The Definitive Sunshine Pop thread

[tony p]

Just another heads up.  A guy Harold Green just posted some more sunshine pop songs on YouTube. Some I'm familiar with already others I'm not. check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlTkOHjpV_xgcspGgbnK5u75-_g8E8Y66

I just discovered Summer Girl by New Sound Spectrum and Stop by Spring Fever which I can't stop listening to.

I am constantly amazed at the nuggets floating around from this genre. Did Brian influence this whole genre? I honestly think he did! The style anyways: the harmonies, production, backing track, overall style, theme and feel that is Sunshine Pop

In addition, I think this style/genre allows one to appreciate the song while generally putting up with the anonymity of the band! And I'm OK with that! If you can find one stellar, great, knockout track by a band then that's enough. I find some "bands" from this genre have 2 or 3 standout tracks and that's it. The history/information concerning the details of said band are lost to time. But the amazing track survives. I find perhaps I am not hung up on the details of the band (i.e. knowing who each band member was) It certainly isn't John Paul George and Ringo. With that being said I do appreciate the limited amount of information that survives (like say that Curt Boettcher produced a track). Discuss.

this is a great playlist put up by Harold Green

That 'Spring Fever - Stop' tune is just pure Californian bliss. And so many other songs on that list are awesome

So many bands that i have never even heard of. Thats the beauty of playlists like these.

Is there any way to get all these songs on a CD or mp3? im not sure if theres a way to D/L songs from youtube.

[markcharles75]

Tony

I use MP3 rocket to get tunes from youtube. I find it a great software program. Google it. That's all I'll say. lol

[RangeRoverA1]

im not sure if theres a way to D/L songs from youtube.

Follow one of these:

- savetube
- clipconverter
- keepvid
- savefrom.net etc. etc. Read on google pages.

[kwan_dk]

OK, back with a recommendation for this thread; Soft Soul Transition. A pretty cool soft-pop trio that released one album in 1969. Their sound is pretty interesting, almost jazzy at times with a very laid-back feel, not to heavy-handed with the harmonies.



Well worth checking out and there's been a CD reissue with bonus tracks a few years back.

Here are a few favorites:

Gotte Move Along
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q8DDnMwI_M

She Came Back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D30UbO6cmxU

Cinderella
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXCbW-0-Gyc

Soft Soul Transition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdv3OOP8RbE

Dreamweaver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9I-uUX_Guo

[markcharles75]

SST are good...happy with you girl is my favorite track by them. I recommend others to check them out as well!

[markcharles75]

What do you guys think of the Dino, Desi and Billy tracks associated with the film Follow Me? I LOVE those tracks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uoP-fWioPk Just Looking For Someone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH6TvYXzWPE Thru Sprayed Colored Glasses


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH6TvYXzWPE Like the Wind and Sea

I love these trio of Sunshine Pop Gold.  The opening bars of Thru Sprayed Colored Glasses can transport me to a car driving down the PCH on a warm summer afternoon!

[kwan_dk]

SST are good...happy with you girl is my favorite track by them. I recommend others to check them out as well!

Yeah, that's a favorite as well. Forget to include it in my post. I'll bet that song, with it's prominent ba-ba-baah sunshine pop backing vocals, is what made you think of and post about the Follow Me songs. Same kind of 'ba ba baah' type vocals on 'Thru' Rose colored Glasses'. That's a cool soundtrack by the way but that song really outshines all others on there in my opinion. I tend to fall for every song that has that type of nonsense ba ba bah vocal.

Here's another great example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtbkma8hycI

and speaking of 'ba ba baahs', - whenever I'm getting a new car, I'll go see these Guys!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8rAh72jRDo

[kookadams]

Yellow Balloon,...Honeyrider (all systems go & sunshine skyway), Ronny & the Daytonas- Sandy, Sunrays- Andrea,....

[RangeRoverA1]

kwan_dk, check out this album:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD5172B99CCB4F340

"Sunshine & Shadows" (not to be confused with Ars Nova album came out year later)

Single "On a Beautiful Day/Bolero":
A-side> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfFOeg9ssoM&list=PLD5172B99CCB4F340&index=1
B-side> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UYst4w-7RM&list=PLD5172B99CCB4F340&index=13

And this is their minor hit "Happy": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVjvAo0qpCg

Via the last link found this "hyper-turbo-ultra rare ABC program" dating 1967 ft. the group, Rick Nelson, 5th Dimension, The Pair Extraordinaire, Freddy Cannon et al:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAKCic_rlR4 (+ Original ads of Cheetos, Pepsi-Cola, Clairol's Midnight Sun, Stridex)

[Summertime Blooz]

Fitness Forever. Fantastico!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQuTs3OOi3g

Summer soundtrack music for sure!

[Polly]

A Peter Lacey song/videp that must count as definitive ~ 'Drinkin' In The Sunshine'!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6fJo-lP8Jc

L&M
Polly 

[Peadar 'Big Dinner' O'Driscoll]

I bought this recently, well worth a listen

[RangeRoverA1]

Cool! It's showing in our local free file-sharing site. Thanks for the heads-up, Brother.

[Summertime Blooz]

I bought this recently, well worth a listen

Yeah! Baltimore Sunshine Pop!

Y'all heard this  Sunshine Pop song from Strawberry Alarm Clock?
Barefoot In Baltimore:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgorYaoZoy8

[Peadar 'Big Dinner' O'Driscoll]

Bought this a few weeks back...very good sunshine pop 

[RangeRoverA1]

Golden Gate - Make your own sweet music (false, not 1st time on youtube; I found it 2 yrs ago in summer, as did other bunch of rarities)