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MIKE MUNROW'S RETRO
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Hi, it's me again, formerly known here at RUclips simply as MUNROWS RETRO. I'm back and hope this time around I am here to stay! I started out as a big playlist maker on RUclips back in 2012 when I accidentally discovered I was also good at making music videos. Since then I've progressed to also making short films and visual essays with musical or ambient background, but hope to one day actually do some filming and make a real movie. I've been lurking around at Vimeo and Dailymotion for the last several years as MUNROW'S RETRO (note the apostrophe in MUNROW'S, I couldn't get one for my brand name on here last time for some reason) but hope to make a go of it again on RUclips ... where it all began so long ago!
Blondie - In The Flesh (1976)
An early one from Blondie, stylized in the early 60's Phil Spector form of pop ballad. It never charted in the US, but got a lot of airplays after the band became famous.
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Boston - More Than A Feeling (1976)
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Originally published at RUclips on January 13, 2016. Wikipedia: "More Than a Feeling" is a song by the American rock band Boston. Written by Tom Scholz, it was released as the lead single from their eponymous debut album on Epic Records in September 1976, with "Smokin'" on the b-side. The single peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track is now a staple of classic rock, and in 2008, it...
Captain & Tennille - Lonely Night (Angel Face) (1976)
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September 29, 2022: About three years ago I had an idle morning, due to poor sleep, and was lying on the bed looking up at the ceiling ... and remembering. I realized then how much I had actually loved this song, longing for the time it was a #1 hit in 1976. So much great music had come out early that year, but this was a personal favorite, one that always made me happy to hear it. Of all the s...
Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love (1976)
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Released in February 1976, I bought the vinyl single version which was shorter than this version, which is 90 seconds longer, with a fabulous extended lead guitar solo. One of the very best songs of 1976, probably one of the most romantic in this particular genre of rock (Southern rock) for the 1970's. Whether you were actually involved with someone special at the time this song peaked in May 1...
The Russ Freeman Trio - The Party's Over (1957), Introduction from Masque of the Red Death (1964)
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A jazzy little ending to the month of July, and a tribute to all endings as no party can last forever. I thought I had an ever so slightly slower George Shearing version of this song but could not find it, so used this one from 1957 by The Russ Freeman Trio.
Lou Christie - Lightnin' Strikes (1966)
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Despite being restricted with a slideshow video maker when I first started out, it wasn't long before I began to experiment with the still images, creating collages and the like. In this video I used static images and then layered other images in and out of the picture or layered as many as four different frames. Plus, I introduced the backup female singers one by one by name. So, still fun to ...
The Zombies - Time Of The Season (1969)
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Originally published at RUclips on January 10, 2016. 1969 is a year I have not featured much of late, at least regarding Top 40 hits, and I don't know why as it was probably one of my favorite 60's years. The last music videos I did of HIT SONGS from 1969 was "This Magic Moment" by Jay & The Americans and "My Cherie Amour" by Stevie Wonder. All the more curious this choice as technically, it an...
Ikon - Exit (1994)
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Once again, another song by Australian darkwave band Ikon. From the 1995 CD compilation Gothik, this is "Exit" ... on MIKE MUNROW'S RETRO!
Ikon - Communion (1997)
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I have done three videos of the Australian darkwave band Ikon's music, this was the very first one from May 2016. From the 1997 CD compilation Goth's Undead, this is "Communion." Enjoy.
Nino Tempo & April Stevens - Deep Purple (1963)
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May 19, 2019: The song, "Deep Purple," is a very old one, written and published by pianist Peter DeRose in 1933. Mitchell Parish added the lyrics in 1938. The first popular recording of the song was by Larry Clinton and His Orchestra in December 1938 which went to #1 for nine consecutive weeks in 1939. It would not reach #1 again until recorded and released by the brother and sister singing duo...
Bubble Puppy - Hot Smoke & Sassafras (1969)
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Bubble Puppy had been formed back in 1966 and had toured extensively with Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Canned Heat, Janis Joplin, Grand Funk Railroad, and many others. But it wasn't until early 1969 that the US and other countries took major notice of the band and their new single, "Hot Smoke & Sassafras." 1969 marked the end of the psychedelic era as the older forms tied to folk rock began to ...
