Here are the results of my June 15 Battle of the Bands, which pitted three songs named “Pillow Talk” against each other. The votes have been tallied, and here are the results.
Congratulations to Sylvia, and a hearty “thank you for playing, here’s a year’s supply of Rice-A-Roni, the San Francisco Treat” to Zayn and Wild Child.
Next battle will be Monday, July 1. Be sure to join us then!
I liked my last Battle of the Bands, where I chose several different songs with the name “Do It Again” and asked which one you liked best, so much that I decided to do it again. So, today’s battle is between songs that share the name “Pillow Talk.”
Sylvia Robinson wrote this in 1972 and offered it to Al Green, who turned it down because of his religious values, so she decided to record it herself in 1973, and it reached #3 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Soul chart that year.
Zayn Malik is a British singer, formerly a member of One Direction. He recorded his “Pillow Talk” in 2016 and it became a #1 hit fo him in the US and UK and a Top 10 hit in most of the rest of the world.
Wild Child is an indie pop band from Austin, Texas. Their “Pillow Talk” was the title track from their 2011 album.
So, those are the contestants. You know the drill:
I’ll tally the votes and announce the winner next Saturday, June 22, so be sure and get your vote in by then. Remember, you don’t need to participate in Battle of the Bands to vote.
The lines are now open. Good luck to Sylvia, Zayn, and Wild Child!
So, last time I decided to give you three different songs, all of which were named “Do It Again,” and have you choose the one you liked the best. The contestants were Steely Dan, The Kinks, and The Beach Boys. Unfortunately for Ray Davies and crew, The “Do It Again” by The Kinks got no votes. Sorry guys, better luck next time.
So that left Steely Dan and The Beach Boys in a battle between East and West Coast. I knew The Beach Boys would get at least one vote (from Stephen, who did not disappoint), which would keep them from getting shut out. Still, the result was pretty much decisive:
Steely Dan: 8
The Beach Boys: 2
Congratulations to Steely Dan (essentially Donald Fagen, since Walter Becker passed away in 2017) and a hearty “well done” to The Beach Boys.
My next Battle of the Bands will be next Saturday, June 15, so be sure and stop by then!
Did you ever notice that there are songs that have the same title but are completely different songs? In this battle, we’re going to take a look and a listen to three songs that share the title “Do It Again.”
Steely Dan
From their 1972 album Can’t Buy A Thrill, this was the first single and it reached #6 on the Hot 100, #7 on the Cash Box survey and #8 on the Record World survey.
The Kinks
The Kinks recorded their “Do It Again” on their 1984 album Word of Mouth. It did reasonably well on the Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock charts.
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys’ “Do It Again” was a non-album single that was released two weeks after their 1968 album Friends. Surprisingly, it only reached #20.
I think you know the drill by now:
I’ll tally the votes and announce the winner next Saturday, June 8, so be sure and get your vote in by then. Remember, you don’t need to participate in Battle of the Bands to vote.
The lines are now open. Good luck to Steely Dan, The Kinks and The Beach Boys!
Just to refresh your memory: my last Battle of the Bands featured three songs done by three different bands, all of which had the same lead singer, Tony Burrows. Here are the results:
Edison Lighthouse, “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)”: 9
Brotherhood of Man, “United We Stand”: 1
The First Class, “Beach Baby”: 3
So, congratulations to the band calling itself Edison Lighthouse (according to Wikipedia, “Edison Lighthouse was named after the Eddystone Lighthouse off the coast of Devon. The band later dropped the Lighthouse and became just Edison.”), and kudos to Brotherhood of Man and The First Class.
Our next Battle of the Bands will take place on Saturday, June 1. See you then!
