I would have never guessed that this band was white...

I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: vision63

Date: December 06, 2018 12:38PM

I mean, this was definitely an eye-opener. Plus this mystery song probably couldn't get made today.

[www.youtube.com]

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: billb

Date: December 06, 2018 12:44PM

amazing what racist preconceived notions can do

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: rjmacs

Date: December 06, 2018 01:03PM

That's not what that word means.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: vision63

Date: December 06, 2018 01:07PM

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billb
amazing what racist preconceived notions can do

Exactly

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: rgG

Date: December 06, 2018 01:16PM

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vision63

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billb
amazing what racist preconceived notions can do

Exactly

Preconceived yes, vision63 racist, in any sense of the word, never!
We all have preconceived notions about what people of certain races or regions sound like. That’s not racist, to me anyway, that’s just personal experience and conditioning. If you make a disparaging comment about someone because of the way they sound, assuming they are of a certain race, then it becomes a racist comment.

V63 was just surprised it was a bunch of white guys that didn’t sound like what he was conditioned to think white guys sounded like.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: timg

Date: December 06, 2018 01:38PM

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rgG

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vision63

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billb
amazing what racist preconceived notions can do

Exactly

Preconceived yes, vision63 racist, in any sense of the word, never!
We all have preconceived notions about what people of certain races or regions sound like. That’s not racist, to me anyway, that’s just personal experience and conditioning. If you make a disparaging comment about someone because of the way they sound, assuming they are of a certain race, then it becomes a racist comment.

V63 was just surprised it was a bunch of white guys that didn’t sound like what he was conditioned to think white guys sounded like.

I respectfully disagree with your argument. If you assume a song is performed by a certain type of person based on its sound, that is racist. I don't see how it's any different than assuming someone committing a crime is of a certain race.

I think the real issue is when you reverse that and assume a person of a certain race has certain traits (whether bad or good). That's where the trouble starts.

And just for the record, I fully believe vision63 is not a racist.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: Dennis S

Date: December 06, 2018 01:39PM

I sure thought this was a black act all this time.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: $tevie

Date: December 06, 2018 01:46PM

Back from the days of "blue-eyed soul" in the 1960s. Few were as convincing as these guys, however.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: Fritz

Date: December 06, 2018 01:57PM

if that guitar sound and the drummers licks don't sound "pop" for the time as compared to R&B for the time, I dunno what does.
Throw in the high school horn part and they could easily be the Carpenters with horns.
They certainly didn't make me think JB back in the day.

K, now I'm a racist?

!#$@@$#!

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: datbeme

Date: December 06, 2018 02:07PM

Let's be honest, I think we can all agree that "I Can Dream About You" was a much cooler song when we thought it was sung by the guys in the video.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: vision63

Date: December 06, 2018 02:08PM

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Fritz
if that guitar sound and the drummers licks don't sound "pop" for the time as compared to R&B for the time, I dunno what does.
Throw in the high school horn part and they could easily be the Carpenters with horns.
They certainly didn't make me think JB back in the day.

K, now I'm a racist?

lol

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: hal

Date: December 06, 2018 02:11PM

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If you assume a song is performed by a certain type of person based on its sound, that is racist.

It's time that people become reacquainted with the definition of the word.

"a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another: the comments have led to her being called a racist."

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: mrbigstuff

Date: December 06, 2018 02:34PM

I didn't recognize Steve Martin in that early haircut.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: Dennis S

Date: December 06, 2018 02:34PM

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Fritz
if that guitar sound and the drummers licks don't sound "pop" for the time as compared to R&B for the time, I dunno what does.
Throw in the high school horn part and they could easily be the Carpenters with horns.
They certainly didn't make me think JB back in the day.

K, now I'm a racist?

I assumed they were a black act trying to break into the white pop market.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/06/2018 02:47PM by Dennis S.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: Rick-o

Date: December 06, 2018 02:41PM

I understand perfectly, Vision.

When I was a kid, I always thought this group [www.youtube.com] was a white band. I never would have guessed it was predominantly black musicians.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: vision63

Date: December 06, 2018 03:00PM

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Rick-o
I understand perfectly, Vision.

When I was a kid, I always thought this group [www.youtube.com] was a white band. I never would have guessed it was predominantly black musicians.

We had their albums. I can understand. Love that group and that song. Definitely in the cowbell hall of fame.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/06/2018 03:10PM by vision63.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: neophyte

Date: December 06, 2018 03:01PM

I grew up near Philadelphia listening to AM radio in the middle 60s. It was always clear to my ears that the O'Kaysions lead singer was white and the Chambers Brothers lead singer was black.

And Fritz has it right, the song sounds classically "pop" per 1968 standards.

YMMV

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: vision63

Date: December 06, 2018 03:04PM

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neophyte
I grew up near Philadelphia listening to AM radio in the middle 60s. It was always clear to my ears that the O'Kaysions lead singer was white and the Chambers Brothers lead singer was black.

And Fritz has it right, the song sounds classically "pop" per 1968 standards.

YMMV

You guys have very educated ears. I know Fritz does.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: Lux Interior

Date: December 06, 2018 03:11PM

Meghan Trainor is still black, right?

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: DeusxMac

Date: December 06, 2018 03:22PM

It goes way back. How does it sound? Good is just good; regardless.

Listen without looking.

