Tag Steve Barri

“It’s Getting Better”/”Make Your Own Kind of Music”/”New World Coming” (Cass Elliot)

Mama Cass Elliott

Continuing to honor the memory and the songwriting of the late Cynthia Weil, it’s time to turn our attention to former Mama, Cass Elliot, and the three hits she had with Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil tunes. We’re talking about, in chronological order, “It’s Getting Better,” “Make Your Own Kind of Music,” and “New World Coming.” The first of these tunes, “It’s…

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“The Sh-Down Down Song (You Better Leave Him Alone)” (The Ginger-Snaps featuring Dandee Dawson)

The Sh-Down Down Song

Your totally forgotten Girl Group song of the day is “The Sh-Down Down Song (You Better Leave Him Alone),” credited to “The Ginger-Snaps featuring Dandee Dawson.” The song was written and produced by the very prolific songwriting team of P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri for Dunhill Records. It was released in 1965 and went absolutely nowhere, which is a shame…

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“Let’s Live for Today” (The Grass Roots)/”I Count the Tears” (The Drifters)

Let's Live for Today, the Grass Roots

Your classic song that sounds an awful lot like another classic song of the day is “Let’s Live for Today” by the Grass Roots. It was released in May of 1967 and hit #8 on the Billboard Hot 100—and it bears a striking resemblance to the Drifters’ 1961 hit, “I Count the Tears.” The music for “Let’s Live for Today”…

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