Double Date with Boppin' Brothers

I'm pretty smart, so I figure stuff out mighty quick. I realized a while back, that although every brother and every sister (singletons too) in the universe loved my mixes, the sheer volume (oh!) of songs on a full mix was overwhelming to some.

---Download recent mix, "AMX: Black Mask McGuffin"
---(including the Everly Brothers' "Cathy's Clown")


(on that YouTube thing, here)

I used to present you with a list of 9-18 songs, all of which present an enticing new world of musical innovation, but which may not be familiar names. Along with that was the link for the mix. But what happened was that most people would skim the list, and skip the link.

It makes sense, after all those words (signifying next to nothing), to forget the link.
But folks, it's not good for you- these bands could be your life; last night a DJ could have saved your life...
So, what I did, see, was to give you a single song off the mix- so you could hear the geniuses, instead of just reading the geniuses' names.
Here, the geniuses are the Everly Brothers.
Then a little later, I would drop another 'single' off the mix. Let you get an idea of what was on the mix, over time.
Give it a listen, and if you like it, you can 'get loaded' with some similar songs, --here--

(((Here are the 'other brother' songs on the rest of the mix:
When You're Alone: Jerry Butler. Someday : Ricky Nelson. Don't Make Me Over: Dionne Warwick;
Cathy's Clown : The Everly Brothers. Sexy Mama : The Moments. Honky Tonk: Duane Eddy;
I'll Guess I'll Have To Cry Cry Cry : James Brown. Play It Fair : DeeDee Sharp & Chubby Checker. If It Don't Turn You On (you oughta leave it alone): BT Express;
Maybe More : The Carlisles. I'm Glad You're Mine : Al Green. My Heart is an Open Book : Carl Dobkins;
Be Real : Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. Be Honest With Me : Billy Brown. Oh, Pretty Woman : Al Green. Never Gonna Give You Up : Jerry Butler )))

This song is so great, that another great song talks about it. Elliot Smith's "Waltz #2" has a character sing the song at karaoke.


(note that the album above has "great songs for listening or dancing")

But instead of listening to Elliot's song, why don't you listen to a live version of "Cathy's Clown" by the Everly Brothers? It's on old TV, so it's got that old oddball flavor to it.



And you know, looking at this video, I am starting to suspect that the Everly Brothers might actually be brothers. The Righteous Brothers are not brothers, okay, so you know, you have to be careful about what lineages you assume.