Marty Feldman Reviews the Singles of June 1968

[@brucedillinger9448]

Marty Feldman was a hoot. And I agree with nearly all that he had to say. Refreshing to hear a "non-musician's" take on the pop scene. ✌

[@Philtration]

"Sometimes it seems the recording engineers and producers would be happy if they could find way to produce records without using people or instruments" That sums up a lot of today's music.

[@Micolash_is_behind_you]

lol what a prediction

[@maetzchenmusik]

Plus, it's a lot cheaper for all those control freaks in the business.

[@2wayplebney]

Beat me to it, though I made the point again anyway.

[@FenceThis]

Yep, was about to write the same..

[@imannonymous7707]

Hahaha thats funny and often true

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

A one-of-a-kind talent. He seemed to be everywhere on TV and the movies in the '70s when I was young. Everybody loved him. He made kids and grandparents laugh equally. Crazy that he passed 40 years ago when I was in college; so long ago now, alas. Luckily, he's in one of the most beloved movies of all time, Young Frankenstein, that even young kids today still watch. He's made himself immortal. Thanks for the video, as always.

[@Fordham1969]

I've always had an affection for Marty as a comic actor and now I'm equally impressed with the sophisticated take on pop music that he exhibits here, even though I don't find myself in complete agreement. Personally I've always had an equal love for records that are naked and spartan and records that are elaborately arranged and produced, in the end it depends on the record, there will always be good and bad with both approaches.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I agree 100%.

[@stephenfisch615]

I feel the same about him as an actor but, also like you, I don’t completely agree with him on music. I don’t think he quite understood The Doors’ The Unknown Soldier. That was a perfect record for it’s time.

[@siulumlion]

@@stephenfisch615 Yeah, but what did you think of the arrangement? I'm not sure Morrison would have like the layered-on instrumentation.

[@stephenfisch615]

@@siulumlion, hard to say as the record version is the only 1 that I remember hearing, but I think it’s good. It did come out during Jim’s lifetime, so I would bet that he was okay with it.

[@eugeneflynn7435]

It wouldn’t have crossed my mind that Marty Feldman(!) would have detailed, informed, and thoughtful opinions on pop music. His comment on engineers and producers wishing they didn’t have to actually work with other people was prescient. Immediate sub for digging this out and producing it. RIP Marty Feldman. This vid boosted my admiration of him considerably - from a pretty high level to begin with.

[@antarcticorb9197]

Love the film clips! Your channel is history redux....can't get enough!

[@traceya9615]

I was amazed to see you'd found reviews by Marty Feldman. He was a great talent. I wish he'd lived longer - great entertainer.

[@martitinkovich4489]

As a Doors fan, i like the "Unknown Soldier", but Marty makes a good point about over-arrangement, never thought about it.

[@PaulusCaesar]

And It's exactly what I read on Krieger's autobiography. They thought the same about that single. Overproduced, by the numbers, and in fact it didn't sell (as much as they hoped). Astonishing take by Marty, who knows more about pop music than most musicians. Maybe not having a horse in the race made him more candid. One of the best blind date so far. Walk this way!

[@hammer44head]

I think they (Jim) wrote it for a bit of dramatic piece to perform live, but it just didnt come across as a strong song for radio. Certainly hasnt aged well even though we (USA) seem to be at war every few years.

[@2wayplebney]

I'm a long - time Doors fan. For me, their best albums were the first and the last. The stuff in between repeated former glories or gilded the lily. The live albums were ace, and I liked the American Prayer album, because it was Jim and sparse arrangements.

[@cronobactersakazakii5133]

Wow Marty Feldman … that’s an oddity. I do like his insight on the Doors and Fats Domino titles, right on the money. We miss you Marty ♥️ Thanks for the upload 👍

[@twatmunro]

Perhaps for The Doors, but I thought he was dead wrong re. the Fats Domino.

[@MrUndersolo]

Oh, Marty. How we miss you so. And you did have wonderful taste!

