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Leyendas del Doo Wop ;)

"LEGENDS OF DOO WOP by Tony Mortillaro" es un corto documental en tono irónico y humorístico que trata sobre dos hombres que claman haber sido el "hit factor" detrás de los más grandes nombres del rock and roll.



Gracias a Lolita Beatnikgirl por este hallazgo.

Kenny Vance and the Planotones - Looking for an echo

KENNY VANCE AND THE PLANOTONES
LOOKING FOR AN ECHO
Esta es una versión muy especial de este éxito clásico, refleja muy bien los sentimientos encerrados en el doowop.

At Erasmus Hall High School, we used to harmonize
Me and Benny and Ira and two Italian guys
We were singing oldies, but they were newies then
And today when I play my old 45's, I remember when...

We'd practice in a subway, in a lobby or a hall
Crowded in a doorway, singing doo wops to the wall.
And if we went to a party and they wouldn't let us sing,
We'd lock ourselves in the bathroom, and nobody could get in.

'Cause we were looking for an echo, an answer to our sound
A place to be in harmony
A place we almost found.

And the girls would gather 'round us, and our heads would really swell.
We'd sing songs by the Moonglows, the Harptones, and the Dells.
And when we sang "Sincerely," we really sang it high.
Even though it was falsetto, we almost reached the sky.

We've sung a lot of changes since 1955.
And a lot of bad arrangements we've tried to harmonize.
Now we've turned into oldies, but we were newies then.
And today when I play my old 45's, I remember when...

We were looking for an echo, an answer to our sound
A place to be in harmony
A place we almost found

(Actualización:)
A continuación la letra del mismo tema pero ahora por Rocky Sharpe and the Replays recordando sus principios en su anterior banda The Razors.

On the seafront down at Brighton
We used to harmonize
Me, Griff, Den, and Johnny
"Slick" and some other guys

We were singin' oldies
But they were goodies then
And today when I play my old 45s
I remember when

We practised in a backroom
Down in old St. Louis Hall
Crowdin' under the arches
Singin' Doo-Wop to the wall

And when we played at Richmond
We'd really pack 'em in
And the people would travel from miles around
Just to hear The Razors sing

'Cause we were lookin' for an echo
An answer to our sound
A place to live in harmony
A place we almost found

We'd forget the world around us
When we sang old "Chapel Bells"
We'd sing songs by The Moonglows
The Harptones, and The Dells

And when we sang "Sincerely"
We would sing with all our might
Even though the town was sleepin'
We'd break the still of the night
We've seen a lot of changes
Since when we first began

We've gone our separate ways now
Even sung with some other bands
Now we've turned to oldies
But we were newies then

And today when I play my old 45s
I remember when
We were lookin' for an echo
An answer to our sound
A place to live in harmony
A place we almost found

We were lookin' for an echo
An answer to our sound
A place to live in harmony
A place we almost found
We were lookin' for an echo...

No he conseguido encontrar el video por Rocky Sharpe, pero sí la siguiente maravilla.
Señoras y señores, con todos ustedes los Persuasions: