Today, another marvelous pairing on the Film City label, from the pen of Walter York, and the genuis of Rodd Keith, as Rod Rogers. The better of the two is "Sixteen Sweethearts Later", in which we hear of a love affair interrupted by not one fling, not a few flings, but SIXTEEN relationships, certainly more than most people can claim in a lifetime. This performance contains a wonderful Chamberlin solo which is pretty much a perfect example of the typical Rodd Keith keyboard solo, particularly the musical figure at about the 1:09 point, which crops up again and again and again on his records.\Play:
The flip side, featuring a nice Rod/Rodd duet vocal, as well as more wonderful Chamberlinning, is "Instant Love". I sure do love this sound!
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Perhaps, given the subject matter, it's a WILT Chamberlain musical backing.
This is such a fun single, both sides, catchy, with that great Film City sound, love it. Both songs were AT LEAST as good as much of the pop that had just been going on (but that was presently being wiped out by the Brits!). Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello could have duetted both of these!...Bobby Vinton, Fabian.... Elvis would have been lucky to have had one of these songs in one of his movies
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