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The Beach Boys’ “Kokomo” was hated by critics because it was considered too sugary. It isn’t as experimental as some of the classic tracks The Beach Boys released in the 1960s. Despite this, the song fills a void in the world of popular music. The Beach Boys | Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer
The Beach Boys‘ “Kokomo” garnered a hostile reception among music critics. They’re wrong. Here’s a look at why “Kokomo” is hated and why it is so much better than its reputation suggests.
A drummer said critics hated The Beach Boys’ ‘Kokomo’ and tried to kill it with their words
Jim Keltner is a studio drummer who worked on “Kokomo.” During a 2004 interview with Entertainment Weekly, he said critics loathed the song “because it’s just sooo syrupy pop.” Of course, the reviews only mattered so much. “But while the critics killed it with their words,...
The Beach Boys’ “Kokomo” was hated by critics because it was considered too sugary. It isn’t as experimental as some of the classic tracks The Beach Boys released in the 1960s. Despite this, the song fills a void in the world of popular music. The Beach Boys | Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer
The Beach Boys‘ “Kokomo” garnered a hostile reception among music critics. They’re wrong. Here’s a look at why “Kokomo” is hated and why it is so much better than its reputation suggests.
A drummer said critics hated The Beach Boys’ ‘Kokomo’ and tried to kill it with their words
Jim Keltner is a studio drummer who worked on “Kokomo.” During a 2004 interview with Entertainment Weekly, he said critics loathed the song “because it’s just sooo syrupy pop.” Of course, the reviews only mattered so much. “But while the critics killed it with their words,...
- 6/2/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
1974: The first Daytime Emmys ceremony was held in New York.
1980: All My Children's Benny tried to get Estelle help.
1990: General Hospital's Shep Casey looked familiar to Anna.
2013: The Young and the Restless aired a special Jeanne Cooper tribute episode."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1968: On The Doctors, Liz (Pamela Toll) reassured Penny (Jami Fields) when they talked about feeling different.
1970: On Dark Shadows, Maggie Collins was trying to preserve her marriage to Quentin (David Selby) unaware his first wife, Angelique, had...
1980: All My Children's Benny tried to get Estelle help.
1990: General Hospital's Shep Casey looked familiar to Anna.
2013: The Young and the Restless aired a special Jeanne Cooper tribute episode."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1968: On The Doctors, Liz (Pamela Toll) reassured Penny (Jami Fields) when they talked about feeling different.
1970: On Dark Shadows, Maggie Collins was trying to preserve her marriage to Quentin (David Selby) unaware his first wife, Angelique, had...
- 5/28/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1974: The first Daytime Emmys ceremony was held in New York.
1980: All My Children's Benny tried to get Estelle help.
1990: General Hospital's Shep Casey looked familiar to Anna.
2013: The Young and the Restless aired a special Jeanne
Cooper episode."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1968: On The Doctors, Liz (Pamela Toll) reassured Penny (Jami Fields) when they talked about feeling different.
1970: On Dark Shadows,...
1980: All My Children's Benny tried to get Estelle help.
1990: General Hospital's Shep Casey looked familiar to Anna.
2013: The Young and the Restless aired a special Jeanne
Cooper episode."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1968: On The Doctors, Liz (Pamela Toll) reassured Penny (Jami Fields) when they talked about feeling different.
1970: On Dark Shadows,...
- 5/30/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Criterion lavishes a major upgrade to its older box set celebrating the first major rock concert event, the ‘California Dreamin’ idyll that some say marked the beginning of the Summer of Love. Get ready to hear and see some history-making performances from Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and The Who. Plus two more features and a bundle of ‘extra’ music sets . . . including Tiny Tim.
The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 167
1968 / Color / 1:33 flat / 79 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date December 12, 2017 / 69.95
Cinematography: James Desmond, Barry Feinstein, Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles, Roger Murphy, D.A. Pennebaker
Film Editor: Nina Schulman
Original Music: The Animals, The Association, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Byrds, Canned Heat, Country Joe and the Fish, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Al Kooper, Hugh Masekela, Jefferson Airplane, The Mamas and the Papas, Laura Nyro, Otis Redding, The Quicksilver Messenger Service,...
The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 167
1968 / Color / 1:33 flat / 79 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date December 12, 2017 / 69.95
Cinematography: James Desmond, Barry Feinstein, Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles, Roger Murphy, D.A. Pennebaker
Film Editor: Nina Schulman
Original Music: The Animals, The Association, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Byrds, Canned Heat, Country Joe and the Fish, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Al Kooper, Hugh Masekela, Jefferson Airplane, The Mamas and the Papas, Laura Nyro, Otis Redding, The Quicksilver Messenger Service,...
- 12/9/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The fortunate are born with the right name, such as Marlon Brando or Elvis Presley. Others need the magic of a makeover
The 1967 song San Francisco might have been a hit no matter who sang it. But Scott McKenzie, who has died aged 73, also sounded like just the right kind of name for the singer of the old flower-power anthem. Had his record been issued under McKenzie's real name, Philip Blondheim, success might have been harder. Entertainers – even some Guardian journalists – adopt new professional names for different reasons: to abandon an embarrassing given name, like Marion Morrison transforming into John Wayne or Archibald Leach morphing into Cary Grant, to avoid prejudice, or to give their image more edge, like David Evans becoming, er, The Edge or Ronald Wycherley flowering into Billy Fury. The fortunate are simply born with the right name, like Marlon Brando or Elvis Presley. Others need the magic of a makeover.
