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Re: Guilty Pleasures--Name One



In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 "BlackMonk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> "Mister Charlie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "Danny Caccavo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > >  "BlackMonk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Gassel)
> > > > >>"Winchester Cathederal"
> > > > "Turn Down Day"
> > > > "Aquarias/Let The Sun Shine In"
> > > > BG<<
> > > >
> > > > >All great tunes.
> > > >
> > > > One of which even has a Beatles connection, AND a Simon and
> > Garfunkle
> > > > Connection.
> > > >
> > > > "Turn Down Day" was by The Cyrkle, who were named by John Lennon.
> > Paul Simon
> > > > co-wrote their other hit (which I prefer), "Red Rubber Ball."
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > I don't think Simon had a co-writer on "Red Rubber Ball"
> > >
> > > Never heard that Lennon named them. Not sure how that would have
> > > occurred...
> > >
> > Paul Simon *DID* write Red Rubber Ball, alone.  I have the sheet music.
> >
> >
> 
> Check it again. The song was written with Bruce Woodley of The Seekers.
> 
> Since you might think I'm just being argumentative, I found some citations
> for you, including Sony's website and The Seekers' own website.
> 
> http://www.classicbands.com/cyrkle.html
> http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/SoundtrackForACentury/ns4/track/1893.html
> http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=360
> http://theseekerswebsite.com/links/links2/biography1A.htm
> 
> 

If that's the case, the credit was changed later. For years, I saw sheet 
music and record labels with "Simon" only...

dc



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