Good Time Music
Appearance
"Good Time Music" is a song originally recorded by the American
folk-rock band the Lovin' Spoonful in 1965.[1] Written by John Sebastian, it appeared on the 1966 Elektra Records compilation What's Shakin'. Author Richie Unterberger characterizes the song as "a sort of manifesto of the group's optimism in its jaunty rhythms and celebration of the return of good time music to the radio."[2]
The Beau Brummels version
"Good Time Music" | ||||
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Single by the Beau Brummels | ||||
B-side | "Sad Little Girl" | |||
Released | December 1965[3] | |||
Recorded | 19 October 1965 | |||
Studio | Golden State Recorders, San Francisco | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 2:58 | |||
Label | Autumn | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Sebastian | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Mitchell | |||
The Beau Brummels singles chronology | ||||
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Rock group the Beau Brummels recorded a version of "Good Time Music" and released it as a single in 1965. It reached number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100[4] and number 13 on the
Canadian Singles Chart.[5]
It was the fifth and final single release by the band on the music critic Bruce Eder,[6]
while author and journalist Richie Unterberger said the song might have been a better choice as the band's third single, following "Laugh, Laugh" and "Just a Little," than actual choice "You Tell Me Why."[7]
Chart performance
Chart (1965–66) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 97 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Singles[8]
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93 |
Canadian Singles Chart[5] | 13 |
References
- ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 33 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: American musicians respond to the British invaders. [Part 1]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
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ISBN 978-0-87930-703-5.
- Newspapers.com.
... [The Beau Brummels] new wax, 'Good Time Music,' released just recently.
- ^ a b
Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn's Billboard Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 (11th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-89820-172-7.
- ^ a b "RPM 100". RPM. 5 (2). RPM Music Publications Ltd. 1966-07-03. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
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Eder, Bruce. "The Best of the Beau Brummels: Golden Archive Series - Review". Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 2009-08-27.
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Unterberger, Richie (2000). Urban Spacemen and Wayfaring Strangers: Overlooked Innovators and Eccentric Visionaries of '60s Rock. San Francisco: ISBN 978-0-87930-616-8.
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"Cash Box Top 100 1/08/66". Cashbox Magazine, Inc.Retrieved 2009-10-23.