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Thunderclap Newman — Something In The Air
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kcar
Posted: Apr 30, 2013 - 22:12
 
 Stranglersfan wrote:
I hate to sound ignorant, but i have never heard of this band, they sound great!
Also I am curious to know if there was any BAD music made in in 1970.
I love 1970 for music from all over the world, England, Jamaica, USA, etc

 
Always thought it was just a guy...but it was one-hit band put together by Pete Townsend for three musicians, including his chauffeur who wrote "Something in the Air" and the Who's "Arminia City in the Sky." Townsend plays bass on this song as "Bijou Drains." The piano player is Andy "Thunderclap" Newman, so I guess that's why I was confused. 

The guitarist on this track was 15. Can you imagine being 15 and playing with a Rock God? 

"Also I am curious to know if there was any BAD music made in in 1970."

 Why wouldn't there be?  

Stranglersfan
(Revelstoke, B.C.)
Posted: Mar 30, 2013 - 18:53
 
I hate to sound ignorant, but i have never heard of this band, they sound great!
Also I am curious to know if there was any BAD music made in in 1970.
I love 1970 for music from all over the world, England, Jamaica, USA, etc

Pedro1874
(Newton-le-Willows, England)
Posted: Feb 27, 2013 - 08:11
 
 kestrel wrote:
gooose bumps man...far out...I was there...it was a happening.{#Motor}  Hope you youngsters have a song like this to give you goosebumps when you are 59.

 

Even when you are 66 {#Motor}!   This will always remind me of my Father.  He actually "got it" when he heard this tune at 75!{#Bounce} Classic.

finoufk
(in my bed)
Posted: Feb 27, 2013 - 08:03
 
love this tune !  love tom petty's cover too ...

Easyrider
Posted: Jan 27, 2013 - 00:47
 
The ultimate hippy song,love it.
KurtfromLaQuinta
(Deep in the heart of South California)
Posted: Dec 26, 2012 - 16:31
 
For years I could have sworn I didn't hear the electric guitar added over the end of this song. I finally got the remastered CD of this album, and it has the "single version" on it... without the added guitar. Mystery solved.
I like the single version better.

gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Oct 24, 2012 - 23:20
 
Holy something, something, Batman!

kurtster
(Back in Ohiya, for now ...)
Posted: Sep 23, 2012 - 10:41
 
Nice to see the original artwork for the album up at last.

great song full of memories.

Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: Jul 22, 2012 - 12:53
 
Ah yes, Jo Raquel Welch, AKA Raquel Tejada ... San Diego TV Station KFMB Weather girl who made good.  And a very nice lady, BTW.
 

lindergr55
(Albuquerque, NM)
Posted: Jul 22, 2012 - 12:52
 
Oh, for my lost youth!

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 12:49
 
 kingart wrote:
A classic. A 9, because it is inextricably linked to its late '60s time, and oozes out of the song. And I believe it was written by Pete Townsend. 
 
 
John 'Speedy' Keen wrote and sang the tune - Townshend produced it.  It was in a few films - most notably The Magic Christian - which the publicity still below is from:
Raquel

Any excuse to post that image...

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 12:45
 
Perhaps a perfect song. Ten?  Merely godlike?  I think this was written by Pete Townsend (someone correct me if wrong) but it's rendering here makes it extra special.  Included in a seminal '60s movie drives it higher yet.  

frank-peter
(Siegen / Germany)
Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 12:45
 
I could cry! So wonderfull this song is!

dougmbrown
(Denver)
Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 12:44
 
A classic, and possibly one of the best examples of a one-hit group.

Easyrider
Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 12:42
 
Oh,those were the days!!!!

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Feb 15, 2012 - 01:47
 
My modern speakers, though good, just can't make the right noise for this sort of song.  Oh for the days of well made speakers full of metal parts.  Oh well loud with a bit of a play with the equalizer will have to do.

oldviolin
(Esse Quam Videri)
Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 17:48
 
 kestrel wrote:
gooose bumps man...far out...I was there...it was a happening.{#Motor}  Hope you youngsters have a song like this to give you goosebumps when you are 59.
 
 yup!



kestrel
(On a wire ...in Raleigh, NC)
Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 17:46
 
gooose bumps man...far out...I was there...it was a happening.{#Motor}  Hope you youngsters have a song like this to give you goosebumps when you are 59.


k1j2cat
Posted: Jan 14, 2012 - 07:33
 
Totally agree with you about this song being a classic. Did a little research and found this:
Writer/s: JOHN KEEN. Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
That would be John "Speedy" King, the drummer for Thunderclap Newman, the group.  Townsend did play bass, arrange, and engineer the song however.  I got this from Songfacts.com - other interesting info there.

Thanks for "making me look"!  :D
 kingart wrote:
A classic. A 9, because it is inextricably linked to its late '60s time, and oozes out of the song. And I believe it was written by Pete Townsend. 
 
 



kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 13:13
 
A classic. A 9, because it is inextricably linked to its late '60s time, and oozes out of the song. And I believe it was written by Pete Townsend. 
 

frank-peter
(Siegen / Germany)
Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 13:12
 
ELEVEN! The best song I ever heard! I Love it so much! {#Hearteyes}



xtalman
(What dimension?)
Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 13:10
 
 Alexandra wrote:
Never realized how much this lead singer sounds like K.C. (and the Sunshine Band). {#Lol}
 
{#Stupid}


rulebritannia
(NYC - Back in the USA!)
Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 13:07
 
You had to be there, guys.  This was awe inspiring......

yodasan_magoo
(Close to the far side)
Posted: Oct 11, 2011 - 06:47
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:
A classic, of sorts, although I think the piano solo may have been played by a chimpanzee.
 

