The Toys

Listen/Download The Toys – Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby

Greetings all

Welcome to another week of soulful excellence here at Funky16Corners.

The tune I bring you today is an old favorite of mine.

Truth be told, the first verison I heard – and still one of my favorites – was by Question Mark and the Mysterians.
‘Can’t Get Enough of You Baby’ was a top 50 hit for Rudy and the boys in 1967.

During the 1980s the song was covered by the UK group the Colour Field in a fairly faithful (to the Question Mark version) rendering.

What I didn’t know when I was spinning that one back in 1985, was that the song had a deeper history, having been recorded twice before the Mysterians got their hooks into it.

Written by Denny Randell and Sandy Linzer, ‘Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby’ was waxed twice in 1966, by the Four Seasons, and by the group I bring to you today, The Toys.

Known to most for their 1965 mega-hit ‘A Lovers Concerto’ (#4 R&B, #2 Pop), the Toys, Barbara Harris, June Montiero and Barbara Parritt had a run of singles from 1965 to 1968 for the Dynovoice and Musicor labels.

Their version of ‘Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby’ is taken at a slightly more relaxed pace that the Four Seasons version (with a much cooler, more restrained arrangement) with just enough kick to get the dancers moving.

Oddly enough, if you listen closely you can hear some talking in the background at the beginning of the track.

Since most subsequent recordings of the song were modeled on the Question Mark and the Mysterians arrangement, it was a little jarring at first not to hear the combo organ, but the throbbing bass and rhythmic piano more than make up for it.

Interestingly enough, while ‘Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby’ went nowhere, its flipside ‘Silver Spoon’ (like A Lovers Concerto, adapted from a classical piece, Beethoven’s ‘Pathetique Sonata’) scraped the outer reaches of the Top 100 in 1966.

The Toys last chart placing was a cover of Bryan Hyland’s ‘Sealed With a Kiss’ in 1968.

I hope you dig the tune, and I’ll see you all on Wednesday.

Keep the faith

Larry

 

 

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Also, the brand new Funky16Corners ‘Keep Calm and Stay Funky’ stickers have arrived!

The stickers are 4″ x 3″ and printed on high quality, glossy stock.

They are $2.00 each, with free shipping in the US ($2.00 per order shipping outside of the US).

Click here to go to the ordering page.
Also, make sure that you check out the links below to the Be The Match Foundation and POAC (click on the logos for more info).

 

PS Head over to Iron Leg too.