{"id":4157,"date":"2013-08-22T16:10:36","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T21:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4157"},"modified":"2013-08-22T16:10:36","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T21:10:36","slug":"the-rivingtons-deep-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4157","title":{"rendered":"The Rivingtons – Deep Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Rivingtons<\/strong>\"Example\" <\/strong> Listen\/Download The Rivingtons – Deep Water<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n

Greetings all<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/strong> The end of the week is at hand, and so is the Funky16Corners Radio Show,<\/strong> which rolls into your ears this and every Friday night at 9PM on Viva Radio<\/strong><\/a>. If you can\u2019t dig at the time of air, you can keep up with the sounds by subscribing to the show as a podcast in iTunes or grab an MP3 from the archive here at the blog. <\/p>\n

The tune I bring you today is one of those surprising b-sides that we all love so much (at least I do). I had been on the lookout for a copy of the Rivingtons<\/strong> 1962 epic \u2018Papa Oom Mow Mow\u2019 (the ur document that wrought the Trashmen\u2019s<\/strong> \u2018Surfin\u2019 Bird\u2019) for a while, and was quite pleased when I finally filed a copy, my sons and I \u2018Papa Oom Mow Mow\u2019-ing all \u00a0over the house for at least a week.<\/p>\n

So, anyway\u2026I set to digimatizing and flip the platter over to check out the b-side, and get knocked right on my ass, and not in the way I expected. The Rivington\u2019s stock in trade was wild R&B\/soul madness, so when I dropped the needle on \u2018Deep Water\u2019 I was \u2013 as they say\u2019 taken aback. <\/p>\n

There, on the flipside of one of the funniest\/fun-nest records ever put to wax, was a deep, deep, epic lament. \u2018Deep Water\u2019 \u2013 written by the group members \u2013 is a heart-wrenching bridge between classic group harmony and early soul, and the group vocal is without exaggeration, positively spellbinding. <\/p>\n

Listening to the lyrics, one can imagine \u2018Deep Water\u2019 having started out as a tongue-in-cheek tale of woe, but in this case it\u2019s all about the delivery, sounding here like a guy that\u2019s made it all the way to the edge of hopelessness and is about to ask directions to suicide. No matter how many times you listen to it, the juxtaposition between \u2018Deep Water\u2019 and \u2018Papa Oom Mow Mow\u2019 never gets any less stark or shocking. <\/p>\n

I love this record, and I hope you do too. <\/p>\n

Have yourselves a great weekend, and I\u2019ll see you all on Monday. <\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n

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