[@bobwallace9814]

"They give me the creeps". I had no idea what was coming with this guy doing the reviews. He didn't let me down.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Hahaha! Yeah, I guess this was an unexpected Blind Date.

[@brendandoherty7819]

Marty was very clued up and to me was very accurate with his assessment.

[@boomtownrat5106]

I wasn’t aware of Marty Feldman until I was introduced to his talents in 1971. On the US network ABC TV they broadcasted Marty Feldman’s Comedy Machine. It featured animated opening and closings by Terry Gilliam of Python fame. It was fascinating hearing from the 1968 Marty Feldman and his take on the songs played. I love these reviews because it introduces me to songs that I never heard played on American radio. It has really helped me widen my perspective of pop music in the 1960s.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Glad you enjoy these videos, Boomtown Rat. Cheers!

[@barbarakirk3064]

And it was Gene Wilder seeing the programme that led him to give him the role of Eye-Gore in Young Frankenstein!

[@darganx]

Marty was a radio comedy writer from the 50s, it wasn't until the mid 60s he emerged on the screen with his 'unique' look. From there it was only up for him!

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Remember the closing credits, where a line of chorus boys sang "Good Night" and high-kicked their own heads off? Loved that.

[@barbarakirk3064]

@@daveconleyportfolio5192 I do!

[@nuwavedave]

VERY nice voyage into the mind of one of Britain's greatest comedic actors. Marty really knew his music.

[@ChromeDestiny]

Some very good insights from Marty. I already enjoyed him for the comedy movies he did in the 70's, now I enjoy him as a music critic too.

[@EddieReischl]

Marty's got some good instincts. Even though a lot of us think the 60s or the 70s were the best decade for music, it goes to show you that there's some cringey stuff in every decade. Of course, I heard that one song had some help in writing it from a Miss Abby Normal, so that one probably never had a chance.

[@ericcrawford3453]

Abby normal lol good one

[@factorylad5071]

For a stratified view imagine having liked a plastic ashtray and then dancing to it.

[@2wayplebney]

I find Abby's songs rather monstrous.

[@gregorywhite9095]

I love this...these are my people!!

[@ChrisMeerkat]

He was absolutely right about producers. 😂👍

[@bacchuslax7967]

What a great find from Marty! Would’ve loved to have watched this live!

[@evanelliott1213]

I recognized the melody of that orchestration right away. Great use of the fantastic Child of the Moon!

[@samp.8099]

Very pleasant instrumental of "Child Of The Moon" at 5:13

[@jayorag]

Buffalo Springfield's "Uno Mundo" has always been a favourite of mine ☺️ I love its mix of lyrics in Spanish and English. Stephen Stills also included some verses in Spanish in the coda of 'Suite Judy Blue Eyes".

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I love "Uno Mundo", too. Great song, great band.

[@jayorag]

@@YesterdaysPapers I once read that Stephen Stills wanted to participate in the auditions for The Monkees TV show. If true, it's a mind blowing what-if...? Anyway, I'm glad he didn't made it. Buffalo, CS&N, Manassas... It's always a pleasure to hear an album he's involved in

[@Ianmackable]

@@jayorag Bryan MacLean (later of Love) also auditioned and failed to become a Monkee. (Presumably he and Stills both tried for what became the Peter Tork role.) The history of California rock might have been very different indeed.

[@wyliesmith4244]

@@jayorag He was axed because of his teeth - among other reasons. He knew Peter Tork before the auditions, and I vaguely recall that Stills was the one who got Tork to audition. As prefabricated as the Monkees were, they had good connections and good friends who were 'serious' musicians.

[@jfrorn]

Love the work you do, musically, visually. Please keep them coming!

[@cmonman3639]

Love that arrangement of Child of the Moon at the end!

[@gkmacca1]

These videos are brilliant.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks, glad you enjoy them.

