Jode Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I tell ya, YouTube continues to be one of my favorite aspects of the computer age. Who remembers the funky-ass music they used to play after the end credits of "Sesame Street"? You know - there's a graphic telling you where the funding came from, with that badass little theme with the tubular bells, horns, full-throttle Hammond with fast Leslie, porno wahwah guitar, all kicked off with that blazing roundhouse drum fill on taped-up single-headed drums? Well, click this link and nod ya head like a funky little five-year-old. I've been looking for this tune literally for years on YouTube. Finally found it. This was probably the very first primordial building block in my appreciation of funky music. I didn't know what I was hearing at age four or five, but I sure knew it was bad as hell. It still is. I want the complete take on MP3! "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Guess I'm the only one who cut his musical teeth rocking out to the CTW. "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rod76 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I did too. Also, remember The Electric Company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLaw Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I was partial to Schoolhouse Rock with Conjunction Junction being one of my favorites. Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 You guys are making me feel old. In my preschool years, TV was only broadcasting a few hours per day in the evening. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rod76 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Waiting for Dave Horne to say: In my days, there was only magic lanterns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonksDream Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 +1 to Schoolhouse Rock! I actually do a few of the tunes from that onstage. Great writing and performances that you'll never forget. Got me through my English classes actually. Instrumentation is meaningless - a song either stands on its own merit, or it requires bells and whistles to cover its lack of adequacy, much less quality. - kanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Oh yeah, I remember that one well. I was brought up on PBS. Good memories. One interesting nugget is that this is one of the earliest recordings that featured the Nord Lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Bob Dorough wrote all that stuff, and the lyrics - Conjunction Junction, etc. He's a wonderful person, great lyricist, singer/songwriter/piano player, and the only 'dude' who ever sang on a Miles Davis recording: "Blue Xmas". He still performs. CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefunk Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Waiting for Dave Horne to say: In my days, there was only magic lanterns or... clavichords and harpsichords... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLaw Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Bob Dorough wrote all that stuff, and the lyrics - Conjunction Junction, etc. He's a wonderful person, great lyricist, singer/songwriter/piano player, and the only 'dude' who ever sang on a Miles Davis recording: "Blue Xmas". He still performs. . Everybody sing along. Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodWichita Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 This is a great post. It also brings a question that is not about PBS, but from what I can gather, most of us on this forum seem to be AROUND the same age. We all grew up with this kind of influence, PBS, patch cords etc..., but what do kids of today keyboard wise take off on? If this is way to OT, sorry, it just made me wonder who kids who play keyboards look to in a role model or am I just sentimental? Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 This is a great post. It also brings a question that is not about PBS, but from what I can gather, most of us on this forum seem to be AROUND the same age. We all grew up with this kind of influence, PBS, patch cords etc..., but what do kids of today keyboard wise take off on? If this is way to OT, sorry, it just made me wonder who kids who play keyboards look to in a role model or am I just sentimental? Rod Just as we dug those cool tunes, players and gear from our past, the young folks coming up nowadays have their influences too i.e. Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, Scott Storch or the "cool" cat in XYZ band. Times change but folks dig "their" scene. Those who become more serious about the craft reach back for more knowledge. Hopefully that cycle will continue. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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