Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Oy Anam Oy

I think Arda Kardes was a widely known performer in Turkey in the 70s -- possibly the son of a famous musician, similar to Astrud Gilberto's child. I like how he just free associates over this Finders Keepers style spooky jam...
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  1. dispoOctober 24, 2013 at 5:37 AM

    It's a version of "Mamy Blue" which seems to have been a big hit just about everywhere except the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamy_Blue
    There's hundreds of versions, one cheesier than the other. This one's definitely my favorite so far...

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  2. BenOctober 24, 2013 at 10:27 AM

    Thanks, Raffael. I had never heard the song. Wonder if it is known in UK?

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  3. dispoOctober 24, 2013 at 3:59 PM

    Lucky you!
    The song is a cornerstone of 70s Europop, but its epicentre was definitely France.
    Just about everyone recorded it. Making a Mamy Blue compilation would be a mere 2 hours work. One of the first versions, not that bad:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=046XMynjDnQ
    Just learned about this Finnish version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB6nSE8-XKg
    But your turkish child version rules.

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  4. AndrewOctober 25, 2013 at 10:27 AM

    Nice Pop Tops video - http://youtu.be/6ukpjLT4Krw
    Less inspiring is the version by Stories (Michael Brown, ex-The Left Banke) http://youtu.be/kJ_Jjp5CeIg

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  5. Messy + BarbaricNovember 3, 2013 at 6:00 PM

    Don't forget Faust: http://youtu.be/BR5nCtbPdy4

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