[@NewFalconerRecords]

Marty Feldman, what a talent! Amazing comedy writer and performer. His comments here are hit and miss, but he did better than a lot of actual pop stars, so that's good. There was a joke about him that's kind of funny but cruel (but I'm sure he himself would've laughed). Q: How do you hide from Marty Feldman? A: Stand directly in front of him.

[@2wayplebney]

My guess is he wrote it.

[@familydogg1234]

Love Marty Feldman! Here in the US he had a Comedy hour- I think on channel 13- not a very popular channel. He was Hilarious in" Frankenstein " .Once again- thanx!

[@brendandoherty7819]

Have any of you guys ever seen the travel agent sketch with Tim Brooke Taylor, John Junkin and Marty? The opening piece when Feldman and Brooke Taylor enter the shop is terrifying with them both hunched over the counter, absolutely brilliant! "We thought it might be a trap"!!

[@chrisrainbow2393]

Yeah, it was brilliant and so was " Lightening Coach Tours " ......" Everybody back on the coach " !!!!

[@terrythekittieful]

The bishop on the train was hilarious. Good old Marty, R.I.P.

[@davidrogers2085]

OMG YP ! This is fan(fawking)tastic 👍 Marty Feldmans observations are pure gold. Thank you for this killer video ole chaps 😎

[@alrivers2297]

I think The Unknown Soldier is by far the best of this lot

[@madahad9]

I only recently started to discover Nina Simone and her song The Other Woman is among my favourites. The line "he'll find her waiting like a lonesome queen" just punches me in the gut every time I hear it. Of all the reviewers featured it's nice that a non-professional musician who is actually more insightful about the songs being reviewed than many of the others. He's a comedian but seems to switch off that side and gives the songs a heartfelt appraisal and not trying to show off with these off the cuff witticisms which make them sound a little petty and bitter. But sometimes a exceptionally bad song evokes a funny line like "it gives me the creps." I just cannot imagine this sort of thing existing in America. Perhaps the British have a thicker skin and sense of humour about being criticised in a public way. Totally agree with Marty about Arthur Brown's Fire. It has a mad energy like Surfing Bird by The Trashmen.

[@psychomoonrider8700]

"Damn your eyes!" "Too late!"

[@TweedSuit]

1:57 - Predicting the future.

[@adamblackwelder1963]

When I first saw this, I thought this ought to be a hoot. I quite enjoyed this and he was very perspective on different musical genres.

[@dilltdog1158]

Marty F. His 'The B Side' single was all over Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart's Junior Choice back in the day. Some excellent insights from Mr. F and extra kudos for being in a band with Tubby Hayes.

[@katbela3971]

Marty got it right with ''Fire'' from The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, 0:54 which was a super hit. The typical 60s Hammond organ shines in this song. I also like the references to the Beatles as an example of balance and good taste, in contrast to the overproduction of the song by ''The Doors'', The Unknow Soldier. 1:44 Thank you, YP. It was a novelty to hear the opinions of someone who does not belong to the world of professional music, like Marty Feldman. We would like more blind dates with actresses and actors of the time, like Julie Christie, Pamela Franklin, Maggie Smith, Samantha Eggar, Terence Stamp, James bond, Lawrence of Arabia, etc, etc, etc.😀😁😅

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Sadly, they very rarely featured non-musicians on the Blind Date section. This Blind Date with Marty Feldman was an oddity. It was mostly musicians or music-related people like radio hosts, etc.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

@asleep at the wheel I agree, Arthur Brown was great. That first album by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown is really good. But yeah, he seems to be one of those artists who was destined to be a one-hit wonder like Screamin' Lord Sutch.

[@tylerthompson1842]

He was amazing in “Silent Movie”

[@stephenwalker2924]

Victor Stanley Feldman, jazz percussionist, was NOT the brother of Marty, who only had one other sibling: a sister, Pamela.

[@ericcrawford3453]

Wow well dune man nice fact check.

