Music: [Classic_Rock_Forever] Re: Busy Little B-Sides

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:
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> >
> > 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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