I love this lil' song and her "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog", both from 1966!! Since I didn't see this one posted by anyone, here it is!!
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@debraashley8831 Жыл бұрын
How did I live half a century without hearing this woman's name or music??
@Christ0hell7 ай бұрын
Wow..simply wow. What we do in the shadows got me here and dayum. What a sound.
@anthonyrotolo80623 жыл бұрын
It's so great seeing actual live footage of her. She's so wonderful.
@Anonymous-km5pj3 жыл бұрын
it's a creature. God bless
@tbonesviddyzone9 жыл бұрын
good god, where has she been all my life?
@GoatDust7 жыл бұрын
Ty Hunt I agree
@neilcam7 жыл бұрын
Yep, same thought! Only discovered her through the kiwi vampire comedy flick "What We Do In The Shadows" which used her song "You're Dead" over the opening titles. She's a brilliant song-writer.
@Offmedication7 жыл бұрын
Wow.... never heard of her in my life until today. I am an instant fan.
@HowBrownPhiladelphia7 жыл бұрын
Films listen to 'You're Dead' by this singer. First time I ever heard of was three days ago too !
@Offmedication7 жыл бұрын
I have, I love that song it's wonderful dark and beautiful. to me, a classic
@anthonymerola1489 Жыл бұрын
Norma operated on a totally different level than everyone else. She was a supremely talented artist and composer who should have gotten more publicity and adulation. RIP, Norma. You're with Dusty now. ❤
@dennisleporte23273 жыл бұрын
Ashamed to say it took me , a supposed music guru, 53 yrs to find this amazing lady.
@cherylz15534 жыл бұрын
She died on Dec. 29. RIP sweet lady with the sweet guitar and the sweet voice. :(
@fannycraddock9910 жыл бұрын
Norma should have been a real big star.
@mayamarin49479 жыл бұрын
***** Yeah. She's Amazing
@jackanthony9768 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree she should have been a big star as she was talented as both a singer and songwriter. She even wrote several songs for Dusty Springfield her long time lover.
@annieh29005 жыл бұрын
I wonder if Kacey musgraves got her influence from her?
@raymondmakklostkey43645 жыл бұрын
so sadly underrated.
@noslost-z7r4 жыл бұрын
Let’s make her one finally 🙌
@biedronkagirl3 жыл бұрын
she is so stunning and THAT VOICE! she is truly incredible
@daschwah2 ай бұрын
Arguably the greatest album that nobody’s ever heard of.
@user-ry6ki1cn9r3 ай бұрын
Just discovered Norma having read about her in Mojo Magazine. Cannot stop listening to her two LPs. Truly wonderful songs and unique voice.
@iamtheman70184 жыл бұрын
I've been on this planet for 57 years and I ever heard of this woman or any of these wonderful songs. And the first song I ever heard her sing was "Your Dead Norma Tanega" - and I really loved it and quickly jumped to this song and it is just as awesome. And now I find that she left us 13 days ago. Dang It. I miss her already. Rest in Peace Norma Tanega.
@marcusdaviso3 жыл бұрын
Same here chap, I'm 53 and this has just popped up on my feed in 2021. Great artist, how did I not here of her until now?
@thomhardcastle98972 жыл бұрын
I found out about her ten minutes ago, and I'm upset that she's dead.
@LendallPitts8 жыл бұрын
I had a bit of correspondence with Norma a few years ago. She's a very cool person. She made a few CDs since the sixties, very different, all good.
@barbrazavalasolimano94326 жыл бұрын
woooowww, what is she doing now??? Where???? Her performance is freedom, thaaaanksss
@john1112573 жыл бұрын
@@barbrazavalasolimano9432 she passed away last year, aged 80 rip
@kylegreen32473 жыл бұрын
She was Dusty Springfield’s lover.
@sunnyjim13553 жыл бұрын
Really? All very different? OK. Can you tell me which of those CDs she sings the songs of Josquin des Prez, or Bulgarian 'throat signing' or even plays the Mongolian 'nose flute'. I can't wait to hear those. Thanks.
