One of the problems I have writing this blog is that of objectivity. Of course, the question of whether or not a record is any good is oftentimes subjective; I know from reading the statistics on my blog that many people stumble upon this blog via Googling songs that they clearly like a lot more [...]
Posts Tagged ‘the shirelles’
70) The Shirelles – “Soldier Boy”
Posted in 04, 1962, tagged girl groups, the shirelles on September 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
44) The Shirelles – “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”
Posted in 09, 1961, tagged girl groups, goffin and king, the shirelles on February 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This is the inauguration of the girl group age. Sure, The Chantels had scored a #15 hit in 1958 with “Maybe,” but it was The Shirelles whom everyone copied. Sub out the vocals in “Maybe” for those of a male doo-wop group and the record’s more or less the same. But listen to “Will You Love [...]
