For anyone curious about the band, they only ever recorded two songs. This, and the B-side called "Flight Stewardess". There's no photos, no live recordings, nothing. From what anyone can tell this single was pressed for a short period in 1966 on blue vinyl, and never reissued. It has shown up on a handful of "60s garage pop" compilation CDs, but no one really knows who these guys were, or how many of these records are in existence. What's even weirder is that the Check Mate record label only appears on one other record, a single called "Rock-A-Bye Baby" by some singer named Johnny Fiore, and it is also pressed on blue vinyl.
The Mystery makes it all the cooler. I love obscure art stories, brilliant nearly unread novels found in thrift shops, obscure horror flicks seen by few but the stuff of legend, and fun obscure garage/surf/punk/trash/exotica which is shrouded in mystery.
Perhaps the song didn't receive any airplay and that's sad. Another band gone to the wayside and in time forgotten. That's sad because they weren't given a chance at the big time. Thanks for Y-Tube because we get to listen to these great songs.
LYRICS: I wanna knoooow, if you love meeee, I wanna know if you caaaare, I wanna knoooow, if you'll be mine toniiiight, tell me baby, that we'll love each yearrrrr All of the littlest things, that you wanna be loved, I-I know that you wanna be loved, the people say I should try and forget, also babe you'd, neeeverrrrrrr, had forget I'm not to blame, for loving you so! Oh! Its complicated, why couldn't you know? I wanna knoooow, if you need me, todaaaay, be my "forever", is things we use to saaaay Oh, baby! Tell me all the things, that you wanna be loved! I-I know, that you wanna be loved, If you could treat it like I was true, believe me baby! iiiiiiiiii, love for youuu I know that, you and I, should never, have met! And so, the people, tell me, to try and forget! I know, if you knew, the reason that I was so blue, I know, that you would always, be so blue, tell me baby, now! I-I wanna know that you wanna be loved! I-I know that you wanna be loved! yet people say I should try and forget! you broke my loving Whyyyyyyyyyyy? And forget nooow! And forget nooow! Oh! Oh! You wanna be loooved! Oh, you wanna be loooved!
I mean it's the same genre so like of course it will be the same but because it's the same when you are coming to listen to that style you know exactly what you are coming for haha 😉👌
Complete rock n roll, sounds The Cult, mixed with some Rolling Stones and the Kinks. And a little Jefferson Airplane. And to think this is some vintage, virgin protopunk garage. Good find!!
Thanks man. This is a primo jam. 66 years young and I still wow the youngsters at the gym when I bust into the twist and swim with this on the buds. Rock n Roll will never die.
Jeder Song ist wie Gold Staub und ich bin auf der Suche nach diesen alten Hits ,deren Namen und Interpreten ich nur noch mit Glück im Internet finden kann .Gerade sie waren oft die Fundamente der späteren sogenannten Nr 1 Hits .
It's that this band sounds great and yet no one knows who they are. If someone does, why don't they step forward before it's too late? It's great if we ever know who these guys were.
Great little band from Kitty Hawk, NC. Burning members were Meowcom McDowell-guitar & lead vocal, Benny the Ball-guitar & vocal, Katz Stevens-guitar, Felicia Furr-bass, Heaven T. Murgatroyd-drums. McDowell was the top cat, the indisputable leader of the band.
This song is basic but tuneful and well crafted. The drummer sounds crude, almost reminds me of a mate called Yian who was a lead guitarist but learned a few beats on a drum kit and did a few gigs for a 3 piece group called Far Canal. They did a cover of the Police's Message in a bottle renaming it; Massage in a brothel.
A direct influence on the "punk" music of the 1970s with the Ramones, Sex Pistols and The Clash. Why does this song remind me of Johnny Rotten? This is the original PUNK music
i think people miss the point, no groups will EVER be able to imitate that mid-60s garage sound. It was the perfect combination of young people, drugs and vintage equipment. The 70s punk thing was of course amazing, but I wouldn't compare it to this, not in a million years.
I remember in the 80‘s . We have so much subculture in Germany! I was a Young Psychobilly and my girlfriend was a Skinheadgirl. We Go out in a 60‘s Club an all the Skinheadgirls with their big butts shake on this Song at the Dancefloor😀.
We young Belgian Psychobillies found our way to this stuff a couple of years ago. We wanted to mix The Monsters, Fuzztones, DAG and The Cramps, Garbage Bags was born 😁
For anyone curious about the band, they only ever recorded two songs. This, and the B-side called "Flight Stewardess". There's no photos, no live recordings, nothing. From what anyone can tell this single was pressed for a short period in 1966 on blue vinyl, and never reissued. It has shown up on a handful of "60s garage pop" compilation CDs, but no one really knows who these guys were, or how many of these records are in existence. What's even weirder is that the Check Mate record label only appears on one other record, a single called "Rock-A-Bye Baby" by some singer named Johnny Fiore, and it is also pressed on blue vinyl.