@joel_cain2 жыл бұрын
@@sunnyjim1355 All of them
@anonymousbl0bfish4 ай бұрын
Her smile when she plays is so infectious
@adhamh5 жыл бұрын
This lady was waaaay ahead of her time!
@monstergirl76955 жыл бұрын
I'm falling in love with her, she's so great. Can't believe I've never heard of her. Great stuff.
@torgosaves4273 жыл бұрын
Just randomly clicked on the video for the song "You're Dead". Had no idea that wasn't a modern song made for the show. She's so cool! What a crime she didn't get more recognition.
@guilhermepalacios1873 жыл бұрын
what show?
@kevinoquigley58372 жыл бұрын
@@guilhermepalacios187 what we do in the shadows. It’s like the Office, plus Buffy
@Barbarian8572 ай бұрын
@@kevinoquigley5837Lol! Good way to describe it!
@OlymPigs20107 жыл бұрын
"Norma Cecilia Tanega (born January 30, 1939, Vallejo, California) is an American folk/pop singer/songwriter. She was a camp counselor in the Catskills when she signed to New Voice Records in 1966. Her debut single, "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog", reached No. 22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, but she never came close to charting there again.[1] In Canada it reached No. 3 in the RPM Magazine charts and in the United Kingdom it peaked at No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] Not overtly comedic, the tune's title lyric contributed to its success as a novelty song, but one that was quickly forgotten as a one-hit wonder. Tanega continued recording folk and folk pop material, however, including an album for RCA Records after moving to the UK in the 1970s. When she returned to the U.S., she got her Master of Fine Arts in painting and began teaching art in Claremont, California. She also began working with ceramic percussion instruments, and recorded with Brian and Amanda Ransom. She was also a member of world music ensemble Hybrid Vigor.[citation needed] During the late 1960s Tanega had a romantic relationship with singer Dusty Springfield.[3] Tanega wrote lyrics to a number of songs Springfield recorded during this period: "No Stranger Am I", "Earthbound Gypsy", "Midnight Sounds", "The Colour of Your Eyes", "Morning (Bom Dia)" and "Go My Love". They remained friends until Springfield's death in 1999. She co-wrote "Dusty Springfield" with Blossom Dearie".
@mfb30424 жыл бұрын
I remember her name and her song Walkin My Cat Name Dog. Forgot all about it.
@ivycompton15 жыл бұрын
God, how rare is this?!? I never dreamed I'd seen anything by Norma Tanega on youtube, much less this song. Wonder if I'll find her great "Don't Touch" from the same LP as "Walking My Cat Named Dog?" A beautiful woman and a great, underrated talent. Thank you so much for posting this!
@geodez29592 жыл бұрын
How is it possible I hadn't heard of her till now. Such a great sound.
@ricjan5815 күн бұрын
I'm in the midst of reading 1966 by Jon Savage, and I'm sure glad I am because I never would have heard of this incredible woman.
@jerryclack20193 жыл бұрын
Just come across Norma.... I have led a very shelter life. Great music I am now hooked 👍👍👍👍🎶🎶🎶🎶
@bryantparker73902 жыл бұрын
I saw this very clip playing in a movie theatre that I just started working at about two weeks ago. Haven't been able to get it out of my head since. Timeless
@666UFO66610 жыл бұрын
WOW hOW COME IT TOOK ME TILL I WAS 45 TO HEAR OF HER sHE'S AWESOME
@BryanSalyersXD6 жыл бұрын
i KNOW, RIGHT? sHE'S SO FANTASTIC. lOVE HER.
@ChrisSeahorse5 жыл бұрын
Just discovered her today and I've been listening to all the music there is of hers on YT. I'm staggered. She is like Vashti Bunyan, Janis Ian, Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell all rolled into one. Except I think I like her music even more than any of those great talents. She is quite simply an amazing talent. How I haven't come across her before baffles me but I am pretty chuffed that I now have the rest of my life to enjoy listening to all her music.
@butnutmikami1474 жыл бұрын
I'm 64. I grew up listening to top 40 hits on the transistor radio...never heard of her till today! Pure 60s gold! So good, hit's all the right buttons.
@ronwess4 жыл бұрын
Exactly same here.... I love the what we do in the shadows show but the theme is perfect 👌 for it I just to research this..... Awesomeness
@miyoric4924 жыл бұрын
Ditto!!
@adamlucas22034 жыл бұрын
I love Norma so much. I walk a couple times a day and she's always my go to when walking.
@terrywitzu78743 жыл бұрын
Why am i hearing this, just now. This is the 3rd song I've heard by her in the last 10 minutes "Walking my Cat..." wasn't mind-blowing, but this and "Your Dead" are unbelievably great! (I can't wait to cover em'!)
@MrJamesrnolan13 жыл бұрын
@kofola1973 After her hit, she continued recording. She went to the UK and had a relationship with Dusty Springfield which eventually ended, but they remained friends until Dusty's death. When Norma returned to the US in the early '70s,she went back to school and earned a MFA in art and became an art teacher in Claremont, California. She kept her hand in music, recording an album for RCA in 1977, and later went into world music, recording with an ensemble called Hybrid Vigor. She's 72 this year.
@jaydock14 жыл бұрын
Man I got gay vibes! She’s awesome
@danielfenner54997 жыл бұрын
people always live and die in 4/4 time. holy shit
@wgb010014 жыл бұрын
Right!?
@eldiegoasecas3 жыл бұрын
and then the smile
@WhiskeyRichard.3 жыл бұрын
Syncopate your life and move against the grain; don't let them tell you that we're all the same
@stephenwalker8503 жыл бұрын
Thief
@sunnyjim13553 жыл бұрын
But seven is a jolly good time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oquuooqritachas
@mixedplate70803 жыл бұрын
What a hidden treasure!
@leonelquintanilla4793 жыл бұрын
Her guitar work is awesome.love her 60s sunshine hippie smile.people actually had smiles .not like now.everyone looks angry today.im so glad I was 60s kid.talents like hers made us happy.
@thefuppits3 жыл бұрын
Holy shit. This is next level purity. This gal is something else. No one plays guitar like that. It's like Jimmy Hendrix acoustic meets...a loss for words. And that voice, indelible as is her smile. Ditto on Ty Hunt's comment below!
@Begotranspo-ii8tv10 ай бұрын
She was popular in summer 1966 in Boston and NYC.
@Turtle1527 жыл бұрын
"Don't you let them tell you that they're all the same." That line wound up, almost verbatim, in Led Zeppelin's "Goin' To California" 5 years later.
@MyMotherTheCar7 жыл бұрын
So what?
@theparalexview7856 жыл бұрын
Led Zep always stole from the best.
@no_wire_hangers4 жыл бұрын
Omg, I was thinking that it sounds familiar, now I know
@adamriggs26983 жыл бұрын
Led Zeppelin stole everything so I wouldn’t put it above the talentless thieves.
@sloburnjo68353 жыл бұрын
@@adamriggs2698 Exaggerate often? they can plagiarize AND be quality musicians etc.
@heatherferreira42259 жыл бұрын
Holy hell this woman's song is so going on the soundtrack of my TV series. As in right now. This f--king instant. I feel so cheated by mainstream American radio right now. How in the name of leaping blue Moses did we all manage never to hear this incredible single?
@jackanthony9768 жыл бұрын
Because the radio dj's had a lot of power and they would not place this single on the playlists. This song was released as a single and did manage to reach #123 on the national Billboard record sales charts of singles releases despite its lack of promotion.
@tiki_trash7 жыл бұрын
Heather Frerreira, You've been cheated your whole life and only now you complain?
@andrewpearson19036 жыл бұрын
What TV series are you making?
@anusdotcom26605 жыл бұрын
Heather Ferreira woah is your tv series lodge 49? If so can I get a part on it?
@matthewcooper35354 жыл бұрын
@@jackanthony976 #23 on hot 100
@lawrencefeldman77443 жыл бұрын
I heard "Walkin' a fair amount growing up and dug it but never had a clue about the rest of it. Yipes! Great stuff!
@jg66983 жыл бұрын
Yeah. "Walkin" was one that stuck with me. Ethereal effort
@chrisjeffries23223 жыл бұрын
R.I.P Norma Tanega.
