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Yazman
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Posted: November 26 2020 at 10:58 |
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"Sometimes we're part of the laughing Sometimes we're part of the crying We are part of it all I keep looking for that sunset I don't know when it'll be" Due to the poor quality of the clip, those lyrics could certainly be a little off. Any ideas or help identifying this would be greatly appreciated! The original guy who recorded this clip insists it was a full song too, and not a commercial either. Edited by Yazman - November 26 2020 at 11:03 |
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If Don McLean released a prog-pop record in 1974. That's all I got. |
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Man, if only it was as easy as it being Don McLean. We would've identified it years ago lol
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I listened to both stations back in the day being just south of Chicago in Indiana ....XRT was only on part of the day back then...mostly night after 6 pm.
I thought it might be a local band also but I don't recognize it , but it doesn't sound like a commercial.
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Is it the sort of thing XRT might have played?
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Well...XRT played all kinds of rock and pop things and they have always been very eclectic. Their tag line is... "Everything in no particular order." You can hear John Denver then Talking Heads then Led Zep all in a row. So hard to say back then what caught the ear of the radio jocks.
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Anybody else have some ideas?
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It almost sound like it might be one of the Eagles maybe?
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As in like one of their individual members doing a side project or something along those lines?
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Felder and Schmidt didn't release anything until the early 80's;....the song is not proggy at all to me and sounds like west coast influenced 'country tinged' rock...and there were many bands jumping on that bandwagon in the 70's. Many had one lp and that was that.
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I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with any of The Eagles members as the vocals don't sound like any of them, not even Meisner. But as dr wu says, it definitely sounds like the California, Laurel Canyon, sound that was popular in the 70's. I don't recognize the singer though.
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Yeah, I feel like if it was connected to the Eagles it would be much easier to locate.
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Hi,
I was thinking that the vocal sounded a lot like David Gates, the lead singer from BREAD ... who went on to do some solo albums and the first one is excellent, and probably should be considered progressive. The recording is way too muddled to be able to make a good distinction, though!
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Quite a few people have said it sounds like David Gates, but I wonder about that because wouldn't it end up being identified pretty quickly if it was him?
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The song has been identified! It's The Livin' & The Dyin' by Jim Dawson - https://youtu.be/hHlpMeAVbCE Edited by Yazman - January 02 2021 at 12:31 |
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Congratulations. He doesn't even have a wiki page. I still say it's Don McLean |
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Whew.....I'm glad that problem is solved....it's the great Jim Dawson.
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