General Public, and Clueless, came along. I just love their Muscle-Shoals-like, black soul foundation. Don't you? This is an Otis Redding song, actually written back in 1932. Don't you hear Wilson Picket in there, trapped in 3/4th white bodies? Maybe they called themselves three dogs night because there were three white dogs and one black guy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpYiMi9O3WI
Weeee! This circus song clearly has New Orleans roots, and some relation to every pop start named Leon, back in those days. Or Leo, also. And probably Beatles, esp. Paul. How amazing were these guys?! They are reminding me of another group that did similar wild dorky southern songs - the band that did, "Nashville Kats" - oh, it's the Luvin' Spoonful again!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieXn7Tb7IoA
Boy, these hard rockers have so many softer songs, don't they? I want more party songs!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DZvJQ0PTEg
One of the coolest, funnest, cutting pop rock songs, ever! Who doesn't love this perennial classic?! So true to the whole essence of R&R. You can hear Sly and the Family Stone in there, for sure. And that snide Lennon-like anti-protest protest. Ain't gonna make it with anyone, anyhow. I don't know where Stealer's Wheel, (feat. Gerry Rafferty), fit in, chronologically, but I think I throw one of their songs in, as well... Oh, look, it's 1972...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofs_GyQXJ9k
Bob Dylan as a psychedelic mole person playing slide guitar. Speaking of psychedelic...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnyh6i9NvmE
Another song I love, baby. Everyone is so high. It's 1975. How do they do it? They seem to have great production tightness on stage, which makes sense, because they were fundamentally a performance band. They started off with country songs but went to rock to get people out of their fat ass seats. Shambala! We understand now!
Here's the actual hit release right here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dMIMJqDq0s
Joy to the world! (1971) This song seems to have had a lot of staying power through most of the 1970's. Stupid and corny and yet real and meaningful. Which is maybe where the troubles all started? The peace movement becoming a parody of itself? Because rich rock stars could afford to do that? Which reminds me of Hollywood, today, in some ways. Well, here they are singing all about all the people of the world joining together and singing their songs. But, in the beginning, there was only One...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNjEPHvDxZQ
And, now, here's the Professor of Rock, whom I highly recommend, telling the backstory of, "One," written by Harry Nilsson...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQSc8HNsdJ4
And here he is with another 3DN video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZCd1bHwldU
And here is YouTube 3DN - more hits and albums that way.
Well, there ya go. I told you I'd do this 3DN post, and I did, because I am not... a... wait for it... LIAR! Especially when I have the chance of Biden my time... Unlike some people I'd like not to know. Always thinkin' they gots to be the boss.
Do you know what, "liar," reminds me of? This one. A fantastic rolling rock song with excellently timed calypso drums starting it off. By Eric Clapton, petty thief extraordinaire. But he did not kill the Deputy. I think I once thought this song was called, "Four Letter Man," ha ha.
Click to viewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otv4kmbRp9E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5irfFgRgIA
Dig that groovy black hippie sound. Three lead singers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEy6968xO-I
It's a reggae song! Old rock songs, which were actually reggae songs, but disguised as rock songs, are songs I always love.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20pixbFiNSQ
Cool jazz, no doubt inspired by the likes of Luvin' Spoonful, and Paul McCartney's, "Ram", although I'd have to check the dates. Next time I am floating along in my beautiful balloon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oiXpHojBjg
Early acid rock transforms into Partridge Family. So catchy, even dullard fish will bite. Everybody sing it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXI6CdTVJ-0
Great, yes? Make later musicians want to dance on the ceiling. They held it all together. Too bad love and harmony went to seed and became a circular firing squad. Oh, well. It would never have happened if people didn't stop listening to this inspiring music. But. How many times do you want to hear the world, "Celebrate!" repeated, I mean really? That's why this is referred to a pop song. It fades away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zutvUaAeQJs - also - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JA1XAmzbnw
Here's a song that lazy Indie shut-ins could love - even though my guess is that it could have been influenced by one of Led Zeppelin's curious, sore-thumb quiet songs. Although, there was a lot of sap flowing all around, those days. Written by songwriter, Dave Loggins, 1972, for 3DN. This song went on to become the name of one of my favourite Indie movies, staring super-star, Katie Holmes, and Patricia what's-her-face. Carlson? Carlton?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73FuY5FtfW0
Have I posted this one, yet? I absolutely love this song, of course. It could stand as one of the anthems of this here journal. I know I get critical and a bit analytical, but this is the main undercurrent of it all. Did you know that the entrance to hell - a cave - was guarded by three dogs? Or, maybe they were more like goalies? Not so easy to deflect, ward off, throw back, say no, sometimes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu6DUq3QboI
Years before General Public, and Clueless, came along. I just love their Muscle-Shoals-like, black soul foundation. Don't you? This is an Otis Redding song, actually written back in 1932. Don't you hear Wilson Picket in there, trapped in 3/4th white bodies? Maybe they called themselves three dogs night because there were three white dogs and one black guy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpYiMi9O3WI
Weeee! This circus song clearly has New Orleans roots, and some relation to every pop start named Leon, back in those days. Or Leo, also. And probably Beatles, esp. Paul. How amazing were these guys?! They are reminding me of another group that did similar wild dorky southern songs - the band that did, "Nashville Kats" - oh, it's the Luvin' Spoonful again!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieXn7Tb7IoA
Boy, these hard rockers have so many softer songs, don't they? I want more party songs!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DZvJQ0PTEg
One of the coolest, funnest, cutting pop rock songs, ever! Who doesn't love this perennial classic?! So true to the whole essence of R&R. You can hear Sly and the Family Stone in there, for sure. And that snide Lennon-like anti-protest protest. Ain't gonna make it with anyone, anyhow. I don't know where Stealer's Wheel, (feat. Gerry Rafferty), fit in, chronologically, but I think I throw one of their songs in, as well... Oh, look, it's 1972...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofs_GyQXJ9k
Bob Dylan as a psychedelic mole person playing slide guitar. Speaking of psychedelic...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnyh6i9NvmE
Another song I love, baby. Everyone is so high. It's 1975. How do they do it? They seem to have great production tightness on stage, which makes sense, because they were fundamentally a performance band. They started off with country songs but went to rock to get people out of their fat ass seats. Shambala! We understand now!
Here's the actual hit release right here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dMIMJqDq0s
Joy to the world! (1971) This song seems to have had a lot of staying power through most of the 1970's. Stupid and corny and yet real and meaningful. Which is maybe where the troubles all started? The peace movement becoming a parody of itself? Because rich rock stars could afford to do that? Which reminds me of Hollywood, today, in some ways. Well, here they are singing all about all the people of the world joining together and singing their songs. But, in the beginning, there was only One...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNjEPHvDxZQ
And, now, here's the Professor of Rock, whom I highly recommend, telling the backstory of, "One," written by Harry Nilsson...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQSc8HNsdJ4
And here he is with another 3DN video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZCd1bHwldU
And here is YouTube 3DN - more hits and albums that way.
Well, there ya go. I told you I'd do this 3DN post, and I did, because I am not... a... wait for it... LIAR! Especially when I have the chance of Biden my time... Unlike some people I'd like not to know. Always thinkin' they gots to be the boss.
Do you know what, "liar," reminds me of? This one. A fantastic rolling rock song with excellently timed calypso drums starting it off. By Eric Clapton, petty thief extraordinaire. But he did not kill the Deputy. I think I once thought this song was called, "Four Letter Man," ha ha.