Sunday, January 22, 2012

Song of the Day-Come To The Sunshine

Harper's Bizarre came out of the Southern California southland purveying a brand of breezy, airy pop music referred to under different names. "Sunshine Music,""Sunshine Pop" or "Baroque and Roll" whatever the name, it was catchy and lighter than most of the 60's music on the charts. They were led by future Doobie Brothers producer and music man, Ted Templeman. They recorded lotsa covers and were linked with songwriters such as Van Dyke Parks, Randy Newman, Harry Nilsson and Paul Simon. There version of "Feeling Groovy" was the one that charted.

They also became known for covering musty old standards like Cole Porters "Anything Goes" and Glenn Miller's "Chatanooga Choo Choo" charting, tongue pressed firmly in cheek, with versions of these tunes.

They seem a good choice for a cloudy, cold, mid-winter's day. "Come To The Sunshine" was written by the afore-mentioned Mr. Park's and this performance is from the Mike Douglas Show.

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