I love it so much, would give anything for it tho.baumgartner.68@gmail.com
Just like many other garage bands, minus the blue vinyl
I wonder if checkmate was affiliated with Chess or Checker records.
Great song and band name. I want a t-shirt with "The Catsanovas" on it.
The Mystery makes it all the cooler. I love obscure art stories, brilliant nearly unread novels found in thrift shops, obscure horror flicks seen by few but the stuff of legend, and fun obscure garage/surf/punk/trash/exotica which is shrouded in mystery.
How on god’s green earth could something this good be forgotten and obscure?
Sadly, no promo...ugh!! Great Tune!!
Perhaps the song didn't receive any airplay and that's sad. Another band gone to the wayside and in time forgotten. That's sad because they weren't given a chance at the big time. Thanks for Y-Tube because we get to listen to these great songs.
My grandfather ❤
Usually blue vinyl record. I have seen a red one too ! Do you have this brillant single ?
Perfect - so rare, so true. Rockabilly madness and 60's punk. I wanna marry this.
LYRICS: I wanna knoooow, if you love meeee, I wanna know if you caaaare, I wanna knoooow, if you'll be mine toniiiight, tell me baby, that we'll love each yearrrrr
All of the littlest things, that you wanna be loved, I-I know that you wanna be loved, the people say I should try and forget, also babe you'd, neeeverrrrrrr, had forget
I'm not to blame, for loving you so! Oh!
Its complicated, why couldn't you know? I wanna knoooow, if you need me, todaaaay, be my "forever", is things we use to saaaay
Oh, baby! Tell me all the things, that you wanna be loved! I-I know, that you wanna be loved, If you could treat it like I was true, believe me baby! iiiiiiiiii, love for youuu
I know that, you and I, should never, have met!
And so, the people, tell me, to try and forget!
I know, if you knew, the reason that I was so blue, I know, that you would always, be so blue, tell me baby, now!
I-I wanna know that you wanna be loved! I-I know that you wanna be loved! yet people say I should try and forget! you broke my loving
Whyyyyyyyyyyy?
And forget nooow!
And forget nooow!
Oh! Oh!
You wanna be loooved!
Oh, you wanna be loooved!
I think making a playlist of 60s rock was one of my better decisions as it opened me up to this.
This is excellent.
This song slaps and it works today as well as it ever did.
Yes this one is also going on my 60's garage band's playlist
Gawd....this is a 5-star keeper.
Cool AF! It goes right on my garage rock playlist
Classic 60s garage punk! Awesomeness
Good Gawd! This song gets it! The guitar in the chorus is so cool!!!
Garage rock all sounds the same. THATS WHY I LIKE IT!!
I mean it's the same genre so like of course it will be the same but because it's the same when you are coming to listen to that style you know exactly what you are coming for haha 😉👌
im not your stepping stoooooooooooonnnnnnnnEeeeeeeeEee mixed with kinks n doorz..i love it too
Complete rock n roll, sounds The Cult, mixed with some Rolling Stones and the Kinks. And a little Jefferson Airplane. And to think this is some vintage, virgin protopunk garage. Good find!!
Oh yeah with Gracie on vocals? Heaven.
One of the deepest non-remastered 60s bass sounds I've ever heard! And yet, it's so quiet.
I like that song a lot and for some reason, the singing reminds me of Joey Ramone, and what a cool name to boot.
Thanks man. This is a primo jam. 66 years young and I still wow the youngsters at the gym when I bust into the twist and swim with this on the buds. Rock n Roll will never die.
very rare record the last time one sold about $600 fantastic garage
I'll buy it for 1,000
Fantastic !!!
Or 1500€...
Well then that guy is a freak then.
@@blackonyx6302 you say it like it was a not good thing
VERY KOOL...LUV THIS GEM, So Great...
I love this song so much.
Jeder Song ist wie Gold Staub und ich bin auf der Suche nach diesen alten Hits ,deren Namen und Interpreten ich nur noch mit Glück im Internet finden kann .Gerade sie waren oft die Fundamente der späteren sogenannten Nr 1 Hits .
I hear all of the day and all of the night and silver machine at the same time awesome!
As raw as it gets. Even for the '60s.
Proof Rock and Roll never forgets!
exceptional and yet so unknown in the Netherlands
Garage will always be # 1
Fantastic guitar sound.
An absolute floor banger!!!!
Garage Guitar Hooks Accompanied By Talented Vocals. I'm "hooked".
Thanks. "Strickly". 60's
I love this track! This Strongly reminds me of another underrated garage tune ‘Put You Down’ by The Rogues 🎶
Fun listen. Gotta love the band name!
Great garage rock n roll tune! Love the guitar tone and the Chuck Berry'esque riffs!
Great hook. Love this tune. 10 out of 10. Keep it simple eh!!
