par Algernon » 17 Mai 2014, 09:58
Mardi Gras was a New York based rock and roll group. Their first release, a cover of "Girl, I've Got News for You," reached #1 in France, and moved high up the charts in Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and elsewhere in Europe.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41icgcBV6u0[/video] [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voVoey2Z7Ro[/video]
Girl I've Got News For You (Shapiro/Puccetti) - The Mardi Gras, Map City MC 303: 1970, Produced by Loupop
Bobby Puccetti was the organ player and leader of the Birdwatchers from South Florida. The Birdwatchers hit #1 on the local Miami charts with the original version of "Girl I Got News For You" in 1966. It first came out on Henry Stone's Scott label, and then was picked up by Mala. Some of the Birdwatchers were backing Benny Latimore in the studio when he covered "Girl I Got News For You" for Dade in 1967. It was that version (Latimore's) that inspired covers by Aesop's Fables (Atco), Cherokee (ABC), and Iron Brigade Quickstep (Decca). The Mardi Gras version came out four years after the Birdwatchers's original, but was the best-selling version, reaching the national top ten in France.
Keep on schtroumpfing - Il faut survivre avec son temps.