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Mr. Turnkey, Cary Lynn Javes - Zager & Evans (1969)
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spuddy345 Says:
Apparantly the lyric is "oil lights". The confusion caused by that was one of the reasons this was never a hit. (I thought the same as you, too!)
eddiem1111 Says:
Lovlier than oil rights???
mrmjb1960 Says:
Both Lp's were on a Domestically-Issued CD a Couple of Years ago,I believe..they were "In the Year 2525(Exordium & Terminus)/Zager & Evans"..it was on a German Import,too,with both the Lp and 45 version of "Mr. Turnkey",one as a Bonus Track.
Fever655 Says:
Rapping has changed over time, and gotten less decent and more profane, but there are still artists who spew well thought of lyrics. When I say this I'm speaking about Eminem, Drake, Lil' Wayne, Kanye, Dre, etc. Anyway, like I said before, mainstream music is to be enjoyed for what it is. When I listen to it, I don't think about whether or not the artist is talented, I think about whether or not I like the song. And quite often, I do, but that's just me personally.
Fever655 Says:
As for Lady Gaga, we could argue about her all day. One thing I will agree on is the Auto Tuning. I would rather listen a singer hit a few wrong notes but know that it's genuine than listen to a perfect version of the song that I know has been altered. I also agree that people shouldn't be using older music for their song's choruses. I don't know how you feel about the rap scene today, but I think if there is one area where we can find talent it would be there.
Fever655 Says:
Yes indeed it is true that most mainstream music is created without instruments, but you must give credit to the people working on their computers to create the sound. I've used programs like ableton, logic and even fruityloops to create electonic music and it's quite difficult. It isn't entirely true that they get no recognition. Artists like David Guetta, Deadmau5 and Tiesto have been wideley recognised alongside producers such as Redone.
goldsmice Says:
There were some phenomenal female acts in the 1990s: The Cranberries, Natalie Merchant, Jewel, Alanis Morisette, etc. They played real instruments and they used real human beings in their bands and their lyrics were interesting. This is the female songer tradition carried on from Joni Mitchel, Stevie Nicks, etc. There was some real originality back then and there were women who were sexy because they put all their heart and soul into the music. Gaga is just an overproduced circus-act.
goldsmice Says:
furthermore: pop music today is totally void of instrumental skill. It's completely created by dorks in the studio who get no recognition at all, while the figurehead performer who can't play any instruments gets all the glory. Autotuners (we don't even hear true voices anymore), everything is synthesized, "singers" lip-synch in concerts, and samples are ripped off of older songs. The whole scene has zero originality. No, there is nothing Lady Gaga has ever done that's original.
goldsmice Says:
There are some decent pop acts today. The White Stripes is OK. Some of John Mayer's melodies are good although I hate the sound of his voice. I guess it depends what you mean by "pop". I don't think there's anyone on mainstream radio stations targeted towards 15-25 demographic who's really any good. Lady Gaga is definitely a hack...I will never agree with you on that. There is absolutely nothing that she's done which wasn't already done (better) by Madonna or Cher decades ago.
Fever655 Says:
Continuing... I don't mean to say that modern pop music is any better than this music, but I am trying to say that it isn't worse. It's so completely different that it's impossible to create a rational scale to compair them on. I enjoy this type of music for what it is very much. I also appreciate artists like Lady Gaga who create bizzare, intriguing music with a strong beat to dance to. So please don't bash modern pop music, it's not for everyone but that doesn't mean that it's crap.
Fever655 Says:
The pop stars of today are creating music that is much different from the music of zager and evan's era. To call them "untalented hacks" just shows your ignorence. Many people enjoy their music as much as people enjoyed music like this video. The young people of today tend to like the pop music played nowadays because it's good for dancing in clubs. That's the popular lifestyle of young people, so artists are creating music that reflects this lifestyle.
massdrewski Says:
yes. he is repenting before what sounds like his impending doom. it really shows how ones self will hide our shame until our lives are at stake. We will repent and admit to all. great song. Check out 'I've Gotta Get a Message to You' by the Bee Gees -1968. similar song genera and age
spuddy345 Says:
Mr turnkey is the rapist.
skipstreet Says:
TgwDrAltoid...according to Wikipedia" Mr Turnkey" is about a rapist. He gets arrested and then nails himself to the prison wall.
Fly1ngP0t4t0 Says:
nah hes a rapist who nails his hands to the prison wall. wikipedia is awesome.
Rightsideup Says:
I'd say the Everly Brothers were just as tight.
weirdal27 Says:
I found a record today that is 2525 with Mr. Turnkey as a B-side. I can't find any reference to this 45 anywhere, weird.
goldsmice Says:
By the way, he is saying "lovelier than oil lights." Not "oil rights." I say this because I have read reviews which derided this song for its lyrics, and citing the latter as an example. Well, it's not - they are saying "oil lights," although I know it sounds a little like an "R" sound. Oil lights as in, from an oil lamp. That is quite lovely, although oil rights are lovely too (if you're Daniel Plainview, for instance.)
dunskie Says:
Mr. Turnkey, she was lovelier than "oil rights"?
oilwell1946 Says:
They recorded on RCA
oilwell1946 Says:
I remember when Mr.Turnkey was released after 2525. Sad to say it never even broke into the Billboard top 100. It was bubbling under, I think around 103 or 104. I always thought it was a great song. Never have figured out why it didn't catch on. What a waste.
wilkes85 Says:
He could have used any blunt object as a hammer, and you can hammer a nail in the mortar between bricks, or in the cracks in cement.
wilkes85 Says:
RCA Victor
TEMPmichaelhansen Says:
cant tell the record label...
goldsmice Says:
I just want to know how he brought a hammer into the jail cell. And are the walls made of wood?