Song Of the Day: November 11, 2005
The flipside of the immortal "South Street" -- maybe the first pop hit to use the word "hippies," in 1960, yet! -- "Them Terrible Boots" is a perfect example of what was lost when the 45-rpm single basically disappeared. This is a classic example of a killer b-side, a silly knocked off novelty that's nonetheless performed with such vigor (dig the way that male voice slides in to deliver the title line in each chorus, each one goofier-sounding than the last) that in a way it's better than the flip. Shockingly, the recent Orlons best-of on the revived Cameo-Parkway label doesn't include this song. Yet one more thing for Allen Klein to be ashamed of.


1 Comments:
What pep! There was something to be said for the goal of making records that people would want to dance to, no matter how silly the song was.
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