Looking for a genre of music.

[old.Tohtori]

Well, this is sorta silly, or not, query of bands.

What i'm looking for is rather "multiversal" as i'm interested in bands like Bay city Rollers, but the main focus is on bands that have performed the type of music like "Uptown girl" and "Mister Sandman".

No i don't mean metallicas' "enter sandman" or that bloody whiney boyband version of uptown girl

I think Joel Billy performed Uptown girl and Emmylou Harris the sandman. But, you know the type now, that surf and turf type or the swinging 60's type.

All bands, preferably corny as f*ck, welcome

 

[tris-]

i guess youd probably want the sound track to back to the future

 

[Ezteq]

some really nice stuff from the 50/60s have a look at the sufaris did a track called wipe out, the kingsmen = louie louie, booker t = green onions, and the champions = tequila (i think it was the champions).

dunno if your in to the whole rat pack thing but bobby darrin is always good for some swingin sounds (mack the knife and unless im mistaken...which i could well be he did splish splash).

 

[MaCaBr3]

The Foundation - Build Me Up Buttercup
The Righteous Brothers - you've lost that loving feeling
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
Jermaine Jackson feat. Pia Zadora - When the Rain begins to fall.
The Monkees - I'm A Believer

 

[yaruar]

If you want all out cheese you can't do better than Frankie Lymon and the Teenages - "Why do fools fall in love" or even better their version of " I put the Bomp "

and general other doo wappery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_doo_wop_songs

as for uptown girl, it's just a modernish reworking of doo wap with a large influence from Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

 

[Ezteq]

biiiiiiiiiiiiiig girls doooooooooooont crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry!

got you can seriously hurt your vocal chords trying to impersonate that dude lol!

 

[Solo]

Richard Cheese - People Equals Shit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErgJsuEuih4

and other assorted metal covers.

 

[Iceforge]

Public service
Youtubing the before mentioned tracks xD

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
The Foundation - Build Me Up Buttercup
The Righteous Brothers - you've lost that loving feeling
Jermaine Jackson feat. Pia Zadora - When the Rain begins to fall
The Monkees - I'm A Believer
Back to the Future - Johnny B. Goode
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Gisele MacKenzie-Dorothy Collins-Russell Arms-Snooky Lanson - Mister Sandman<-- I know, not best version, but best unless going for anime makeovers...

 

[Azurus]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=e7HPqi5uVeo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-wI6uAOHzvo

Check these two out.

 

[Thadius]

" I put the Bomp "

A nice video up on meatspin with that song playing ;D

Think its called "The bopper"

 

[Oysterboy]

Brand new song but retro style: THE Possible - Gohan

 

[Maeloch]

Um you've got about 4 different genres mixed up. Surf music is twanging guitar intrumentals from the early 60s, doowop is the vocal harmony stuff from the 50s/early 60s you mention which billy joel is ripping off in that song. The Bay City Rollers is a scottish teenybop band from the 70s.

If you're interested 60s music and dunno where to start, Rhino puts out some pretty decent comps which are 100% orginal recordings and tend not to have any crap on, ie:

http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=78353

Even if don't want to shell out the doh, there's a list of tracks and bands there. Most of it is good stuff, not as corny as fuck

 

[Zede]

LEONARD NIMOY


A legend in his own light year.

http://www.maidenwine.com/lps.html

The Ballard of billbo Baggins is just very special.

 

[Tzare]

Sup with your WoW guild name Kairamar? :worthy:

edit:
Sorry for being off the off-topic topic