Answer Records Vol. 2

In the second instalment of answer records, we hear from Laura whose Tommy died, the son of the late Shaft, and the commie-hating response to Barry McGuire’s Eve Of Destruction.
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Oh no, Tommy’s dying! Will Laura be sad?
Act 1: Ray Peterson – Tell Laura I Love Her.mp3
James Dean has a lot to answer for. [...]

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Answer records Vol. 1

A while ago, a Facebook friend of this blog proposed that I might do a series of answer records, the novelty songs that riffed on the theme of a contemporary hit. Excellent idea, so this series is dedicated to Mike C., kicking off with answer records to Etta James’ Stop The Wedding, Johnny Cash’s I [...]

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