{"id":1798,"date":"2008-11-14T17:00:22","date_gmt":"2008-11-14T22:00:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2008-12-15T16:59:58","modified_gmt":"2008-12-15T16:59:58","slug":"self-proclaimed-regular-people-saturnism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/self-proclaimed-regular-people-saturnism\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Proclaimed &#8220;Regular People,&#8221; Saturnismine and Friend, Claim They Know Only One Turtles Song; Rock Town Hall Refuses to Believe Them!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Self-proclaimed &#8220;regular people,&#8221; <strong>Townsman Saturnismine<\/strong> and his &#8220;first lady,&#8221; as he referred to a friend visiting the Halls of Rock, claim they know only one Turtles song. Moreover, they claim this is &#8220;normal.&#8221; Rock Town Hall regulars acknowledge that they&#8217;re far from &#8220;normal&#8221; music fans, but we refuse to believe that this couple, whether cool or square, man, don&#8217;t know more Tutles songs than &#8220;Happy Together.&#8221; As a service to Saturnismine and his friend &#8211; and as a way to prove we know more about the guy than he thinks he knows about himself &#8211; we&#8217;ll run a few Turtles hits over the coming pages. Enjoy, and feel ashamed of yourself or slightly superior, as applicable.<\/p>\n<p><em>You&#8217;ve gotta know this one, Saturnismine and ladyfriend!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;She&#8217;d Rather Be With Me&#8221;<\/strong><br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4CGhCfgY90s?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I think you&#8217;re going to be surprised. The hits of The Turtles are written and performed in a way that is inherently ubiquitous. They&#8217;re a pastiche of so many AM pop trends of their era that you might think they&#8217;re by other artists &#8211; or that they&#8217;re nothing more than well-constructed jingles. Combine that songcraft with the fact that these guys are the dumpiest band that can sing and play in tune, and I&#8217;ve got a ready-made, unsung heroic band in my back pocket. Shall we try some more?<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nI think this one is used in a <strong>Swiffer<\/strong> ad, or some similarly pedestrian modern product&#8217;s ad campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;You Showed Me&#8221;<\/strong><br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ANPGyzmgvk4?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The following double-shot ends with a &#8220;Holy Grail&#8221; YouTube clip as far as I&#8217;m concerned! <em>After the jump!<\/em><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;Eleanor&#8221; and &#8220;House on the Hill&#8221;*<\/strong><br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gzfp6rZiFDo?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><small>*I can&#8217;t expect our Man and Woman of the People to know the second number here, &#8220;House on the Hill,&#8221; which is cool. However, I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m not alone in having thought Sat was cool enough to know this number, from the Ray Davies-produced <em>Turtle Soup<\/em>.<\/small><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nHere&#8217;s another one that sounds more like a jingle than a real song. Perhaps only <strong>The Hollies<\/strong>, with songs like &#8220;Just One Look,&#8221; could write a ready-made jingle on par with The Turtles!<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;You Baby&#8221;<\/strong><br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xF-Tnu9DBFA?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Right about now, you may be saying to yourself, <em>&#8220;Oh, I know this song too!&#8221;<\/em> Are you ready for more?<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;It Ain&#8217;t Me Babe&#8221;<\/strong><br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jcuX0CiXA04?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Surely, Saturnismine and friend know this next song!<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ncr28oq2GoI?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Finally, more of a deep cut, just because it&#8217;s also pretty cool and because it&#8217;s one more opportunity for any members of <strong>The Beach Boys<\/strong> who might be visiting to know there was one band less cool than them.<br \/><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-W6_JJR7bgI?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Saturnismine and friend, you know we love you.<\/p>\n<p>Addendum by sammymaudlin:<\/p>\n<p>Guide For The Married Man<br \/>\nLlej6F8dKo8]<\/p>\n<nav class=\"page-links\"><strong>Pages:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/self-proclaimed-regular-people-saturnism\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">1<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/self-proclaimed-regular-people-saturnism\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">2<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/self-proclaimed-regular-people-saturnism\/3\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">3<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/self-proclaimed-regular-people-saturnism\/4\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">4<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/self-proclaimed-regular-people-saturnism\/5\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">5<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/self-proclaimed-regular-people-saturnism\/6\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"page-num\">6<\/span><\/a><\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-proclaimed &#8220;regular people,&#8221; Townsman Saturnismine and his &#8220;first lady,&#8221; as he referred to a friend visiting the Halls of Rock, claim they know only one Turtles song. 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