Memories Of El Monte (Zappa-Collins)
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CUCAMONGA YEARS Memories Of El Monte (Zappa-Collins) Notes and Comments |
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| Original Sound's Paul Politi noted, Art Laboe "would take Cleve and put the Viceroys behind them," causing some to incorrectly assume this was a pseudonym for the Penguins. With Cleve Duncan singing lead and doing the talking part, they next recorded as the Penguins on the anthemic "Memories Of El Monte" (Original Sound 27) in 1963. That song's writer "Frank Zappa was a young kid, hanging around the studio, (always) trying to sell songs." | ||
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I'm all alone Feeling so blue Thinking about you And the love we once knew And each time I do It brings back those memories Of El Monte |
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| El Monte Legion Stadium mentioned later as a centre dancing and other recreational activity in a song. Dog Breath. UNCLE MEAT. | ||
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Remember the dance I held you so tight The Satins were singing In the still of the night |
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IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT The 5 Satins In the still of the night I held you held you tight Cause I really love you Promise I'll never let you go In the still of the night I remember that night in May The stars were bright above I'll hope and I'll pray To keep your precious love Well before the dawn's light Hold me again with all of your might In the still of the night I remember that night in May The stars were bright above I'll hope and I'll pray To keep your precious love Well before the dawn's light Hold me again with all of your might In the still of the night In the still of the night |
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You gave me your heart And your love undying Now I'm alone . . . I'm sitting here crying If only they have Those dances again I'd know where to find you And all my old friends The Shields would sing . . . "You cheated. You lied . . ." |
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YOU CHEATED The Shields You cheated, you lied, You said that you love me You cheated, you lied You said that you want me Oh, what can I do but just keep on loving you? Love is something you know nothing about Love is somethng you can't throw about So please try to love me Love me like I love you Oh, please try to love me Love me like I love you You cheated, you lied You said that you want me You cheated, you lied, You said that you love me Oh, what can I do? Oh, what can I do? Oh, what can I do? |
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They cheated, they lied, They said they had my number, you know They cheated, they lied, They said they were gonna do this and the other (10/26/73 Austin) |
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He cheated, the man lied, He said that he wanted me, you know He cheated, he lied, He said these are all the tapes, baby (11/11/73 Wayne) |
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| This portion of the song was either edited out or not performed at the Roxy (YCDTOSA 3). | ||
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And the Heartbeats . . . "You're a thousand miles away . . ." |
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A THOUSAND MILES AWAY The Heartbeats You're a thousand miles away, but I still have your love to remember you by....oh my darling...dry your eyes Daddy's coming home soon On my knees ev'ry day, all I do is pray Baby, just for you...love you always, want you too Daddy's coming home soon It may be on a Sunday morning It may be on a Tuesday afternoon But no matter what the day is I'm gonna make it my bus'ness to get home soon Oh..you're a thousand miles away But, I still have your love To remember you by Oh my darling...dry your eyes Daddy's coming home...soon.. |
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And the Medaillons with "The Letter" and . . .. "Sweet words of his mortality . . ." |
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| But much most important thing that correct line is | ||
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I can whisper sweet words of pismotology in your ear And speak to you of the pompitous of love.. |
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| Here is an enlightening excerpt from related story http://home.earthlink.net/~jaymar41/medallions.html | ||
| By Cecil Adams World's Smartest Human | ||
| What does the word "Pompatus" mean in Steve Miller's song "The Joker"? | ||
| Dear Cecil: | ||
| What does "pompatus" mean? There's a movie out now called The Pompatus of Love, and of course it contains the Steve Miller song as a theme. I can't find "pompatus" in the dictionary. Any clues? --Cane95, via America Online | ||
| Dear Cane: | ||
| Clues? Pfui. We have cracked the freaking case, thanks to some outstanding legwork by Jon Cryer--actor, cowriter, and coproducer of the movie Pompatus of Love--and my new assistant, J.K. Fabian. J.K. has what it takes to make a real impact in this business: brains, resourcefulness, and best of all an outstanding record collection. | ||