[www.youtube.com]

[www.youtube.com]

[www.youtube.com]

[www.youtube.com]

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: mrbigstuff

Date: December 06, 2018 03:24PM

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Lux Interior
Meghan Trainor is still black, right?

No, that was Amy Winehouse

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: NewtonMP2100

Date: December 06, 2018 03:31PM

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Lux Interior
Meghan Trainor is still black, right?

.....booty don't lie....

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: NewtonMP2100

Date: December 06, 2018 03:34PM

.....there was a recent [ as in current ] song like last year.......sounded like African-American woman.....but was white guy, falsetto.....

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: neophyte

Date: December 06, 2018 04:05PM

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DeusxMac
It goes way back. How does it sound? Good is just good; regardless.

Listen without looking.

[www.youtube.com]

[www.youtube.com]

[www.youtube.com]

[www.youtube.com]

OK, I covered my eyes as I clicked each link.

Lead singers in order:

White
White
Black
White

I knew the first two already. I was not familiar with Tower of Power because by the middle seventies I listened to only 33s shared amongst my college peers, and none had any Tower of Power albums, but the lead singer in that link sounds like a black artist to me.

The song in the fourth link was clearly not sung by the artists I heard in the 60s (Sam and Dave), and it was easy for me to discern that the singer was white. I didn't realize it was Eric Burdon however, as he seemed to affect a southern lilt not present in Sky Pilot, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, or even House of the Rising Sun.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: Fritz

Date: December 06, 2018 04:31PM

Mitch Ryder was the only one until the verse hits.
But I know those songs too well.
Dunno that I have educated ears, but I have listened all day, every day, even at work if the director is cool with it. Just ask my spouse.
"Can we have quiet for 10 mins?"

Or the last director who asked me to "turn that 5h1t off!"
Apparently it was distracting from the cooking segment rehearsal.
Not that I blame anyone for taking their "work" seriously. They help to keep smirkers like me gainfully employed and prevent me from snarfing (or snorking) granola.

!#$@@$#!

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: DP

Date: December 06, 2018 04:35PM

What made you discover that video, viz?

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: vision63

Date: December 06, 2018 04:59PM

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What made you discover that video, viz?

I was watching Terry Kath shred on the Tanglewood version of 25 or 6 to 4 and YouTube served it up next. I can watch Kath all day.

[youtu.be]

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: Dennis S

Date: December 06, 2018 05:23PM

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vision63

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DP
What made you discover that video, viz?

I was watching Terry Kath shred on the Tanglewood version of 25 or 6 to 4 and YouTube served it up next. I can watch Kath all day.

[youtu.be]

Not Terry Kath, but this group from Ukraine is pretty impressive. And probably the whitest band ever.

[m.youtube.com]

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: vision63

Date: December 06, 2018 05:28PM

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Dennis S

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vision63

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DP
What made you discover that video, viz?

I was watching Terry Kath shred on the Tanglewood version of 25 or 6 to 4 and YouTube served it up next. I can watch Kath all day.

[youtu.be]

Not Terry Kath, but this group from Ukraine is pretty impressive. And probably the whitest band ever.

The opening is so funny.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: Dennis S

Date: December 06, 2018 06:00PM

Sorry, I forgot the link to the Ukrainian band:

[m.youtube.com]

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: RAMd®d

Date: December 06, 2018 07:04PM

I guessed Eminem was white, but it was a hard call.

Does that make me racist?

Apparently not, at least by definition.

The YouTube comments bear the same sentiment as Viz. My favorite though is:

'Today that song would be I'm a Girl Stalker. LOL

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: bazookaman

Date: December 07, 2018 06:54AM

People Used To Think Rick Astley Was Black

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: deckeda

Date: December 07, 2018 10:13AM

This thread is worthless without mentioning Mariah Carey.

You're welcome.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: deckeda

Date: December 07, 2018 10:24AM

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People Used To Think Rick Astley Was Black

C'mon, everyone knows Rick Astley was black, but converted to white. True story.

In order to complete his transition he traveled to a country that's over 90% white, sang a song about the color white made famous by a white guy, on stage with white performers, in front of a white audience.

[www.youtube.com]

At the end of the show he was accepted as "white-ish" according to an online poll.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: vision63

Date: December 07, 2018 01:32PM

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deckeda
This thread is worthless without mentioning Mariah Carey.

You're welcome.

True, but her father was/is African American. She was all over the video screen.

The true shocker for me and my friends was when Teena Marie first performed on Soul Train.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: mrbigstuff

Date: December 07, 2018 04:21PM

Teena Marie was my jam! So good.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: DeusxMac

Date: December 07, 2018 05:28PM

It all goes to prove "There's no accounting for personal taste."

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: wave rider

Date: December 07, 2018 07:01PM

And the Average White Band were…?

=wr=

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: vision63

Date: December 07, 2018 10:41PM

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And the Average White Band were…?

They were a kind of a shocker but their name gave 'em away. That was one of my high school mega-jam bands.

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Re: I would have never guessed that this band was white...

Posted by: Lemon Drop

Date: December 08, 2018 11:01AM

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vision63
I mean, this was definitely an eye-opener. Plus this mystery song probably couldn't get made today.

[www.youtube.com]

Love the O'Kaysions - pretty much a one hit wonder band in terms of the charts but they were part of the Carolina Beach Music scene of the 1960s, along with The Temptations, Chairmen of the Board, Band of Oz, The Catalinas, many others.

I grew up listening to that and dancing to it.

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