So, don't hold back! This was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The Song choice for today: Love Potion No 9 Artist: The Clovers Year Representing: 1959 Wikipedia tells us this about the song: "Love Potion No. album. Okay - let’s get this party started! It’s my hope that between my posts and yours that we will get to enjoy many of the different subgenres of rock. Thanks, Robin! The good doctor shares some candid insights on recording with Phil Spector and The Black Keys. Thanks for joining in today! The concept of this bloghop is to have a lot of fun and enjoy a lot of music. Day 3 of #RocktoberMusicFest2020This year for RocktoberMusicFest, I thought I would take us on a journey through Rock Music. He gets carried away and starts kissing everything he sees, including a cop who breaks his bottle of potion. "Love Potion #9" is also the title of a 1992 romantic comedy with Sandra Bullock, based loosely on the song. The idea behind RocktoberMusicFest is to celebrate Rock and Roll. Jeff Lynne sang the word "groose" in the chorus of "Don't Bring Me Down" as a nonsense placeholder, but left it in when he found out it means "greetings" in German ("gruss"). They started in 1946 as a trio of Armstrong High School (Washington, D.C.) students, and underwent many personnel changes in the next four years. Features Song Lyrics for The Clovers's Love Potion Number 9: The Best Golden Oldies Songs from the 50's and 60's by Chubby Checker, Doris Day, Frankie Avalon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ritchie Valens, Roy Orbison, The Coasters & More! Toto's keyboard player explains the true meaning of "Africa" and talks about working on the Thriller album. When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open. Each day you will be invited to include your link in the comments of this blog. 76 on the Billboard Pop chart and No. Petula talks about her hits "Downtown" and "Don't Sleep In The Subway," and explains her Michael Jackson connection. It's a fun song, for sure! album. "Draggin' The Line." Fun song no matter who does it.Mac Davis, “It’s Hard To Be Humble”. Sound fun? They initially recorded for Rainbow in 1950 but changed to Atlantic in 1951, where they stayed for seven years and became known for their stirring their live performances. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs. The Searchers' 1965 version was the biggest hit, reaching #3 in the US. Rizzuto used to broadcast games for his former team, the Yankees. The only hard and fast rule is that your post contains rock music. The hits kept coming for Tommy James, and in a plot line fit for a movie, his record company was controlled by the mafia. Leiber and Stoller wrote many songs like ", More songs that were hits for more than one artist, More songs that are also the names of movies. Did you know that comments that are less than 8 words long are considered spam? The idea was inspired by my ThrowBack Thursday theme. Billboard Hot 100 and number two on Cash Box during the winter of 1965. I think it's The Coasters version that I am more familiar with. "Talk To Ya Later" proved the power of MTV when sales of Tubes albums picked up in markets like Tulsa, Oklahoma, where the network was available. Great song choice, it’s on my Halloween playlist. As there are only 7 days in a week and there are 10 years in a decade, there will be quite a few songs overlooked. This was their last hit. Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" spent 24 weeks on top of the country chart- the most ever until Sam Hunt's "Body Like a Back Road" was #1 for 34 weeks. I love comments! You can post once, or join in every day. She was 11 years older than me, but we shared a room. The Clovers were one of the few R&B groups of this time period to cross over into rock and roll. 9" is a song written in 1959 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally performed by the Clovers, who took it to number 23 … The Song choice for today: Love Potion No 9Artist: The CloversYear Representing: 1959Wikipedia tells us this about the song:"Love Potion No. Leiber and Stoller wrote many songs like "Hound Dog" and "Charlie Brown" with fun and entertaining lyrics. I’ll be doing my part to combat spam by removing links that are not part of the hop. Spill yer guts. I’d love for you to join me in celebrating Rock Music this month. The record was previously held by Eddy Arnold's "I'll Hold You in My Heart (1947-48), Hank Snow's "I'm Moving On" (1950-51) and Webb Pierce's "In the Jailhouse Now" (1955), which each led for 21 weeks. Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass did an instrumental version (side 2, track 1) on his 1965 album Whipped Cream and Other Delights. Features Song Lyrics for Little Anthony & The Imperials's Love Potion Number 9: The Best Golden Oldies Songs from the 50's and 60's by Chubby Checker, Doris Day, Frankie Avalon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ritchie Valens, Roy Orbison, The Coasters & More! It reached No. It makes sense to me that it would be, as my sister was a high school senior in 1971 and listened to the radio quite a bit. :) Have a spectacular Saturday, dearie. Be sure to code with html so the link is clickable. Pickwick Records capitalized on this when they bought the rights to some of The Clovers' old tracks and released them as. If you're a blogger, be sure to include a link to your blog, so that I can easily reciprocate. It's The Searchers version I remember. Don't forget to come back tomorrow for more #RMF2020 fun! More information The Searchers - Love Potion Number 9 ;)Ghosts in the Glass Steve Hackett. Stay safe and well! The song was recorded by the Searchers in 1964. Let me know you stopped by and let me know what you liked about the post, or what you didn't like. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Phil Rizzuto is the announcer on Meat Loaf's "Paradise By the Dashboard Light." I always liked The Searchers' version, myself. Mary,"Love Potion Number 9" is a great oldie. Includes Album Cover, Release Year, and User Reviews. This was the same idea: the song is about a guy who drinks a love potion concocted by a gypsy. (See the announcement post for instructions on that) And then visit everyone that has left their links. All you need to do is drop the link to your current Rock Music post in the comments. Their version reached number three on the U.S. It was originally performed by the Clovers, who took it to number 23 on the US as well as R&B charts that year. The original song included alternative final lyrics: the album version had it, "I had so much fun that I'm going back again, I wonder what happens with Love Potion #10!". As rock and roll is known for breaking rules, I’ve left the rules of this hop wide open and quite simply this:  Post when you can. 96 on the Cash Box chart. 9" is a song written in 1959 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Chaka Khan's hit "I Feel For You" was written and originally recorded by Prince 4 years before she covered it. Other artists to cover this include Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (1965), The Ventures (February 1965), The Coasters (1971), Beau Nasty (1989) and Neil Diamond (1993). Starting with the 50’s, each week will represent a decade in Rock. May 9, 2013 - Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Don’t fret - I’m sure I’ll get those covered at some point in a Throwback Thursday post. "Mony Mony." "I Swear" was a #1 country hit for John Michael Montgomery before All-4-One made it a #1 pop hit. Please take a moment to visit those that have included their links in the comments. Includes Album Cover, Release Year, … "Crimson and Clover." It was initially recorded by The Clovers, who were an R&B group, but was quickly covered by many white pop groups. Chris Stein of Blondie shares photos and stories from his book about the New York City punk scene. The Coasters released a version in December 1971 with "D. W. Washburn" on the B-side.