The Fleetwoods - Tragedy
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I heard this on the work radio today.Seriously - who is fucking with this song?Anyone got an mp3? Imma snag the single out of some dollar bin.
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The Fleetwoods' version was actually a remake. Both were hits, although I've probably heard the Fleetwoods' rendition the most on oldies radio. It's not bad, but I have a slight preference for Thomas Wayne's "Tragedy," which has primitive sound quality, bathroom echo, and a slight rockabilly influence (Wayne was Memphis-based and recorded a few raw rockabilly sides for Sun before he had his one hit).
"YOU'VE GONE FROM MEEEEE...WHOA-WHOA...TRA-GE-DEEEE..." Chris Isaak WISHES he could get it together like that...hell, I oughta put that one on now. Either version.
This might be one of those songs that everyone has heard but me, but I'm not the Jesus Christ of music omniscience, or anything.
Probably not. The Fleetwoods have other, more famous songs ("Come Softly To Me," "Mr. Blue") that get played a hell of a lot more than "Tragedy." And even though Thomas Wayne's was a legitimate hit, it's damn near a cult classic now, you hear it so seldom.
"The Great Imposter" is my jam.
The breakdown of "Poetry --- So sweet --- "
and the minor key "all her friends stand and watch her"
shit is 1:58 of sweet-tart sonata.