60-talets hits: Little bit O’soul!

Little Bit O’Soul med amerikanska Music Explosion från 1967 är en klockren pophit. Det var också den enda topp 40-låt gruppen fick (den gick upp till 2:a plats). Garagerockbandet från Ohio hamnade i samma stall som bubbelgumbanden 1910 Fruitgum Company och Ohio Express, vet inte om det är förklaringen att allt omedelbar stagnerade. Sångaren Jamie Lyons dog av hjärtproblem 2006, bara 57 år gammal. Texten på Little bit O’soul är rätt underbar:

Now when you’re feelin’ low and the fish won’t bite
You need a little bit o’ soul to put you right
You gotta make like you wanna kneel and pray
And then a little bit of soul will come your way

Now when your girl is gone and you’re broke in two
You need a little bit o’ soul to see you through
And when you raise the roof with your rock’n’roll
You’ll get a lot more kicks with a little bit o’ soul

And when your party falls ’cause ain’t nobody groovin’
A little bit of soul and it really starts movin’, yeah

And when you’re in a mess and you feel like cryin’
Just remember this little song of mine
And as you go through life tryin’ to reach your goal
Just remember what I said about a little bit o’soul

A little bit o’ soul, yeah (a little bit o’ soul

Nästa avsnitt: Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) med Melanie.

Tidigare artiklar i serien om 60-talet, klicka HÄR: Beatles, Bobbie Gentry, Little Peggy
March, Small Faces, Tages, Shanes, Four Tops, Jefferson Airplane, Troggs,
Manfred Mann, Doors, Turtles, Jackson 5, Beatles, Beach Boys, Ronettes, Cat
Stevens, Mamas & Papas, Nilsson, Spencer Davis Group, Young Rascals,
Mascots., Nancy Sinatra, Kinks. Procol Harum, Sly & The Family Stone,
Monkees. Move. Lou Christie. Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity. Sam
The Sham And The Pharaohs. Lemon Pipers. Harper¹s Bizarre. Donovan. Peter
& Gordon. Cilla Black. Electric Prunes. McCoys. Dusty Springfield. Animals.
Vikki Carr. Tom Jones. Carole King. Rolling Stones. Carly Simon. Shirelles.
Cliff Richard. Hounds. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap. Creedence Clearwater
Revival. Simon & Garfunkel. Beatles. Bob Dylan. Elvis Presley. Fifth
Dimension. Jethro Tull. Cyrkle. Barry Sadler. Roger Miller. Byrds. Supremes. Lesley Gore. Royal Guardsmen. Barry McGuire. Seekers. Bob Lind. Status Quo. Millie Small. Count Five. Herman’s Hermits. Petula Clark. Ike & Tina Turner. Santana.

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