@floydjr31895 жыл бұрын
She's so gorgeous
@wormknuckles4 жыл бұрын
RIP Norma
@mikeyg85683 жыл бұрын
I wish more people would discover her. I'm here from WWDITS
@tonicordova11229 жыл бұрын
So glad to find this tune on KZbin. Purchased Norma's CD years ago and fell in love with this song! Thanks.
@blackjakko4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting!!! Got here from What We Do in the Shadows - Your Dead. She's so cool!!!
@pretorious7003 жыл бұрын
She had a strange intelligence and was beautiful too.
@yasminx163 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful description. I’d be extremely happy if someone described me like that.
@biedronkagirl3 жыл бұрын
her smile!!!
@patrickwilliams7078 Жыл бұрын
Man if it hadn't been for the film "What We Do in The Shadows" I wouldn't have known about Norma Tanega. I can't believe she was doing this kinda stuff when I was only 5 yrs old going on 6. Incredible voice especially in the song "You're Dead"
@gabbyj.p90264 жыл бұрын
I’ll never forget her eyes♥️
@citrusandclove3404 жыл бұрын
She is memorizing
@jjgrey14884 жыл бұрын
I love her mix of jazz/folk/broadway...this is too kool
@MikeBlitzMag14 жыл бұрын
This was the follow up single to "Walking My Cat Named Dog" on New Voice records (1966). Herman's Hermits were fans of hers and used to do that song live in concert. Norma Tanega grew by leaps and bounds with this single. Like Nancy Ames' "Friends And Lovers Forever" (which was out around the same time), it's smart, loaded with attitude and well written. How odd that her hit streak ended so prematurely.
@Ndlanding3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for this!
@nigel9004 жыл бұрын
Great!
@fisterklister3 жыл бұрын
She's great
@park78544 жыл бұрын
so amazing
@styxcreek5 жыл бұрын
Why is this amazing artist languishing in obscurity?
@thedwightguy4 жыл бұрын
back in the sixties everyone was goin gto California and getting a contract. not all moved forward. I worked with a guy in Canada named Dan Yard, and he played duo with Frank Soda (Soda Pop; Toronto) and they had the place jumping. Heard his demo tape from 1968; amazing, but we had enough bands in my LA high school to put on our own "battle of the bands", enormous talent pool in those days, with real talent, not sticking your bum in the camera or abusing the English language and milking millions out of the "suckas".
@jackanthony9763 жыл бұрын
She was a big star for a hot minute and then she just vanished.
@mrbassman44 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Norma
@granthurlburt4062Ай бұрын
Great guitarist. Original, bold, and independent woman. Emerging from the beatnick spirit into a world that is adopting latin american rhythms.
@Khultan8 жыл бұрын
I've never heard of this artist, this is fantastic, and she seems to be getting a real kick out of her catchy song, I'm loving it, too : )
@jackanthony9765 жыл бұрын
She also wrote songs for Dusty Springfield who was her lover for a while.
@michaelmccarthy46154 жыл бұрын
RIP Norma...
@mckinleymorganfield84944 жыл бұрын
How great is this! Unbelievable talent. I neva knew.
@frankpeter68517 жыл бұрын
aside from her cool voice and great songwriting, she's really pretty and magnetic and really good on the 🎸!
@fretnesbutke32332 жыл бұрын
A truly unique talent. She's out there and up there with Syd Barrett and Sixto Rodriguez.
@beelzebrat3 жыл бұрын
this song is what my soul sounds like. will forever love Norma Tanega.
@aniger333342 жыл бұрын
This should have been a hit ....
@dave998874 жыл бұрын
Heeeaaaavyyyyy!!!!! Incredible. I am living in the wrong era...
@MrDomenic19749 жыл бұрын
This is better than any wedding ring. Put it on your finger
@leafkiller5515 жыл бұрын
To many to name!
@HillareeGypsyHips6 жыл бұрын
1:28 when she smiles I just bursted into big happy tears
@thomhardcastle98972 жыл бұрын
That is an incredible smile.
@EBOWARRIOR7 жыл бұрын
One of the most underated artists of her generation.
