What songs do you like to play on your 12 string?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:18 pm

Just got done with a fun headphones session. How could we ever forget:

XTC's "Peter Pumpkinhead"

The Seekers' "I Know I'll Never Find Another You".

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:30 am

Ah.... The Seekers! I was in love with Judith Durham when I was a lad. And Petula Clark, and Dionne Warwick, and Sandie Shaw, and...........

Am I showing my age?

aristeas · Post by **aristeas** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:17 am

Oh yes, and the age of any of us who knows their names. Me for example. Of course I was very young at the time.. very very young.. no really..

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:42 pm

This may test the memory of even the 'oldies' in the forum:

You Were On My Mind - We Five

IMO this was a far better version that that of Crispian St Peters - his went to #2 on the British charts in 1966. Don't know where We Five's got to. Both versions were released on 1965.

Cheers

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:58 pm

Lead singer's name was Sylvia...that's my recollection. But the guitarist played a 360-12!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:07 pm

Paul,

Sylvia Tyson wrote it (from the Canadian duo Ian and Sylvia) but there is conjecture as to whether the singer on the recording was her or Beverly Bivens or even somebody else who left the band immediately after the recording.

At this point in time the mystery remains just that!

Glad to head it was a Ric 12 string - I was going to ask that question anyhow.

Cheers

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:21 pm

I saw them perform it lip-synched on "Where the Action Is", and the lady was introduced as "Sylvia". The moment is engraved in my memory. I often wondered if it was THAT Sylvia...

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 3:11 pm

That'll do me Paul, SYLVIA it is!!

Was she a bit of a honey?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:05 pm

Howard, of course! We don't remember otherwise! At least not for...39 years.

Howard? Howard?

Must've passed out...

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:08 pm

Never saw them, only played the 45 about 10,000 times!!

Need to google for a piccie!!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:18 pm

OK - found a recent shot - not bad for 65!! Found some earlier ones - better, much better!!

Born Sylvia Fricker in 1940 (I reckon I'd change my name too!)

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:07 pm

Another goodie!

It's My Life - Eric Burdon and The Animals

Cheers