[@64north20west]

This video was a ten out of ten just for the first song and the reviewer.

[@maurice8607]

I like Marty a lot. He's pretty much up there with Peter Cook, the Pythons and Spike Milligan though I'd say he's fairly underated.

[@willieluncheonette5843]

" I hate this chest beating sort of singing." lol....that makes two of us, Marty.

[@russallert]

I had no idea who John Rowles was before this, and I can't say that I have any inclination to check him out now that I do know of his existence. My first thought was that he was trying to be Engelbert Humperdinck trying to be Tom Jones.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

3!

[@willieluncheonette5843]

@@YesterdaysPapers lol.....Who'll give us a 4?

[@YesterdaysPapers]

@@russallert He definitely sounded a lot like Tom Jones. That song is hilarious. The story of a guy who spends the night with another woman but claims nothing happened, just a few hugs. And he is so worried that his beloved Mary will find out about it. Heartbreaking stuff.

[@louisnewton4292]

Cool to see that they got comedians too! I wonder if any of the Pythons made it on here...

[@MrMjp58]

Another brilliant video. Great footage of Marty. He was one of those unique late '60's comics who seemed slightly outside the accepted groups at the time. Incredible that reviews of Fire, Esther and Abi etc, were being heard for the first time here. Also, as a would be [but failed] caricaturist, I really admire whoever did the illustrations for this original series. Anyone know the artist?

[@robmac6508]

Thanks for another excellent video, great insights from Marty. I also really like your take on "child of the moon" , you've put an authentic easy listening / lounge spin on it 👍😎🍸

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks, glad you liked it.

[@1feloniouspunk]

Surprisingly great takes! Guess you should never judge a book by its cover.

[@imannonymous7707]

Interesting what he said about the doors tune, waiting for the sun and the soft parade have often been critcized for overproduction thru the decades

[@barbarakirk3064]

Was that Derek Griffiths as one of the high kicking nuns in the footage accompanying this bit?

[@imannonymous7707]

@@barbarakirk3064 it just may be but i need a new phone, i cant make out the faces. To be fair the footage is quite grainy

[@ayyowhat]

Funny I just watched Young Frankenstein last night!

[@jamesgoward5687]

Again excellent outro music ; "Child of the Moon" slowed down with that Mellotron sound--excellent!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks!

[@fueledbylove]

I can understand his reaction and assessment of that Doors track because the clip that we hear watching this video is but the ending of the song which varies greatly from beg. to end. Even for the Doors, Unknown Solider is an ambitious work with the whole firing squad / execution drama replete with detailed sound-effects - with that in mind his comments make perfect sense. He showed himself overall to be a quite astute and an excellent reviewer.

[@mikewilson3581]

Sounds like Marty could have had his own weekly music show on television or radio. Very sophisticated commentary. I'd love to hear the opinions of other non musicians who were actors or comedians of the 60's.

[@thekitowl]

He was actually a pretty good drummer.

[@damonhines8187]

Mad respect and longing for the days when Marty trod the earth and skittered over the airwaves, RIP, funny man. )

[@Nebulous0_o]

Orchestral rendition of The Rolling Stones‘ “Child of the moon” playing over the top 40 rundown. Very nice. Where can I find it?

[@cronobactersakazakii5133]

Yup, I noticed and liked it as well. Although it is different, there is a collection of pop/rock group renditions as lullabies and I used to offer CDs for newborns. Search Lullaby Renditions. The Pink Floyd one is great 😊

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Glad you liked it! I recorded the cover of "Child of the Moon" especially for this video. You can only find it here.

