Mungo Jerry, “In the Summertime”
Melanie, “Brand New Key”
David Dundas, “Jeans On”
(Personally speaking, Dundas is probably the most notable of these three, as he later went on to do the score to Withnail and I, although I doubt that many people walk away from that movie talking about the score. In any case, the opening to “Jeans On” was sampled in “Sho Nuff,” a Fatboy Slim song that I encountered back when I thought it was cool to encounter Fatboy Slim.)Melanie, “Brand New Key”
David Dundas, “Jeans On”
Simply put, once I hear one of these, I won’t be able to not hear it for days. They’re irritating, for sure, but I will stop short of calling them outright bad, as they each have a staying power that has to be respected. Whether it’s deceptively good songwriting or something accidental about the beats that bored into the brain wrinkles, these will not leave you soon. I’m interested to hear if any readers have a similar interactions with any of these lingering wonders.
Here's a did-you-know, then: David Dundas is also known as Lord Dundas, son of the 3rd Marquess of Zetland. Also he wrote the original ident music for Channel 4 Television here in the UK.
ReplyDeleteAlso "In the Summertime" has been used in anti-drink-driving ads here for a few years now (due to the lyric "Have a drink, have a drive...").
Just a bit of trivia for you there!
I think I might have saw some of that on his Wikipedia page sometime back. But yeah, random song, random guy, random flossy history he has.
ReplyDeleteDavid Dundas - Jeans On has been stuck with me since the day I heard it.
ReplyDeleteI does seem to have that effect. It also has the ability to creep back into you brain at a moment's notice, even if you haven't heard it outside your brain in a very long time.
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