Shownotes Transcript
I have been watching a programme called "when showbiz good horribly wrong" which demonstrated how easy it is to NOT make money........to actually make money in the music business you have to think things out or you will get ripped off by managers and publishers who have no musical talent.....the way I did it was to look for the gaps in the market....in the 60s all the groups were playing rock and roll and pop music....only 7 or 8 piece dance bands were playing strict tempo....so in the mid 60s my band perfected quicksteps,slow foxes, waltzes etc and as we could also play pop and rock we covered all bases and when the group scene ground to a halt in the 70s we played on as a function band....and during the 70s I started writing songs and sending them out top publishers with little success but it was when I sent one to the Opportunity Knocks Songwriters Contest and appeared on the show that I knew I was on the right track so I set up my own record and publishing company and released my own stuff which took off....as the only opinion that mattered about my songs was mine......
What were the worst two winters in the 60s?.....Mike and Bernie........which brings me to my "One of the worst records ever" spot......again this is an example of comedians....if you could call them that....sticking to what they do best and leaving making records to singers.....this one is called "I Like It" and must NOT be confused with Gerry Marsden's classic number one hit in the 60s.......it is basically an instrumental with short breaks where the title was shouted out....they are the ONLY lyrics.....now I don't know if Mike Winters was actually playing his clarinet in the band ( who are very good)......but Bernie definitely should have been forcibly removed from the recording studio......so here it is.....Mike and Bernie Winters "singing" "I Like It"