[@cronobactersakazakii5133]

@@YesterdaysPapers I’m afraid we can’t see links, you have to give search clues or cheat the algorithm 😏

[@PAULLONDEN]

*@Aspergers Corner* Thanks ...was scratching my head till bleeding but couldn't figure it out . A crescent shaped smile just for you......👍🌛

[@btipton6899]

Wasn't expecting this one! 😁♥️

[@johnvanstone5336]

Marty was very perceptive and his analysis was bang on

[@oleplanthafer7034]

Your own fully-blown Immediate Records-style Instro-Outro-Monster is the best of the bunch, again, @yesterday's papers! Pure and true '68 ultra hipness. Thanks, again!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks, Ole! Glad you liked it.

[@oleplanthafer7034]

@yesterday's paper: Well, here's what I hear: Nico was recording with Loog-Oldham when switching to Warhol's Factory and the Velvet Underground. This tune might have been very suitable on the VU & Nico LP in a Lou Reed arrangement, complete with Mo on simple drums and Cale's electric Viola rather than this organ, yet in this arrangement it is very Loog Oldham - and it would have become Nico equally well, had she chosen to stay. AlbeIt, there are no known ties between Oldham and Reed at this point in time. See Why I find this to be absolutely brilliant? Not being a stoner (really!), but it's like a missing link to an alternative past future... Sounds mad, but listen again and think about it... 😉😊

[@YesterdaysPapers]

@@oleplanthafer7034 Loved your comment, Ole! I know what you mean, that's kind of what I try to do. Like lost songs from the past.

[@oleplanthafer7034]

It really works. Not library music as such, never copyist, but plenty great inspiration reflected, always matching the theme of the respective era or subject of the matter. Perfect frame for your elaborate vids. Keep 'em flowing! Everybody else is yesterday's Pampers... 😉😊😊😊

[@PotrzebieConolly]

I really like "Walking to New Orleans". Didn't know it was re-issued in 1968. A re-issue of Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" had just made it to #20 in the UK, so I guess they decided to try Fats Domino.

[@NotoriousLightning]

It's a beautiful song. Probably my favourite by The Fat Man.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Lots of 50s singles were reissued in 1968. There was a sort of 50s rock and roll revival going on that year and many 50s rock and roll classics were reissued. That's also the reason why the Beatles recorded the 50s-inspired "Lady Madonna" that year. If you take a look at british magazines from early 68, they were talking about this supposed rock and roll revival in almost every issue That's why Marty Feldman comments at the end of the video that he "dislikes the tendency back to 50s rock and roll".

[@terryenglish7132]

@@YesterdaysPapers Boy, I'm glad the U S stayed off that band wagon ! That strikes me as really bizarre, one of the most fertile inventive periods and some thought they needed a revival of other music. That's for if you're out of ideas, not when they're coming as fast rain in a Hurricane... Or was that the last gasp of the previous generation, like disco and "Happy Days" TV show 5 years later in the US.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

@@terryenglish7132 Yes, it was weird period. I made a video a few months ago about that 68 rock and roll revival: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnytqXl_nKqhrZo

[@PotrzebieConolly]

I think the US got into 50s nostalgia around 1973 with AMERICAN GRAFFITI and HAPPY DAYS. Although Sha Na Na did well at Woodstock (1969).

[@bryandawkins]

this was a very nice surprise I learned something today

[@dream-67]

5:05 he was so right about the tendency to go back to the 50s unfortunately

[@MilesBellas]

John Cleese voted for Feldman to join "At Last The 1948 Show" where nascent Python material was developed ie "and now for something completely different"

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

I think The unknown soldier is pretty good.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Great song.

[@profile2047]

I agree. But I think The Doors themselves also agreed with Marty eventually. Especially the next album Soft Parade. Consider that the LA Woman album the producer left and they had one of their greatest albums.

[@389383]

Surprised that he said nothing about the lyrics. Maybe being in Britain during the Vietnam war they had less relevance.

[@samp.8099]

Of course!

[@shako4907]

Seems he liked Fire so much that he named one of his albums "The Crazy World Of Marty Feldman"

[@timscarrow9151]

Well there you go 1948 show, Python link again.

[@gregbye331]

Another Child of the Moon cover. I like it.

