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500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!
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It sometimes feels as though the Lovin' Spoonful have been reduced to a footnote in the history of rock & roll. Yet few of their contemporaries could match the likes of "Daydream," "Summer in the City," and the transcendent "Do You Believe in Magic?"--a song that can still turn January into June. Legend has it that the Spoonful auditioned for The Monkees, and they'd have been good in those roles, having the right candy-sweet sound and a warm humor in constant evidence. But it wouldn't have lasted: lead songwriter John Sebastian was too willful and idiosyncratic, coming on like an American Ray D
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Manufacturer: Sony Legacy
Release date: 22 February 2000
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0744659971624 UPC: 744659971624
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Release date: 22 February 2000
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0744659971624 UPC: 744659971624
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500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! (500 music items)"From out of the mid-’60s’ Greenwich Village folk scene they came, scoring a succession of lively hits with their cheerily melodic jug-band pop. They were never better than on “Summer in the City,” which smells of heat-wave New York. Standout track: “Summer in the City”"
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