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Archae

(46,333 posts) Tue Jul 10, 2012, 03:19 PM Jul 2012

Early music careers...

Kenny Rogers fronted a psychedelic rock band?

Beastie Boys were punk?

Parliament was doo-wop?

http://www.cracked.com/article_19916_6-mind-blowing-early-music-careers-famous-musicians.html

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Early music careers... (Original Post) Archae Jul 2012 OP

Okay. I can SEE Kenny Rogers as a hippie, but the Backside Boys as a punk band? HopeHoops Jul 2012 #1

Kenny Rogers w/ First Edition.Song was "Just Dropped in to See What Condition My Condition Was In" argyl Jul 2012 #2

I remember The First Edition. Still Blue in PDX Jul 2012 #3

HopeHoops

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1. Okay. I can SEE Kenny Rogers as a hippie, but the Backside Boys as a punk band?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jul 10, 2012, 04:25 PM

Jul 2012

argyl

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2. Kenny Rogers w/ First Edition.Song was "Just Dropped in to See What Condition My Condition Was In"

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 10:07 AM

Jul 2012

Had some really strange lyrics, such as "Found My Mind in a Brown Paper Bag and Then Tripped on a Cloud and Fell Eight Miles High." The only drug song I ever heard about sniffing glue.

I'd imagine that if you were to call from the audience in Branson for Kenny to sing that golden oldie the reception would be quite frosty indeed.

That was way back in the late '60's and The First Edition was pretty much a regional group based in Dallas.

The tune was also used much later in "The Big Lebowski."

Still Blue in PDX

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3. I remember The First Edition.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 11:59 AM

Jul 2012

"Just Dropped In" was about drugs? Guess I didn't pay much attention to lyrics.

What a naive dork I was.

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