[@swirlingfudge]

Didn't expect Marty to be so erudite and insightful, in my limited awareness he played the fool in his TV and film roles. so I'm glad he didn't review the songs 'in character' ie Leigh Francis (Keith Lemon)

[@darganx]

He was a comedy writer long before his appearances on TV and film. Took him a while to realise his face could make him more money than writing scripts!

[@creepingdread88]

'Quite frankly, they give me the creeps!' lol

[@aquatarkus2022]

He predicted the music scene in 2022 with his comments about producers making records with no input by the artists.

[@snowfiresunwind]

Definitely - it's certainly here now.

[@originalhgc]

"The recording engineers and producers would be happy if they could find a way to produce records without using people or instruments." Score the win for Marty Feldman, who saw the future that we now live in.

[@davidellis5141]

Oops 😬 ! He really slammed The Doors 🚪 !

[@barbarakirk3064]

Ha ha!

[@guitaristssuck8979]

Badum tsss

[@chrisbacos]

It's nice that Melody Maker allowed non-musicians give points of view.

[@ANDROLOMA]

Marty should have reviewed the single ladies of June 1968. Who are all grandmothers by now, surely.

[@thewkovacs316]

marty had a syndicated show in the states he introduced me to the british brand of humor interesting that the start of the summer of love had both mendes and alpert in the charts

[@YesterdaysPapers]

This was 1968, not 1967. I love Marty's brand of humour, too. Great comedian.

[@thewkovacs316]

@@YesterdaysPapers oops.

[@musicbill101]

John Rowles… Possibly the first KIwi (NZer) to make the British and American charts. The other hit single he had at the time was “Cheryl Moana Marie “ which later on was bastardised as “Share your marijuana with me”!!!!!

[@2wayplebney]

Marty fans should check out "Round the Horne" which was a radio show he wrote in the early sixties. It is rude as hell, and hilarious.

[@relativity1581]

His review of the Doors is so prophetic

[@turmelmark]

Child of the Moon , closing tune. Was that Bill Wyman drinking at the pub ?

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yep, it's Child of the Moon. I don't think it's Bill Wyman but that guy definitely looks a lot like him.

[@jimilove7773]

Nice!

[@frogface66]

I strongly disagree about The Unknown Soldier. To me that song is perfect.

[@thereunionparty]

Exactly. I think he had a bee in his bonnet about songs being over arranged or over produced but chose completely the wrong record to express it on.

[@NewFalconerRecords]

Yes, it was always intended as a piece of theatre. The production is spot-on for what it set out to achieve.

[@WarlockHolmes420]

Everybody loves to bash the doors don't they lol. Well Marty ppl still listen to the doors. They are still famous. Nobody knows who you are lol but thanks for being honest about how you feel.

[@stephendavis5530]

"The Beatles did simplicity". Did he happen to listen to Sgt Pepper? 🤣🤣 Certainly they went for a more stripped back sound for much of the White Album, but from 1966 onwards, their arrangements became more and more complex.

[@psychedelicprawncrumpets9479]

Obviously he was referring to early Beatles stuff

[@stephendavis5530]

@@psychedelicprawncrumpets9479 Possibly, but then, quite a few of even their early stuff is not as simple as people might suppose.

[@snowfiresunwind]

​@@stephendavis5530spot on! The early songs often had unique chord structures for their time eg. Things We Said Today being just one example.

[@paulcooper8818]

What is the tune played while the Top 30 is scrolling by?

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Something I recorded to go along with that part of the video.

[@vinceeager8553]

@@YesterdaysPapers It's very good!

[@paulcooper8818]

@@YesterdaysPapers I hoping for a song title, but thanks for replying.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

@@paulcooper8818 Well, it's a sort of Wall of Sound adaption of "Child of the Moon" by the Rolling Stones.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

@@vinceeager8553 Thank you, glad you like it!

