Great upload of all the songs from the series. This was some really GREAT music, anyone know the background of these tracks, who and where they were recorded, etc?
Great upload of all the songs from the series. This was some really GREAT music, anyone know the background of these tracks, who and where they were recorded, etc?
I use to watch Fat Albert every week during 1973-74. I even got the board game for Christmas that year. That is how popular that cartoon series was.
"Beggin' Benny, he'll take anything you've got,
A shoe, a lamp, a ten-cent stamp, or a coffee pot [[he don't care what).
Beggin' Benny, I'm glad there aren't many like you!"
Why do I remember this song?
That's because it's a memoerable song! LOL Looking back, this show really handled some heavy stuff in a very delicate way. The episode "Sweet Sorrow" I remember was one of the saddest, with the little girl whose parent were getting divorced. It deserved every emmy it got.
It doesn't get much heavier than a group of poor kids who make music with stuff they find in a junk yard. The only one who had a real instrument was Rudy, who had an electric guitar [[although I don't know how he amped it up, playing in the junk yard).
You remember the song, Jerry, because it's one hell of a huge earworm...all those songs were. I've had a number of 'em stuck in my head for years! I'm glad Jill found that post with all the songs. I will have to watch it soon.
Best,
Mark
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