Eric Carmen's birthday is August 11th and the best news I can give him is that I recently had a conversation with a thirty-six year old who didn't know "All By Myself" but did know "Hungry Eyes". Perhaps there's still hope. On the other hand, he had never heard of The Raspberries...
Since the whole Eric Carmen conversation got started because I'd mentioned how much the background vocals on Green Day's "21 Guns" remind me of The Raspberries' "Let's Pretend" - and since it's one of my most favorite singles of early seventies - I throw it into your ears. Let me know if it makes you want to kiss someone.
But, that's not all you get! In an effort to further wash the two songs mentioned in that first paragraph from your head, I present Eric's beach bubblegum "She Did It", a top thirty track from 1977. It reminds me of a girl with an Irish face and an Italian name who I was crazy about that summer and who would abruptly stop being crazy about me that fall. No hard feelings, though because this gem still makes me crack a "I just french kissed for the first time" grin whenever I hear it.
Happy birthday, Eric. Stay away from the bottle.
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