[@crossroader71]

I think the tune that plays at the end of the video is a kind of an imitation of The Stones' Child of The Moon. The B-side ofJumpin Jack Flash.That's nice!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yep, it is.

[@sdgakatbk]

I think Marty makes a good point with the Unknown Soldier being over produced and how the sound is largely determined by the production. I like the Unknown Soldier very much anyway, particularly the live version. Also I just looked at the US Top Ten list at the end. Every song on it is good except maybe Mony Mony which I used to like until I found out that Tommy James got the idea from a Mutual of NY sign barf!

[@sdgakatbk]

I saw the link on this and I thought this has to be interesting.

[@nicktaylor2657]

Seems fitting that Marty Feldman liked Fire by Arthur Brown

[@TeamLuka]

At 5:14 , there's an orchestra version of The Stones' "Child Of The Moon" . Anybody know where that's from? Was that an actual single / album?

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I recorded that version myself to go along with the last part of the video.

[@TeamLuka]

@@YesterdaysPapers Awesome. Is it on Spotify or another platform. Would love to hear more of your stuff!

[@artcamp7]

I think I have the same musical tastes as Marty Feldman

[@pcno2832]

4:29 Never heard of John Rowels, but if they had put Tom Jones' name on the label, no one would have questioned it, except, perhaps, Tom Jones.

[@389383]

Thought for sure that was Engelbert on the cover.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

They did have a very similar voice.

[@frankez99]

Yeah……he was way off on that Doors assessment!

[@terryenglish7132]

No Marty , no annoying arranger, just The Doors !. I'm sure he heard it again, and hopefully realized his criticism was misplaced. He had a general complaint and was looking for a specific case to lay it on, and misfired.. I found Unknown Soldier amazing at the time, and it holds up just fine.

[@mariuspoppFM]

You misfired spectacularly. Robbie Krieger stated exactly Feldman's opinion in his autobiography; the other Doors too weren't exactly thrilled with it

[@Flerg3]

What hump?

[@ewantaylor483]

Child of the Moon

[@wcjohnny1]

This review is Abby Normal !

[@smkh2890]

I lived through the 60's and all the crooners and balladeers left over from the 50's sounded suddenly out of date.

[@brucegelman5582]

This nostalgia is killing me.

[@hifijohn]

gene wilder:damn our eyes! feldman:too late.

[@jameschavez6400]

Marty has two other eye twins-mick fleetwood&ian anderson if they pit them all together that would be a band to see or rather scream 😱

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

"It swings like a bitch doesn't it" 😂😂😂 "He describes his taste in music as catholic" 🤦‍♀🤣 I love all your outros YP but this one is definitely my favorite 😊

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Hahaha! That's funny. Thanks, Sophie. Glad you liked it!

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

@@YesterdaysPapers 🌚💜

[@postscript67]

"Catholic" means general, universal or all-embracing, so in this context he is just saying he has a wide-ranging taste - nothing to do with religion at all!

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

@@postscript67 Some of us are from different cultures/countries so we may not have heard a certain phrase before.

[@BigSky1]

Child Of The Moon.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yep!

[@tmage23]

One thing the article gets wrong: Marty Feldman and Victor Feldman were in no way related.

[@KonoShunkan]

As a long time fan of Steely Dan who has always enjoyed Victor Feldman's vibraphone (and piano) playing, how could I have missed the fact that he was Marty Feldman's brother? Well, of course, he isn't, and thanks for confirming my sanity! They are both from London though, so perhaps they are "brothers" in that sense.

[@mariuspoppFM]

@@KonoShunkan VF is from LA afaik

[@KonoShunkan]

He was born in north London but moved from England to LA when he was about 21 and lived the rest of his life there. He'd already been playing in big bands in the UK and Europe for several years at that point, starting in his mid-teens. Sounds like he was a child prodigy!

[@mariuspoppFM]

@@KonoShunkan impressive indeed

[@tonywebb7206]

Marty did play an instrument -- trumpet!