Al Jardines Big Mistake

[Pretty Funky]

Poor Mike cops a load but Al goofed here IMO!

Lady Linda Lady Liberty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5eoGLWQw-M

Its one thing to diss the missus during a divorce but to change a song title and lyric....for the worse!

A lot of BB songs would need to have new titles if this was the case!

[Paulos]

It's not the first time that Al had done this with Lady Lynda, after the divorce it was sang live as 'Little Lady'!

[ghost]

Keepin it passive-aggressive with Aljardean

[Pretty Funky]

Barbara Ann Bomb Iran

Make Love, Not War. Right Mike?

[Nicko1234]

Lady Liberty is a terrible song and I like the original.

I think Al's big mistake must still be his ponytail though.

[Dunderhead]

Never liked the song tbh, is there a better early version like Santa Ana Winds?

[phirnis]

Never liked the song tbh, is there a better early version like Santa Ana Winds?

There is an earlier version... Not sure if you're going to like it any better...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm0rdP8cf6c

[Dunderhead]

Never liked the song tbh, is there a better early version like Santa Ana Winds?

There is an earlier version... Not sure if you're going to like it any better...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm0rdP8cf6c

 

[The Shift]

Never liked the song tbh, is there a better early version like Santa Ana Winds?

There is an earlier version... Not sure if you're going to like it any better...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm0rdP8cf6c

Interesting (and 2-year-old) comment by one Ron Altbach below that clip:

"I co-wrote this with Al. We wrote it in Big Sur in 1976 The only BBoys on the vocals are Al and Mike. Bobby Figueroa, Eddie Carter, Eddie Tuleja and I were the back-up vocals. The electric wurlitzer piano was originally the sound my band King Harvest used on Dancing in the Moonlight. So, yes, this was in the same kind of non-bboys production that Al and I did on MIU.  And we had a great time doing it. Ron Altbach"

[Aegir]

Here's a clip from a documentary where Ron talks about writing Lady Lynda: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SVB-EvYtNw

[The Shift]

I remember hearing Lady Lynda on BBC Radio 1 when it was released as a single from LA (Light Album) and was delighted that my fave group had released a credible single.

And blow me down, it reached number 6. At school, my fandom didn't seem to uncool, suddenly.

A year later, September 1980, I heard Surf's Up for the first time, also on Radio 1 – Kid Jensen's parting shot, in fact – and I realised just how cool that band could have been.