HISTORY OF POP AND ROCK MUSIC - part 464 torrent

PART 464



SIMON & GARFUNKEL - I Am A Rock (1965)
THE MAMAS AND PAPAS - I Saw Her Again (1967)
THE BEACH BOYS - California.Dreamin (1986)


bonus


ROYAL GIGOLOS - California Dreamin' (2004)



"I Am a Rock" is a song written by Paul Simon. It was first performed by Simon alone as the opening track on his album The Paul Simon Songbook which he originally recorded and released in August 1965, only in the United Kingdom. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, as the American pop/folk duo Simon and Garfunkel, re-recorded it on December 14, 1965, and included as the final track on their album "Sounds of Silence", which they released on January 17, 1966. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

"I Saw Her Again" is a pop song recorded by vocal group the Mamas & the Papas in 1966. Co-written by band members John Phillips and Denny Doherty, it was released as a single in June 1966 and peaked at number one on the RPM Canadian Singles Chart, number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in July 1966. It appeared on their eponymous second album in September 1966.

"California Dreamin'" is a popular song by The Mamas & the Papas, first released in 1965. The song is #89 in Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The lyrics of the song express the narrator's longing for the warmth of California during a cold winter. Some high profile artists who have recorded this song include R.E.M., America (two versions), Wes Montgomery, Gary Hoey, Dead Artist Syndrome, José Feliciano (B-side on his 1968 hit single Light My Fire), The Carpenters, the Four Tops, Melanie, Bobby Womack, Queen Latifah, The Seekers, George Benson, Hugh Masekela, Eddie Hazel, Raquel Welch, Benn Jordan, Jack Frost, Wilson Phillips, and John Phillips without The Mamas & the Papas. The Beach Boys recorded a second version of "California Dreamin'" in 1986 for their greatest hits compilation Made in U.S.A.. It was produced by Terry Melcher and featured Roger McGuinn from The Byrds on 12-string guitar. John Phillips, Michelle Phillips and McGuinn appear in the video.


Royal Gigolos were a German pumptech duo, formed in late 2003 by the producers DJ Tyson and DJ Kosmonova. The duo released successful dance cover versions of pop rock songs including "California Dreamin'" and "No Milk Today". It was dissolved in 2008.
Chart position : "California Dreamin'" (#35 in Belgium (Flanders), #2 in Belgium (Wallonia), #19 in Finland, #17 in Denmark, #2 in France, #27 in Ireland, #31 in the Netherlands, #17 in Switzerland, #44 in UK )