Re: The first space rock song--and the best ever: "Telstar"

[50s]

On Nov 22, 7:10 am, "A" <a...@att.net> wrote:
> x-no-archive: yes
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuA-fqKCiAE
> "Telstar" by The Tornados
>
> In memory of the late President Kennedy (d. Nov. 22, 1963), here is the
> quintessential song of his time in office.
>
> Love that ending!
>
> P.S./Trivia: The first #1 hit by a British band in the U.S. (3 wks., Dec.
> 22, 1962-Jan. 11, 1963), pre-dating The Beatles by over a year.
> P.S./Trivia2: There would not be another #1 instrumental on the pop chart in
> the U.S. until "Love Is Blue" in 1968.
> P.S./Trivia3: The Telstar Communications Satellite went into orbit in July
> 10, 1962 (d. Feb. 21, 1963, from nuclear testing radiation in the
> atmosphere), just a month before this song's release (Aug. 17) in the UK;
> subsequently it sold over 5 million copies worldwide.

A - It's not rock.

B - It's not very good. Nothing but roller rink music.

[Uni]

A wrote:
> x-no-archive: yes
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuA-fqKCiAE
> "Telstar" by The Tornados
>
>
> In memory of the late President Kennedy (d. Nov. 22, 1963), here is the
> quintessential song of his time in office.
>
> Love that ending!

Great song!!

Uni

[DianeE]

"50s" <Sav...@aol.com> wrote in message
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C - "Space Guitar" by Johnny Guitar Watson predated it by over 9 years.

DianeE

[Jim Colegrove]

What about "Jupiter C" by Pat & The Satellites - 1958?

Jim Colegrove
www.lostcountry.com

[DianeE]

"Jim Colegrove" <co...@thecoolgroove.com> wrote in message
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I like that one a lot better than "Telstar"! It's on my walking playlist.
(Actually I like it a lot better than "Space Guitar" too. "Space Guitar"
was way ahead of its time, but it does hurt my ears.)

DianeE

[Dean F.]

I've always loved that song! (Sorry, Bruce.)

[Jim Colegrove]

On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:48:30 -0600, denn...@dennism3.invalid (Dennis
M) wrote:

>In article <bdfjg59ntses7qub3...@4ax.com>, Jim Colegrove

>"Rocket 88," by Jackie Brenston, 1951, also acknowledged to be the first
>definitive rock & roll song (yeah I know it's the name of an Olds model but
>Olds took their inspiration from space). If you want to get earler than
>that you'll have to get into the Frank Sinatra-type popular stuff ("Fly Me
>To The Moon"?). :)

There is also "Rocket To The Moon" by Moon Mullican on King 1198,
1953.

Jim Colegrove
www.lostcountry.com

[gullive...@yahoo.com]

Would you share your definition of rock, including several examples of
what is and what is not?
Thanks

[Michael Black]

For that matter, wasn't Buddy Holly's music "roller rink music"? I
thought they started out playing at a roller rink.

Michael

[Rex Garvin]

"Jim Colegrove" <co...@thecoolgroove.com> wrote in message

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1956 - That Crazy Place In Outer Space by Annette & the Jets Quartet on the
Disney label.

[Jim Colegrove]

On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:41:33 -0500, "Rex Garvin" <r...@garvin.rex>
wrote:

Fact is, there were many spack rock songs prior to "Telstar."

Jim Colegrove
http://www.lostcountry.com

[Rex Garvin]

"Dennis M" <denn...@dennism3.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "Rocket 88," by Jackie Brenston, 1951, also acknowledged to be the first
> definitive rock & roll song (yeah I know it's the name of an Olds model but
> Olds took their inspiration from space). If you want to get earler than
> that you'll have to get into the Frank Sinatra-type popular stuff ("Fly Me
> To The Moon"?). :)

"Rocket 88," by Jackie Brenston (Ike Turner too) may or may not have been the
first r&r song but there is no firm consensus on that.
It is a great tune though...