| "Pompatus" mystified millions when Steve Miller used it in his 1973 hit "The Joker": "Some people call me the space cowboy. / Yeah! Some call me the gangster of love. / Some people call me Maurice, / Cause I speak of the Pompatus of love." | ||
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| Speculation about "pompatus" was a recurring motif in the script for the film The Pompatus of Love. Cryer himself had long wondered about it. While the movie was in postproduction someone told him about "The Letter." | ||
| During a TV interview Cryer said the song had been written and sung by a member of the Medallions named Vernon Green. Green, still very much alive, was dozing in front of the tube when the mention of his name caught his attention. He immediately contacted Cryer. | ||
| Green had never heard "The Joker." Cryer says that when he played it for Green "he laughed his ass off." | ||
| "You have to remember, I was a very lonely guy at the time," Green told Cryer. "I was only 14 years old, I had just run away from home, and I walked with crutches." The young man scraped by singing songs on the streets of Watts. | ||
| One song was "The Letter," Green's attempt to conjure up his dream woman. The mystery words, J.K. ascertained after talking with Green, were "puppetutes" and "pizmotality." (Green wasn't much for writing things down, so the spellings are approximate.) | ||
| "Pizmotality described words of such secrecy that they could only be spoken to the one you loved," Green told Cryer. And puppetutes? "A term I coined to mean a secret paper-doll fantasy figure [thus puppet], who would be my everything and bear my children." Not a real liberated concept, but look, it was 1954. | ||
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Marvin and Johnny with . . . "Cherry Pie . . ." |
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CHERRY PIE Skip and Flip (peak Billboard position # 11 in 1960) Words and Music by Joe Josea and Jules Taub Nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, whoa-oh, whoa-oh Nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, whoa-oh, whoa-oh Cherry, nah-nah-nah cherry pie nah-nah-nah-nah-nah Cherry, nah-nah-nah cherry pie nah-nah-nah-nah-nah Cherry, nah-nah-nah cherry pie , whoa so good Nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, whoa-oh, whoa-oh Sugar, nah-nah-nah sugar plum nah-nah-nah-nah-nah Sugar, nah-nah-nah sugar plum nah-nah-nah-nah-nah Sugar, nah-nah-nah sugar plum, sweet as they come Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah (Da, da, da, da, da) Like Little Jack Horner sat, sat, sat in the corner Eating his cherry, cherry pie I didn't put in a thumb I didn't pull out a plum I guess I'm not as great as he, whoa-oh, whoa-oh Give me nah-nah-nah give me some nah-nah-nah-nah-nah Give me nah-nah-nah give me some nah-nah-nah-nah-nah Give me nah-nah-nah give me some cherry, cherry pie Nah, nah Nah, nah, nah, whoa-oh, whoa-oh Nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah cherry pie Nah, nah, nah Nah, nah, nah cherry pie |
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| The "sugar plum" phrase was used by Frank later in a song Dinah-Moe-Humm | ||
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| And presumably the Turbans' "No No Cherry" (later covered by FZ) was a reply to "Cherry Pie". | ||
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And then, Tony Allen with . . . "Night owl . . ." |
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Tony Allen & The Champs (aka Chimes) Specialty 560* Night Owl/I 1955 |
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| http://www.electricearl.com/dws/tonyallen.html | ||
| "Nite owl was a name my 'mother" Nila had for me because I was always staying out late at night. I turned that phrase into a little song and recorded it on July 4, 1955, at Master Recorders in Hollywood, with The Chimes singing behind me, even though they were billed on the record as The Champs. The Chimes backed everybody on Specialty. They were Charles Jackson, David Cobb, Pookie Whooten and John Talbert." | ||
| The labels for that record got mixed up at Al Levine's pressing plant. I know this because I was working there at the time."I" was supposed to be the A-side, but when jocks played "I," they heard "Nite Owl" instead, and liked it. By the time [Specialty owner] Art Rupe caught the error, "Nite Owl" was already a hit around town. I was pressing my own record at Levine's when Art called me up to say that it was a hit. | ||
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And I, Cleve Duncan, along with the Penguins will sing . . .. "Earth Angel Earth Angel Will you be mine?" At El Monte |
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| See another reference and song' lyrics itself in a song How Could I Be Such A Fool. CWRTJ | ||
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If I could go back To those days of the past I'd show you a love . . . A love that would last Oh, I remember Those wonderful dances In El Monte In El Monte "Earth angel Earth Angel Will you be mine?" At El Monte |
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