That chorus is mighty
I hope they played this dressed in cat suit costumes 😆
It's that this band sounds great and yet no one knows who they are. If someone does, why don't they step forward before it's too late? It's great if we ever know who these guys were.
I am so happy my parents introduced me to old music, pop-songs nowadays are just awful
Solid tune. Way cool!!
Omggg, very fantastic song😌✌🏻
I was check-mated in only six moves, after I played this song.
Great little band from Kitty Hawk, NC. Burning members were Meowcom McDowell-guitar & lead vocal, Benny the Ball-guitar & vocal, Katz Stevens-guitar, Felicia Furr-bass, Heaven T. Murgatroyd-drums. McDowell was the top cat, the indisputable leader of the band.
I love the info, how did you find this out?
@@YakmanOx I'm from NC
@@KingOFuh Awesome! I lived in NC for a lil in the 2010's. Did you get to know the members or see them live?
So who owns the song? If Wes Anderson wanted to put in a movie, who would he talk to? Who would he pay? What’s a Catsanova?
Hey King Of Fuh..I know these are all cool cat related names but do you know any of their real names or are these created in your imagination !
love this beat
good stuff and that label too
very refined primitivity! great
Eric Trinitecos Great way to put it! I love it!
Brilliant find
This song is basic but tuneful and well crafted. The drummer sounds crude, almost reminds me of a mate called Yian who was a lead guitarist but learned a few beats on a drum kit and did a few gigs for a 3 piece group called Far Canal. They did a cover of the Police's Message in a bottle renaming it; Massage in a brothel.
Ace tune!
Damn good rock and roll record.
Awesome and crude!
Catchy and sweet!
Hell of a track.
makes me want to dig the old pipe out.
Great gem
Number One!
Awesome.
😊good turn
Other good obscure bands include:
The daughters of eve
Loreen church
The shaynes
The girls
The starlets
Amazing
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good sound..thnx 4 posting : )
Wow. Dig it.
A mashup of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hello, i love you!
A direct influence on the "punk" music of the 1970s with the Ramones, Sex Pistols and The Clash. Why does this song remind me of Johnny Rotten? This is the original PUNK music
@van wray But, The Doors ripped off The Kinks before The Pistols for their song 'Hello, I Love You'.
i think people miss the point, no groups will EVER be able to imitate that mid-60s garage sound. It was the perfect combination of young people, drugs and vintage equipment. The 70s punk thing was of course amazing, but I wouldn't compare it to this, not in a million years.
brent h For some of us it was challenging enough just to get our hands on a six-pack back then.
good song. from time to time i hear theme "hello, i love you" by the Doors
Of course this would be the only record ever of this group. Someone needs to cover it immediately.
Original is the best 🥴🤪😁🥳
The "primitivity with a bit of jangle" reminds me of early R.E.M - a very young Peter Buck's jangling guitar runs through the song. This is GOLD!
VERY WELL.................................
Neat song!
Great name. The song on the other hand, dunno. Thanks for turning us on!
"Of a million things, and she wants to be loved"
If thats anywhere close to what the lyric is holy god that is fucking genius
nice nice nice!!!!!
groovy
they sound like the kinks
Too bad i lost the auction a few years ago, it was only 600
Wow
All the Day and all of the night - Stranglers
Groovy and my parent's are cooking salmon
How was it?
Garage Total!! Aunque el inicio me suena un toque a All Day and Of The Night de The Kinks, pero el tema es buenísimo!
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I wouldn't surprised if REM had heard this, liked and thought, "but we could do better." So they did. Still, this is a treat. Thank you for posting!
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Luv
Any chance we can hear the B-side “Flight Stewardess”?
It seems I found it on dailymotion
@@birdgod5584 thank you!
Sounds like a garage version Tracey Pendavis singer
heading to my ipod
Definitely see where Jack White got his style from.
Keeper!
Infectious! Love it. Any info on the band?
Vaya guay tio
If only there was a way to get the lyrics...
I remember in the 80‘s . We have so much subculture in Germany! I was a Young Psychobilly and my girlfriend was a Skinheadgirl. We Go out in a 60‘s Club an all the Skinheadgirls with their big butts shake on this Song at the Dancefloor😀.
We young Belgian Psychobillies found our way to this stuff a couple of years ago. We wanted to mix The Monsters, Fuzztones, DAG and The Cramps, Garbage Bags was born 😁
Anyone got guitar riff in the chorus
Does anyone know the lyrics to this?
can anyone post the lyrics? thanks
hello can anyone post the Lyrics? thanks
Great great song - who is this band?
You must upload a new vid or UA-cam will take down your channel according to their new guidelines. Less than two years old.
Drummers girlfriend on tamborine..
Pretty sure that's a female singer... hence the play on "Casanovas".
It sounds like a male voice to me
I was the 666th thumbs up muhahahahah