Now that you know this very nice song you should listen to the cover by Vanilla Fudge who were a very influential band. They made something complete different out of the source. Expect the unexpecatble.
Nancy was signed to her father's record label--and not doing so well. It was when she partnered with singer-songwriter Lee that things caught fire. He wrote her #1 hit "These Boots Are Made For Walking", while their duet album "Nancy & Lee" is an iconic piece of '60s pop with country and psych influences. What a great reaction! Made my day!
Lee Hazelwood was the producer of singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s and 1970s. He also was producer for guitar icon Duane Eddy in the 1950s. His recordings with Nancy were quirky and unforgettable. His story reads like a Hollywood movie.
I always remember hearing this from when I was a kid in the 60's. My parents were mad on Nancy & Lee, and always played their debut album to death, and it's still as impressive now, as it was back then. Pure magic.
I've got a Nancy Sinatra cd, it's very good, Lee Hazelwood features on quite a few of the tracks. Their voices don't harmonise that well, they are so different, but the contrast works very well in the call and response format. Other tracks they work together on are... Did you ever Jackson. Summer Wine Ladybird. There was a sequel song to Did you ever, which I heard on the radio once. Don't know what it was called, it was slightly humerus. You should consider listening to some of these other duets, they are good.
Who needs harmonizing when you have that gorgeous contrast? The style of the music is more geared towards storytelling, and that's what their voices bring out. Absolutely genius stuff.
My sister had this single in her record collection, which I constantly invaded. Although, I immediately disliked it, I kept putting it back on like a car wreck that you can’t stop looking at. I still hate it after all these years but, I find it so captivating.
Lee Hazlewood wrote some of the weirdest, funniest, and most original songs ever. 😄The 60s was all about experimental music, so you have that constant unsettling switch in tempo which kind of sets your ears on edge, but that's what's so interesting about it. It's not supposed to be easy listening, it's invoking a feeling of discomfort. He was just as creative with the lyrics as he was with the music, and that deep voice! His style fit Nancy perfectly and ended up making her career. Summer Wine is another excellent duet from them and not as jarring to listen to. Probably the best singer and songrwiter matchup after Meatloaf and Jim Steinman!
IMO the performances in this recording don't do the very interesting song lyrics justice. Now, if you were to ask me who might have actually done the song justice, I'd say, "I'm so glad you asked!" And then I'd tell you about the very trippy, somewhat eerie, ponderously heavy, organ-infused studio recording of the song by the band Vanilla Fudge. It's a bit longer at 7:43, worth the listen, though. On your words about interpretation, you are right, or, I should say that I agree with you. As a poet, I normally avoid offering explanation of anything that I write, once I put a poem out in the world. At that point, it literally means whatever it means to a reader, or a listener if they're listening to a recording of a poem.
Now that you know this very nice song you should listen to the cover by Vanilla Fudge who were a very influential band. They made something complete different out of the source. Expect the unexpecatble.
This is one of the trippiest songs ever. Have the album.
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I'd definitely say western sounds. Peace ✌️
This song was an escape in 1967. Still is.
Nancy was signed to her father's record label--and not doing so well. It was when she partnered with singer-songwriter Lee that things caught fire. He wrote her #1 hit "These Boots Are Made For Walking", while their duet album "Nancy & Lee" is an iconic piece of '60s pop with country and psych influences. What a great reaction! Made my day!
Lee Hazelwood wrote & produced most of Nancy Sinatra songs. He was a brilliant song writer & underrated singer!
So underrated! I'm just grateful I discovered his music because it's added so much to my life.
Lee Hazelwood was the producer of singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s and 1970s. He also was producer for guitar icon Duane Eddy in the 1950s.
His recordings with Nancy were quirky and unforgettable. His story reads like a Hollywood movie.
I always remember hearing this from when I was a kid in the 60's. My parents were mad on Nancy & Lee, and always played their debut album to death, and it's still as impressive now, as it was back then. Pure magic.
I've got a Nancy Sinatra cd, it's very good, Lee Hazelwood features on quite a few of the tracks. Their voices don't harmonise that well, they are so different, but the contrast works very well in the call and response format. Other tracks they work together on are...
Did you ever
Jackson.
Summer Wine
Ladybird.
There was a sequel song to Did you ever, which I heard on the radio once. Don't know what it was called, it was slightly humerus.
You should consider listening to some of these other duets, they are good.
Who needs harmonizing when you have that gorgeous contrast? The style of the music is more geared towards storytelling, and that's what their voices bring out. Absolutely genius stuff.
Beautiful magic!
Nancy is in 3/4 time, Lee is in a 4/4 time signature. Their are incongruous on purpose.
My sister had this single in her record collection, which I constantly invaded. Although, I immediately disliked it, I kept putting it back on like a car wreck that you can’t stop looking at. I still hate it after all these years but, I find it so captivating.
Lee was the GOAT.
Vanilla Fudge covered this song
Lee Hazlewood wrote some of the weirdest, funniest, and most original songs ever. 😄The 60s was all about experimental music, so you have that constant unsettling switch in tempo which kind of sets your ears on edge, but that's what's so interesting about it. It's not supposed to be easy listening, it's invoking a feeling of discomfort. He was just as creative with the lyrics as he was with the music, and that deep voice! His style fit Nancy perfectly and ended up making her career. Summer Wine is another excellent duet from them and not as jarring to listen to.
Probably the best singer and songrwiter matchup after Meatloaf and Jim Steinman!
mysterious, erotic, psychedelic, beautiful
IMO the performances in this recording don't do the very interesting song lyrics justice. Now, if you were to ask me who might have actually done the song justice, I'd say, "I'm so glad you asked!" And then I'd tell you about the very trippy, somewhat eerie, ponderously heavy, organ-infused studio recording of the song by the band Vanilla Fudge. It's a bit longer at 7:43, worth the listen, though.
On your words about interpretation, you are right, or, I should say that I agree with you. As a poet, I normally avoid offering explanation of anything that I write, once I put a poem out in the world. At that point, it literally means whatever it means to a reader, or a listener if they're listening to a recording of a poem.
There voices worked much better in Summer Wine;this fails.
Do your self a favour... JACKSON is their next song to listen to this song is not their best