@limpbiskit4lyf9510 ай бұрын
she's so cute, i love that you can hear her smile when she sings! may her memory be a blessing
@ottowes16 жыл бұрын
Such a cool, witty song! She appearred on 'The Lloyd Thaxton Show' in an African cloth tunic and turban to sing this tune and 'Walking my cat named dog.' Her cat was an ocelot, and was for real, not just a stage gimmick!
@alexanderwood34652 жыл бұрын
Heard this playing at my barbers today and had to Shazam it immediately - can't believe I'd never heard it before
@ALISTOSmc4 жыл бұрын
Yo dis girl so gangsta! God Bless
@dontknocktherock12634 жыл бұрын
Sadly, Norma passed away on December 29th 2019.
@lyricessence4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I hadn't heard. Always loved her.
@somewhereherenowherethere3 жыл бұрын
she dodged 2020
@iowa6113 жыл бұрын
@lakeseminole She's alive and well. An artist and college professor in Southern California.
@Lulugirard9411 жыл бұрын
I love this song and remember when it was on one of those A Go Go shows. Norma Tanega was definitely an underrated talent.
@Multi162813 жыл бұрын
Love this singer & thanks for posting THIS COOL SONG, her follow-up to "Walkin...! " Tanega had 4 singles on New Voice label U.S. 1966-67. All but 2 of those songs, A & B sides, are on her 1966 "Walkin'..." LP. She & Dusty Springfield were close in the 60s and beyond, and she wrote at least 3 songs for Dusty (1968). If anyone knows if there is an LP with "Bread" or "Run on the Run" available, or if anyone knows about an RCA LP Norma Tanega released in Europe, please advise! . DAVEDJ
@xjfop16 жыл бұрын
Never heard this song when it was "new"...like it...great song. Thanks for putting it here.
@theblackvelvets43453 жыл бұрын
she's f*ckin' amazing! all the adores!!
@neilmansfield83292 жыл бұрын
This pop song is great
@billyhill36144 жыл бұрын
Norma is amazing
@peternyc3 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!
@Phoenix850067 жыл бұрын
OK, I'm hooked. I need some Norma Tanega music in my life, starting with this song!
@theKurtHoffmann4 жыл бұрын
So great! Thank you!
@bobair24 жыл бұрын
What a great message this song has!
@aicarpool9 жыл бұрын
great song - Norma is so good
@edenator87633 жыл бұрын
this is cool, never heard of her before
@morganfisherart8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this. She is one smart and utterly likeably lady!
@geodez29592 жыл бұрын
2021 I was looking for a new skyline and found Norma 💚.
@frankandrews10052 жыл бұрын
This is the stuff that usually surfaces in a Quentin Tarantino film. Such a cool track!
@druflo67756 жыл бұрын
Smart lyrics, beyond her time, I think she knew her truest adeance was not yet born, such boldness! ❤
@gerardfinnigan15393 жыл бұрын
this is so good
@clarkewi3 жыл бұрын
Awesome.
@jonkimball4 ай бұрын
Wonderful
@johnniescarlett16 жыл бұрын
This is a very haunting song. Nice one!
@LisaODavis8 жыл бұрын
beautiful!
@MadMaxGamer8 жыл бұрын
Hi Vladislav ! :))
@croiners41664 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@kylegreen3247 Жыл бұрын
From Vallejo, CA.
@otherpatrickgill3 жыл бұрын
I'm not wildly enthusiastic about the type or music, but her voice and smile are truly enchanting
@EdKazO-Vision3 жыл бұрын
Oh my God I love this.
@erixxxblue26984 жыл бұрын
there's a certain genius to her songs
@ForgottenSouls666 Жыл бұрын
I can’t change history but it’s changed far beyond anymore of today or tomorrow
@CindyMeitle13 жыл бұрын
Relationship: With Dusty Springfield? Girlfriends? I'm stunned!
@davesouthwick9703 жыл бұрын
My beautiful daughter qualified as a medical doctor a few days ago & is in a wonderful relationship with another girl named Louise, who recently graduated as a mechanical engineer. I am so proud of Dr Lauren Southwick & hope her & Lou share a wonderful life. A truly memorable year for a doctor to graduate 😃