The 1967 song San Francisco might have been a hit no matter who sang it. But Scott McKenzie, who has died aged 73, also sounded like just the right kind of name for the singer of the old flower-power anthem. Had his record been issued under McKenzie's real name, Philip Blondheim, success might have been harder. Entertainers – even some Guardian journalists – adopt new professional names for different reasons: to abandon an embarrassing given name, like Marion Morrison transforming into John Wayne or Archibald Leach morphing into Cary Grant, to avoid prejudice, or to give their image more edge, like David Evans becoming, er, The Edge or Ronald Wycherley flowering into Billy Fury. The fortunate are simply born with the right name, like Marlon Brando or Elvis Presley. Others need the magic of a makeover.
- 8/20/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Comedian, actress, artist, and author Phyllis Diller died Monday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 95.
“She was a true pioneer,” Diller’s longtime agent Fred Wostbrock told EW. “She was the first lady of stand up comedy. She paved the way for everybody. And she conquered television, movies, Broadway, record albums, nightclubs, books, and radio. She did it all. A true pioneer.”
The housewife-turned-advertising copywriter and mother of six got her big showbiz break in 1955 at the age of 37 when the owner of San Francisco’s now-defunct Purple Onion nightclub gave her a substitute stand-up spot one night.
“She was a true pioneer,” Diller’s longtime agent Fred Wostbrock told EW. “She was the first lady of stand up comedy. She paved the way for everybody. And she conquered television, movies, Broadway, record albums, nightclubs, books, and radio. She did it all. A true pioneer.”
The housewife-turned-advertising copywriter and mother of six got her big showbiz break in 1955 at the age of 37 when the owner of San Francisco’s now-defunct Purple Onion nightclub gave her a substitute stand-up spot one night.
- 8/20/2012
- by Jessica Shaw
- EW - Inside TV
Scott McKenzie, whose Summer of Love anthem "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" became synonymous with the counterculture movement in 1967, has died.
McKenzie, 73, died Saturday (Aug. 18) at his home in Los Angeles. He had suffered from Guillain Barre Syndrome in recent years.
"It is with much sadness that we report the passing of Scott McKenzie in La on 18th August, 2012. Scott had been very ill recently and passed away in his home after two weeks in hospital," a statement on his website reads.
McKenzie (born Philip Blondheim) performed with several folk groups in the early 1960s, including The Journeymen with long-time friend John Phillips. When that group broke up, Phillips invited McKenzie to join The Mamas & the Papas, but he declined, choosing instead to try a solo career.
Phillips wrote and co-produced "San Francisco," which was an instant hit on its release in May 1967. It reached the Top 5 on the U.
McKenzie, 73, died Saturday (Aug. 18) at his home in Los Angeles. He had suffered from Guillain Barre Syndrome in recent years.
"It is with much sadness that we report the passing of Scott McKenzie in La on 18th August, 2012. Scott had been very ill recently and passed away in his home after two weeks in hospital," a statement on his website reads.
McKenzie (born Philip Blondheim) performed with several folk groups in the early 1960s, including The Journeymen with long-time friend John Phillips. When that group broke up, Phillips invited McKenzie to join The Mamas & the Papas, but he declined, choosing instead to try a solo career.
Phillips wrote and co-produced "San Francisco," which was an instant hit on its release in May 1967. It reached the Top 5 on the U.
- 8/20/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Scott McKenzie, whose hit song "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" became a beloved anthem for hippies during the summer of 1967, died Saturday in Los Angeles, according to a statement on his website. He was 73. McKenzie had been suffering from Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a disease that impacts the nervous system, which had left him hospitalized numerous times over the last two years. "Scott had been very ill recently and passed away in his home after two weeks in hospital," the statement read, noting that he had suffered a heart attack earlier this month. "Farewell our much loved and wonderful friend." "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your...
- 8/20/2012
- E! Online
Los Angeles — Singer Scott McKenzie, who performed "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" – which became a hit in 1967 during the city's "Summer of Love" – has died.
A statement on McKenzie's website says the 73-year-old died on Saturday in Los Angeles. McKenzie battled Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a disease that affects the nervous system, and had been in and out of the hospital since 2010.
"San Francisco" was written by John Phillips, the leader of the 1960s group The Mamas and the Papas. But McKenzie sang it and it has stood as an anthem for the 1960s counterculture movement.
McKenzie also co-wrote "Kokomo," a No. 1 hit for The Beach Boys in 1988, and toured with The Mamas and the Papas in the 1990s.
A statement on McKenzie's website says the 73-year-old died on Saturday in Los Angeles. McKenzie battled Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a disease that affects the nervous system, and had been in and out of the hospital since 2010.
"San Francisco" was written by John Phillips, the leader of the 1960s group The Mamas and the Papas. But McKenzie sang it and it has stood as an anthem for the 1960s counterculture movement.
McKenzie also co-wrote "Kokomo," a No. 1 hit for The Beach Boys in 1988, and toured with The Mamas and the Papas in the 1990s.
- 8/20/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Scott McKenzie has died, aged 73. The folk singer, born in Jacksonville, Florida, was best known for his worldwide 1967 hit single 'San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)'. The song became an anthem for the late 1960s counterculture and hippy movements, and has featured in a number of TV shows and films including Forrest Gump. McKenzie's body was found by a neighbour at his home in Los Angeles, California on Sunday (August 19). He had been suffering from the nervous system disease Guillain-Barre Syndrome. "I think he had a heart (more)...
- 8/20/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Andrew Fenlon -- the "smartass" Kara DioGuardi ripped into and threatened to spank on "American Idol" -- now says his d-bag demeanor was just for kicks.The bespectacled brat called into The Morning Mix with Scott McKenzie at Mix 105.1 in Orlando yesterday where he said he acted like an ass so he would stand out more ... and get some prime TV time.Fenlon also claims he would have made it to Hollywood if he would...
- 1/16/2010
- TMZ
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