Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Night Lover

What in the Wide Wide World Of Sports was that sound?

My friend Matt thinks it sounds like a harmonica, but I think it's pedal steel thru a talkbox, ala Pete Drake.

Now we're in some out-of-the-way country. A man's tale of an easy lady whose "love will never stand the light of day." Really, there's a good chance it's just sour grapes or self-flagellation on his part.

But look at that label. Nice hand-drawn melons!





Night Lover
Posted by Andy Hopkins at 10:27 PM

3 comments:

  1. stephen thomasJune 17, 2009 at 11:14 PM

    nice melons and nice work on the new blog, A!

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  2. G.June 18, 2009 at 2:19 PM

    First, I agree with Matt that it sounds like a harmonica. Secondly, I do hope this is not the first and only appearance of the phrase "nice mellons".

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  3. MarkJuly 1, 2009 at 11:59 PM

    That sound is what they called a Sonovox... it was an early form of a talk box.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH-krlgo2e8

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blhqeWpwwkA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=574em76FxcA

    http://www.sonovox.com.br/v1/portifolio.asp?tipo=1

    Also, the granddaddy of all radio ID/jingle companies... PAMS (and later JAMS) of Dallas texas was famous for using one a lot on radio station IDs in the 50's...... incredible stuff!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgtQWqfMvzo

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