Possibly the greatest band ever ...

[ericcoleman]

... to be on that stage at that moment

Everybody dance !!!

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[bigblued.livejournal.com]

When coming up with new dances, did they just flail their limbs randomly and then give the results a name, along with an obligatory not-quite-catchy tune? Oh wait, that would have been better.

[lickintoadz.livejournal.com]

OMG I seriously LOL'd hard. I'm stealing this.

[powersalad.livejournal.com]

Without hearing a second, and seeing only a blurry key image, I can tell already it's....THE FREDDIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rock's greatest ex-milkman, bless 'is soul....A Freddie & the Dreamers tune I've gotta hear is "Susan's Tuba", a Graham Gouldman composition pre-10cc that was a big hit in France of all places!

Great seeing you again at da Con, Eric, most likely you go to Marscon (and I'll go mine)...wait, Dylan reference out of context - hold on.....doh.....eep

[ericcoleman]

We have got to spend a couple hours talking music sometime ... we really do.

Go take a look at this though, it's mean, but I'm proud of it

http://www.eric-coleman.com/quiz.html

[guppiecat]

From now on I will constantly be bugging you about wearing a suit and tie when you go on stage.

*grin*

[ericcoleman]

Which makes you my ex-mother in law

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

They DID do an occasional good song, such as "I'm Telling You Now".

[ericcoleman]

And if you follow this to You Tube you will see them do that in just as goofy a manner

[bammba-m.livejournal.com]

you know what... he's totally owning his stage presence, and it's really very cool in a "holy crap, what a ginormous dork" sort of way.

i dig it. i'm a convert.

(and i still say they're like the official band for the ministry of silly walks.)

[ericcoleman]

Freddie And The Dreamers were a big hit, especially in the UK.

I think we need a revival of his music, even though he's gone

[mairzydotes.livejournal.com]

I'd do him.

[ericcoleman]

too many jokes, too little time

[bammba-m.livejournal.com]

it's like the official dance of the ministry of silly walks.

or something.

[ericcoleman]

They predate that by about 4-5 years, I wonder if Cleese was a fan ???

[pheltzer.livejournal.com]

This is exactly why I became a drummer. You can hide out back there behind the drum set and no one expects you to do any sort of stupid dance.

[ericcoleman]

as a once and future drummer, I was always perfectly capable of doing a silly dance while playing ...

[wyngarde.livejournal.com]

MY GOD! This song was on the novelty record "Freddy's Greatest Hits" as in Freddy Krueger, from Nightmare On Elm Street. I had no idea it was a cover song. With some tweeked lyrics.

I learn something new every day...

[ericcoleman]

And the name of the band was Freddie And The Dreamers ... go figger

I'd love to hear that version