Live (The Merry-Go-Round song)
| "Live" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Merry-Go-Round | ||||
| from the album The Merry-Go-Round | ||||
| B-side | "Time Will Show the Wiser" | |||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Baroque pop | |||
| Length | 2:33 | |||
| Label | A&M Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Emitt Rhodes | |||
| The Merry-Go-Round singles chronology | ||||
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"Live" is a song by the American rock band The Merry-Go-Round, written by band member Emitt Rhodes for their only album, The Merry-Go-Round (1967).[1]
Release
[edit]"Live" was the Merry-Go-Round's highest charting single, and peaked at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1967.[2] The song was recorded by The Bangles for their debut album All Over the Place in 1984.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Bruce Pollock Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs 2014 p219 LIVE Artist: Merry-Go-Round Written by: Emitt Rhodes From the album: The Merry-Go-Round Label: A&M Produced by: Larry Marks Year: 1967 The original folkie sound of the paisley underground. Covered by the ..."
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2019). Top Pop Singles 1955-2018. Record Research Inc. p. 614. ISBN 978-0-89820-233-5.
- ^ John M. Borack Shake Some Action - The Ultimate Guide To Power Pop 2007 -- Page 10 "There was also Emitt Rhodes, former leader of The Merry-Go-Round, a mid- '60s light pop band from L.A. who'd enjoyed a regional hit with "Live" (a song later covered by The Bangles)."
- ^ Colin Larkin The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music 1995- Page 2798 " Merry-Go-Round Formed in Hawthorne, California, USA, in 1966, the Merry-Go-Round were bit players in the Los Angeles ... of the group's issued and unissued recordings in 1985, and the Bangles recorded their 'Live' for their debut album."
- ^ Spin (magazine) Dec 1988 - Page 120 "Ditto on the next tune, the Merry Go Round's "Live." The Bangles are rusty and they know it. "I hope y'all are warmed up," Vicki announces in a fake Texan drawl, "cuz we shore ain't." With each ensuing song, the Bangles get one breath closer ..."
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