Ellie Greenwich

R.I.P. Ellie Greenwich - Let It Be Written, Let It Be Sung...

Written by Lisa Burns

Wednesday, 26 August 2009 18:06

The great Ellie Greenwich has passed away. "Be My Baby," "Da Doo Ron Ron," "And Then He Kissed Me," "Chapel Of Love" "River Deep, Mountain High." "Hanky Panky," "Do Wah Diddy" "Leader Of The Pack" Nothing else needs to be said. R.I.P. Ellie Greenwich. Lisa Burns writes: "You can almost take her for granted, her songs so ingrained in our psyches. For those of who lived and breathed the sixties they must be a part of our DNA by now. As i kid, i never thought about the songwriter, just the voice calling, breaking up, buzzing through my transistor radio pressed against my ear, or the grainy teen image emanating from black and white tv. Oh, but what a string of song Ms Ellie left. A solid gold thread, like seams shaping our lives, loves, school daze/haze, teen angst. Continuing to weave, tangled up in flushed, blushed, rosy cheeks, spotted, oily, t zones and sallow complexions. Shallow? No. The songs of Ellie Greenwich were the sounds of the streets, subways, expressways, young hearts thumping bumping the night away. Her songs seeped through the cracks in sidewalks and became part of the air we breathed, and still breathe. They accompany us, penetrating and invigorating, the atmosphere." ABOUT LISA BURNS Craig Leon produced Lisa Burns in the 1970s backed up by Willie Alexander's Boom Boom Band at Suntreader Studio in Vermont. You can contact her on Facebook and on her MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/lisabburns

Last Updated on Sunday, 30 August 2009 17:52

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R.I.P. Ellie Greenwich - Let It Be Written, Let It Be Sung...

Written by Joe Viglione

Wednesday, 26 August 2009 18:15

Ellie Greenwich has passed away. A full tribute to Ellie soon on Gemmzine. Lisa Burns writes "You can almost take her for granted, her songs so ingrained in our psyches. For those of who lived and breathed the sixties they must be a part of our DNA by now. As i kid, i never thought about the songwriter, just the voice calling, breaking up, buzzing through my transistor radio pressed against my ear, or the grainy teen image emanating from black and white tv. Oh, but what a string of song Ms Ellie left. A solid gold thread, like seams shaping our lives, loves, school daze/haze, teen angst. Continuing to weave, tangled up in flushed, blushed, rosy cheeks, spotted, oily, t zones and sallow complexions. Shallow? No. The songs of Ellie Greenwich were the sounds of the streets, subways, expressways, young hearts thumping bumping the night away. Her songs seeped through the cracks in sidewalks and became part of the air we breathed, and still breathe. They accompany us, penetrating and invigorating, the atmosphere." Also worth checking out is the new issue of ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE with an article on the breakup of The Beatles Gary Pig Gold in Gemmzine also gives a nod to The Fab Four while Gary also writes about The Beach Boys - The Brother Years and Brian Wilson's SMILE MICHAEL JACKSON'S "DON'T STOP TILL YOU GET ENOUGH" 30th Anniversary. It hit #1 on 9/1/79.Read Joe Viglione's song review here. And check out the great Michael Jackson video. JOHN LENNON ART EXHIBIT IN OGUNQUIT MAINE, AUGUST 29, 30.Read the Gemm Newsfeed for today. The Velvet Underground mono mixes of 7 singles, to be released on September 15, 2009 by Sundazed Go to the article (being written later today) here: http://tinyurl.com/thevelvetunderground

Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 September 2009 22:38