Going to back you up on this one.  Great song temporarily interupted by instrumental that does not belong in this song.


sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Oct 11, 2011 - 06:45
 
 Alexandra wrote:
Never realized how much this lead singer sounds like K.C. (and the Sunshine Band). {#Lol}
 

Funny, for the longest I thought this was KC and the Sunshine band!{#Lol}

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Oct 11, 2011 - 06:45
 
 DaveInVA wrote:
I was in High School when this was released - eeeek!
 
Me too, brother. Listening to this on AM (!) radio - WKIX in Raleigh.

And I've always been a fan of the "hammer hands" piano work, even if it did make my piano teacher have a fit. 

linden
(Santa Cruz, CA)
Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 11:20
 
 Danimal174 wrote:

Was just listening to Tom Petty's cover of this a few days ago. Good stuff.



 

I agree — a kick-butt cover.

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 11:19
 

Another amazing set by the master DJ.

Bravo!



Alexandra
(The Gem City, Ohio)
Posted: Apr 05, 2011 - 05:30
 
Never realized how much this lead singer sounds like K.C. (and the Sunshine Band). {#Lol}

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Feb 01, 2011 - 10:26
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:
A classic, of sorts, although I think the piano solo may have been played by a chimpanzee.
 
That's Andy "Thunderclap" Newman - apparently he was a "dixieland"-style pianist.  I've always liked that solo.



nook
(gone)
Posted: Feb 01, 2011 - 10:20
 
another song on the soundtrack of my high school days.

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Feb 01, 2011 - 10:20
 
A classic, of sorts, although I think the piano solo may have been played by a chimpanzee.

Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina)
Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 11:54
 

Was just listening to Tom Petty's cover of this a few days ago. Good stuff.




jmsmy
(Music Town, Klein, Texas)
Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 11:46
 
We do need to get it together

Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: Oct 29, 2010 - 19:58
 
I know, I never remember this guy's name; just like I never remember Norman Greenbaum sang "Spirit in the Sky."

Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina)
Posted: Jun 24, 2010 - 07:05
 
 Randomax wrote:


I'm sure you just gave some movie maker a GRAND idea of a remake!  Actually, that would probably be an interesting remake if done right!

 

Hmm...no cell phones, no internet, no cable TV for most people, no CDs, and the idea of having a home computer was unheard-of for most. It's funny to think about how much has changed since then.

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Jun 24, 2010 - 06:56
 
 Hairfarmer wrote:


Here's a good one for you. I read an article, on a movie site, which pointed out that if Back To The Future were made today and the Marty character whent back in time, the same number of years, He would end up in 1980.
 

I'm sure you just gave some movie maker a GRAND idea of a remake!  Actually, that would probably be an interesting remake if done right!


Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Jun 24, 2010 - 06:55
 
wow, I haven't head this in soooo long; I could NOT remember the name of the band!!!!!!!!

ianmoff
(Nr London UK)
Posted: Jun 24, 2010 - 06:54
 
 MojoJojo wrote:

I came to see if anyone posted such an image.  Uh, yeah...  
 
(re image)

Newman!! 

Jack_Jefferson
(Columbus, OH)
Posted: May 23, 2010 - 11:09
 
 Gregorama wrote:

Actually, this song premiered in the movie The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Star with lots of odd cameos, Lawrence Harvey in Drag and others. Dated now-avant garde cinema in 1969.
 

I have the DVD.  This is the scene where Sellers and Ringo were preparing the vat of sh!t for people to dive into to retrieve millions of $'s.

jkhandy
(Near the ocean (in my mind))
Posted: May 23, 2010 - 11:02
 
Yeah come on America, let's get it together!  You know it's right, now, more than ever! 

victoryluna
(Cincinnati)
Posted: May 23, 2010 - 10:59
 
Bill's feeling awfully nostalgic today...

MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Apr 21, 2010 - 17:37
 
 MojoJojo wrote:

 
I came to see if anyone posted such an image.  Uh, yeah...  



HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Mar 21, 2010 - 03:32
 
Cut short,,!??,,{#Stupid}

gatorade
(Ocean Park, WA)
Posted: Mar 21, 2010 - 03:28
 
I am so there!

sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 13:32
 

Funny for the longest I thought this was KC and the Sunshine Band, but I like it anyway!{#Lol}



Hairfarmer
(The birthplace of Rock & Roll, baby.)
Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 13:22
 
 DaveInVA wrote:
I was in High School when this was released - eeeek!
 

Here's a good one for you. I read an article, on a movie site, which pointed out that if Back To The Future were made today and the Marty character whent back in time, the same number of years, He would end up in 1980.

KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 13:12
 
 DaveInVA wrote:
I was in High School when this was released - eeeek!
 
Me too.


jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 13:11
 
 DaveInVA wrote:
I was in high school when this was released - eeeek!
 


lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 13:11
 
 philbertr wrote:
Were these guys a Beatles tribute band on purpose?
 

Tribute band????  No

Influenced by the greatest group in the history of popular music like millions of ohters - Yeah