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“Shangri-LA” by Yacht (2011) Quite possibly the most endearing compliment to Los Angeles, Yacht's 2011 single paints the city as preferable to the Pearly Gates and the perfect place to build a utopia. Sure, Claire Evans and her band would be just as at home in Hell (their words, no...
hand-picked by your guide. It's subjective, of course, but it covers the early days of rock 'n' roll in search of the saddest and most morbid teen songs. For the most part, tragedies must be specific to appear here, and stories must be clear, while death songs not specifically aimed...
("One-armed bandits" was a colloquial term for people involved in the gambling industry, and the cover of Knopfler'sShangri-Laeven displays a brightly-colored slot machine.) Sibbet's body was found by a local miner at 5:15 a.m. on Jan. 4, 1967, leading to life sentences for both ...
No one captures the highs and lows of falling into this cycle quite like The Shangri-Las and their hit “Leader of the Pack.” The song was originally penned by George “Shadow” Morton together with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. The song was originally written for The Goodies, but was...
Appears on: The Best of the Shangri-Las (Mercury) 405 Blue Öyster Cult, ‘(Don’t Fear) the Reaper’ Writer: Donald Roeser Producers: Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman, David Lucas Released: July '76, Columbia 14 weeks; No. 12 This Long Island band's death trip was picked by Rolling ...
In the early days of rock n’ roll, "splatter platters" were all the rage. "Dead Man's Curve" by Jan and Dean, "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ray Peterson, and “The Leader Of The Pack” by the Shangri-Las were tunes that spoke of teen tragedy in melodramatic fashion. Unlike most ...
Aerosmith was quickly falling apart by the end of the '70s. Too much success, too many drugs and rampant egos saturated the recording of their sixth LP,Night in the Ruts. Its only single was a pointless cover of the Shangri-Las' "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" that stalled at No. ...
even as they hinted at a new polish that would propel them to unimaginable heights in the '80s. "No Surprize" and "Bone to Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)" are proper barnstormers, and a cover of the the Shangri-Las' "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" indulges Tyler's affinity ...