Van Morrison started out as the frontman for Them. Here's one of their better songs, made a hit on this side of the pond, not by Them, but by some American one-hit-wonder band
Steve Winwood was 17 or 18 when he recorded this one. He went on to bigger things with Traffic, Blind Faith, etc. One of the best singers of the era
This is a reunion performance from about seven years ago, but they sure do sound great. By the time this song became a hit in 1968--their biggest hit--the band had already broken up and gone home
Unlike many of the chart-topping bands of their era, the Turtles really could play, and Howard Kaylan was (in my opinion) one of the better singers around. The Turtles were irreverent from the very beginning--listen to Kaylan's over-the-top lyrics--and only became more so. You can see that in this cool live performance
OK, this is pretty silly, but the song really builds in power and has some great moments toward the end, thanks to lead singer Barbara Harris' spunk. And they sure are purdy
