Just flipping through channels a came across an old Batman show. The Joker was the bad guy. Anyway PR&TR’s were on stage playing. Forgot how mych I enjoyed them back in the day.
Some loose jam of a campaign song that wasn't a regular Raiders song. The Joker was running for something.
They had close to ten good to great songs . Which I think is a lot of good songs The uniforms hurt them. Just like me rocked as hard any rock song in the sixties
Love them, have the singles collection and it cooks ... draw the line at RR HoF membership as some have proposed here.
The Penguin was running for Mayor of Gotham City and went all out including hiring the Raiders to campaign for him. What basically happened was that the Raiders appeared on a daily basis on a Dick Clark TV show called Where The Action Is from 1965 to 1967 and then had their own Saturday afternoon show called Happening! for a couple of years after that. Besides playing their songs, they also did comedic skits that would be considered “cornball” by some people. This and the fact that the novelty of wearing the Revolutionary War uniforms got threadbare as the 60s progressed and “heavy” rock developed was the reason why the Raiders weren’t as well regarded as other groups.
A really great singles band: Steppin' Out Just Like Me Good Thing Kicks Him Or Me? I Had A Dream Cinderella Sunshine Indian Reservation Revolution! was a pretty good album. I agree that their image didn't help them to be taken seriously. Too bad, 'cause they put out some really good music. Mark Lindsay was an above-average rock vocalist.
Turtles 5 good songs Rascals 10 good songs etc Tommy James maybe close to 10 songs And many others They were a good sixties group I always liked Mellencamp's tribute to the 60s
One of my favorite 60's groups. An impressive string of great singles, but they also had a couple of strong albums like "Midnight Ride" and "Spirit of '67". I would agree with the post above that suggested that the uniforms hurt them as the music scene changed. Mark Lindsay was as good as any rock vocalist of the era, but Revere's desire for the uniforms and silly stage shows pigeon holed them as a lightweight pop band by late in the decade. It's easy to understand why they would get lumped in with the Monkees and other such acts these days, but there's a real rock group buried in there if you dig a little.
That's not Paul Revere and the Raiders That's Paul Revere and the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsey. I guess it's all the same Oh well
I'm not seeing it... Let me, let me, let me Baby don't you get me Let me, let me, let me Baby don't you get me Come on baby, don't you get me Come on baby, won't you let me Can't you see what I'm trying to do Doing my best to try to get to you Don't you hear what I'm trying to say All the right words but still you run away Come on, come on baby don't you get me Alright, don't it seem that when you love somebody Ain't it right that somebody loves you too But I know my love is going somewhere But I'm sure it ain't being got by you And it's true won't you try, won't you try Let me, let me, let me Baby don't you get me Come on baby, don't you get me Come on baby, won't you let me Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Lee Jr. Hutson / Natalie Stewart Let Me lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
It's all innuendo, but it's pretty clear what he wants her to let him do. (And he did actually say in an interview that he was trying to say that in a way that would get on the radio).
Innuendo, but not "filthy," I was 11, owned the 7" 45 and caught not one bit of Hell for it. Chicago AM stations played it at all hours of the day. Filthy seems like quite a stretch...
I'd put it on the same level as "Try It" by the Standells. That doesn't come out and say it either, but I do think both records are about as suggestive as it got at that time. (And Try It was actually banned). Also, that same Raiders album (Pink Puzz) has a few more songs that push the envelope: "I wanna thank you, for showing me the way inside...."
