Music: [Classic_Rock_Forever] Attack of the Killer B's

Oh, I am sure that one of these already exists somewhere ... these two were husband and wife at the time of this recording (in Florida) They are now divorced. Elmo keeps flogging on, while Patsy has retired and moved on.

Ed V.

On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 7:26 AM, fiftyoooomilesbeneathmybrain <lululamott@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

hey Ed,
I just found Grandma got run over by a reindeer of youtube cos i had never heard of it, in its own right this is a classice! A classic of utter stupidiy! I love it! Elmo and Patsy fan group, anyone?! Lol

Lulu
--- In Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com, Edmund Vitale <eavitale@...> wrote:
>
> "Penny Lane" was the A side. It was actually released in 2 versions -
> originally with a French Horn coda. There are many examples of killer
> singles which became known as "Double A's" and selling in the millions
> because, as one side went lower in the charts, all the air personalities did

> was flip over the single, and another million and a half copies were sold.
> Elvis Presley had two of these - I know "Hound Dog" /"Don't Be Cruel" was
> one. And then there are the examples where the planned A sides were
> terrible, but when the single (or 12") was turned over - BINGO! a hit was
> found made. The two most notable examples here are "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla
> Ice (who can thank an Atlanta DJ for his 15 minutes of fame) and "I've Never
> Been To Me" by Charlene (which is one of two groaners we can thank Scott
> Shanon for - the other is "Grandma Just Got Run Over By A Reindeer" by Elmo
> & Patsy)
>
> And just to cap off some of this history - "The Twist" was actually released
> twice, with different B sides; once in 1960 (for the kids) and in 1962 (for
> the adults) Each time this single sold millions - it remains the largest
> selling single of all time in New York City (#2 is "Mack The Knife" by Bobby
> Darin)
>
> Ed Vitale
>
> On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 2:00 PM, J.C. O'Connell <hifisapi@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > not sure which side was a or b, but PENNY LANE / STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER
> > by the Beatles was a killer 45 ON BOTH SIDES
> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > *From:* Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
> > Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Peter Enfantino
> > *Sent:* Saturday, October 23, 2010 7:02 AM
> > *To:* Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com
> > *Subject:* [Classic_Rock_Forever] B-Sides
> >
> >
> >
> > "A Simple Man" by Elton John (b of "Sad Songs Say So Much") and "Shut Out
> > the Lights" by Bruce Springsteen (b of "Born in the USA"). Both these
> > artists had several great b-sides.
> >
> >
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> Edmund A. Vitale
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