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    THE CONTOURS - IT'S SO HARD BEING A LOSER [[1967 TV Performance)

    This is with Dennis Edwards on lead:


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    L-R Sylvester Billy Jerry......Dennis sits.

    Isn't this just wonderful!

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    Quote Originally Posted by theboyfromxtown View Post
    L-R Sylvester Billy Jerry......Dennis sits.

    Isn't this just wonderful!
    I agree. Someone confused Jerry Green for Joe Stubbs who Dennis had replaced.

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    FANTASTIC! That one show had the greatest part of The Contours' career. Too bad they didn't also sing the Dennis lead version of "Baby Hit and Run"!

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    Quote Originally Posted by theboyfromxtown View Post
    L-R Sylvester Billy Jerry......Dennis sits.

    Isn't this just wonderful!
    Yes. Say no more.
    Except.. Billy had gone by now. Council Gay is in the line-up.
    Last edited by soulwally; 05-21-2016 at 08:32 PM.

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    Yes that is so special.

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    Great find. Loved the choreography.

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    This is one of my favourites. The song is like tailor-made for Jimmy Ruffin.
    Thank you, Marv!

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    Quote Originally Posted by heikki View Post
    This is one of my favourites. The song is like tailor-made for Jimmy Ruffin.
    Thank you, Marv!
    You are most welcome Heikki! I love it.

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    The first time I heard this song I actually thought it might have been Jimmy Ruffin even though his voice and Dennis' were nothing alike. It was that formulaic Weatherspoon-Dean song which threw me off. They wrote some great stuff, no argument, but a lot of it sounded awfully alike.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigAl View Post
    The first time I heard this song I actually thought it might have been Jimmy Ruffin even though his voice and Dennis' were nothing alike. It was that formulaic Weatherspoon-Dean song which threw me off. They wrote some great stuff, no argument, but a lot of it sounded awfully alike.
    Yep, the big giveaway was a Dean-Weatherspoon song nearly always started with the chorus before the first verse kicked in. But, yes, their tunes weren't without appeal, and they were certainly busy boys in the studio.
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    This video was on another forum, together with one, on the same 'session', with the group miming to "just a little misunderstanding'.
    However the lead vocal on the 45 was Joe Stubbs. The 'lead' was mimed by the guy who is in the middle of the 3 members..I.e. Joe Stubbs vocal was mimed by another singer.
    Who is the singer in the middle..the smaller thin guy?

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    Larry: See the thread on Just a little misunderstanding. There's plenty of confusion on there!

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    OK thanks Soulwally..will look at that

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    Bit late to the party here but love the Contours video, it’s a rare one alright. Since the first time I heard this track I have been amused by Dennis whistling accidentally about 25 seconds in. How did it get through QC? Did they think no one would notice?

    Still a great great tune though.

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    My favorite Contours track and I had never seen this video either. Knowing what we know now, I wonder if the group really did the background vocals. Sounds like there was at least a little "femininity" in there somewhere..........

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    Quote Originally Posted by snakepit View Post
    This video was on another forum, together with one, on the same 'session', with the group miming to "just a little misunderstanding'.
    However the lead vocal on the 45 was Joe Stubbs. The 'lead' was mimed by the guy who is in the middle of the 3 members..I.e. Joe Stubbs vocal was mimed by another singer.
    Who is the singer in the middle..the smaller thin guy?
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    Jerry Green. He took all the Joe Stubbs leads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by heikki View Post
    This is one of my favourites. The song is like tailor-made for Jimmy Ruffin.
    I can hear Jimmy singing it in my head right now!....

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