Welcome to volume 11
of my globetrotting series
BANDSTANDS IN
FOREIGN LANDS!
I'm Shady Seaweed, here to bring you more great
music performances that originated from TV studios,
big halls and nightclubs in Europe and other parts
of the world from the 1960s through early 2000s.
music performances that originated from TV studios,
big halls and nightclubs in Europe and other parts
of the world from the 1960s through early 2000s.
Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of music,
the thrill of Vic Tory (the little known "Fifth Beatle")... and
the agony of the feet (from so much dancing)... this is:
Bandstands in
the thrill of Vic Tory (the little known "Fifth Beatle")... and
the agony of the feet (from so much dancing)... this is:
Bandstands in
Foreign Lands!
SANTA ESMERALDA
STARRING
LEROY GOMEZ
TOPPOP
THE NETHERLANDS
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" was originally recorded by Nina Simone.
Baby Boomers know and love the cover version by The Animals, a hit single
on both sides of the pond in early 1965. Younger audiences best remember
the song as a chart-topping late 70s disco hit by the U.S. - French group
Santa Esmeralda featuring Massachusetts born lead singer Leroy Gómez.
Behold a very exciting performance as Leroy and his trio of flamenco
dancers perform the song on the Dutch TV music show TopPop!
Santa Esmeralda featuring Massachusetts born lead singer Leroy Gómez.
Behold a very exciting performance as Leroy and his trio of flamenco
dancers perform the song on the Dutch TV music show TopPop!
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gómez
(Dec. 1977/Jan. 1978, highest chart pos.
#14 Cash Box/#15 Hot 100, perf. on TopPop)
CREAM
BEAT-CLUB
BREMEN, WEST GERMANY
The British rock band Cream was the all star trio of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and
Ginger Baker. "Strange Brew" is a Cream classic, one of their best known songs.
As I did my research for this edition of Biffle, I was shocked to discover that
the single of "Strange Brew" single failed to chart in the U.S. (It penetrated
the top 20 in the UK.) I think I solved the mystery. The 45 was released
in June of 1967, five months before the band's second studio album
Disraeli Gears became a smash hit on both sides of the Atlantic.
During the Summer of Love, 1967, Cream was not yet well
known by rock lovers stateside. Here now is a beautifully
restored clip of Cream with Clapton on lead performing
"Strange Brew" on Beat-Club, the West German TV
music program broadcast on the national public
television channel based in Bremen.
the top 20 in the UK.) I think I solved the mystery. The 45 was released
in June of 1967, five months before the band's second studio album
Disraeli Gears became a smash hit on both sides of the Atlantic.
During the Summer of Love, 1967, Cream was not yet well
known by rock lovers stateside. Here now is a beautifully
restored clip of Cream with Clapton on lead performing
"Strange Brew" on Beat-Club, the West German TV
music program broadcast on the national public
television channel based in Bremen.
"Strange Brew" - Cream
(June/July 1967, highest chart pos.
#17 UK, perf. on Beat-Club)
#17 UK, perf. on Beat-Club)
IKE AND TINA TURNER
(PAN'S PEOPLE)
TOP OF THE POPS
LONDON, ENGLAND
In the summer of 1973, just before separating from husband Ike, Tina Turner
penned and recorded the semi-autobiographical "Nutbush City Limits," a song
about her rural hometown of Nutbush, Tennessee. The single, produced by Ike
and released as by Ike & Tina Turner, brushed the top 10 on the R&B chart
that fall. Here in their customary colorful costumes are those saucy sirens,
the dancing damsels of Pan's People, hoofing to the song on the London
based TV show Top Of The Pops. (Please clap your hands and cheer.)
"Nutbush" - Ike and Tina Turner
(Oct./Nov. 1973, highest chart pos. #11 R&B/#22 Hot 100,
dance performed by Pan's People on Top of the Pops)
LAURA BRANIGAN
ZDF KULTNACHT
MAINZ, GERMANY
She left us too soon - Laura Branigan. This summer marks 15 years since the
much loved pop singer died of a brain aneurysm at age 52. Let's turn back
the clock to happier times and hop back over to Germany where Laura
appeared on the TV musical series ZDF Kultnacht broadcast on the
PBS system in Mainz. Enjoy Laura in her prime as she performs
her 1984 top 5 hit "Self Control," a single that spent nearly
half the year on the chart!
"Self Control" - Laura Branigan
(May thru July 1984, highest chart pos. #4 Hot 100,
perf. on the German TV show ZDF Kultnacht)
CLIMAX BLUES BAND
TOP OF THE POPS/G PLUS
LONDON, ENGLAND
Earlier we caught Cream performing in Germany on Beat-Club, the show that
in 1972 evolved into Musikladen. Now here's another British rock act, this one
called Climax Blues Band. Released as a single in the UK in September 1976,
"Couldn't Get It Right," a song written by the band, went top 10. Released in
the U.S. at the beginning of 1977, the record became an even bigger hit in
the states, finishing in the top 3 that spring. Our Biffle tour takes us back
to England now where Climax Blues Band is set to perform their hit on
Top Of The Pops, a vid shown on the UK entertainment channel G Plus.
"Couldn't Get It Right" - Climax Blues Band
(Apr./May 1977, highest chart pos. #3 Hot 100,
perf. on Top Of The Pops/G Plus Channel UK)
SANTA ESMERALDA
STARRING
LEROY GOMEZ
ZDF FERNSEHGARTEN
MAINZ, GERMANY
At the beginning of the post you experienced Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gómez
performing the disco hit "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" on a Dutch TV broadcast
in the late 70s. Fast forward to May 2014 when Leroy, once again flanked by zesty
flamenco dancers, performed his signature song live for the enthusiastic crowd at
ZDF Fernsehgarten, a show that originated from the ZDF public broadcasting
center in Mainz. If you would rather skip most of the German introduction,
click to start the video at the 30 second mark, and I urge you to turn
the sound up loud to get maximum enjoyment from this exciting
performance. As you are about to see and hear, Leroy still had it,
still had that zest, that fire burning inside 36 years later!
center in Mainz. If you would rather skip most of the German introduction,
click to start the video at the 30 second mark, and I urge you to turn
the sound up loud to get maximum enjoyment from this exciting
performance. As you are about to see and hear, Leroy still had it,
still had that zest, that fire burning inside 36 years later!
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Santa Esmeralda Starring Leroy Gómez
(May 18, 2014 perf. on ZDF Fernsehgarten)
START PLAYING VIDEO
AT 30 SEC MARK!
I hope you enjoyed volume 11 of
BANDSTANDS IN
FOREIGN LANDS!
Stay tuned for the next edition coming soon.
Have a Shady day!