The Mothers of Invention - Mr. Green Genes (1969) / Frank Zappa - Mr. Green Genes (1991)
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Back in 2019 I did a rather lengthy, wildly visual experimental tribute to Frank Zappa's sequel to the Uncle Meat version of "Mr. Green Genes": "The Son Of Mr. Green Genes," from his album Hot Rats (1969). That was entirely instrumental. Today, or whatever day it is, we explore the original vocal version of "Mr. Green Genes" from Uncle Meat (1969), released earlier that year, using experimental...
Frank Zappa - Son Of Mr. Green Genes (1969), plus original Captain Kangaroo TV Introduction (1961)
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Another fabulous selection from Hot Rats, the second solo album produced by Frank Zappa done without the members of the Mothers Of Invention, except for Ian Underwood. "Son of Mr. Green Genes" is an instrumental re-arrangement of the song "Mr. Green Genes" from the Mothers' album Uncle Meat. The unusual title of this song led to an urban legend that Zappa was related to the actor who played Mr....
The Animals - The House Of The Rising Sun (1964)
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Everyone knows the first major event of The British Invasion was the historic February 9, 1964, Ed Sullivan show where The Beatles played an opening and closing set of their hits, some already on the charts of the US since January and in Canada since December 1963. They would appear again the next two Sunday nights with opening and closing sets. But who remembers the second? It was, of course, ...
Friend & Lover - Reach Out of the Darkness (1968)
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From the husband-and-wife team of Jim and Cathy Post, known as the folk duo Friend & Lover, this was one of many pop anthems of 1968. A song with an irresistible soul beat and thrilling vocals, it would be the couple's only major hit. I can still remember this playing on the jukebox, the girls dancing to this on the beach sand, if not with a guy, then with each other, acting out the choruses of...
Leon Boellmann - Tocatta from 'Suite Gothique' (1895). The Tragic But Heroic Death of Linda Darnell.
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Leon Boellmann - Tocatta from 'Suite Gothique' (1895). The Tragic But Heroic Death of Linda Darnell.
Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air (1969)
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Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air (1969)
John Fogerty - Eye Of The Zombie (1986)
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John Fogerty - Eye Of The Zombie (1986)
Tangerine Dream - Near Dark, aka Bus Station (1987)
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Tangerine Dream - Near Dark, aka Bus Station (1987)
Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Theme From "A Summer Place" (1960)
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Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Theme From "A Summer Place" (1960)
Procol Harum - She Wandered Through The Garden Fence (1967)
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Procol Harum - She Wandered Through The Garden Fence (1967)
Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight (1957)
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Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight (1957)
Gary Lewis & The Playboys - This Diamond Ring (1965)
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Gary Lewis & The Playboys - This Diamond Ring (1965)
I couldn’t stop playing this album when it first came out. I played it over and over again. It was so much more different than anything I had heard in “such a long time”! Sorry to hear about Brad Delp. It’s so hard to understand why that happens. My brother passed that way and it’s still hard to understand and imagine why?
私が16才の時の懐かしい曲です。歌詞が分かり安く、メロディーも今までにない歯切れの良い曲で忘れられない曲です。
I love this, It's the b-side of Crossroads which I still have for yonks now on Polydor. However the clip is weird though
Take me back aswell happy not to be born now with whats going on our politics are like the nazis hate everyone why can't we all be happy and live life together
Go Skippy ❤
Having been a teenager in the 1960s this marvellous film shows how people seemed to get on with life, even though this is set in Carnaby Street. Many city's were neatly laid out, and Councils actually kept the streets clean. One clear sign of the 60s was the smart appearance of people. No sign of track suits or trainer's. You seldom saw anyone wearing black as it so evident today. Even pop groups and Top of the Pops were colourful to watch. the great film, Summer Holiday from 1963 was a bright colourful story, that even though popular still today, would never be made in the dismal backdrop of so many TV and Cinema films.
tres belles chansons
I love this song by Jeff Beck. I love Greensleeves too
The song was written by Charlie Chaplin, sung by Petula Clark. The actress is Loiuse Brooks, who is the male actor? and what movie is this? anybody know?
i'm with you
VERY TENDER ......OK << I am trying ..to my kids ..This app dating ,,,THE OLDIES FOREVER ,,,LOVE ROG XOXO
A terrific movie with a great cast
Siempre❤
❤❤❤
Thanks so much, RB! You're all heart!
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆👍💪📀🇧🇾thenks!, Very, Very CCR & John Fogery
You're so welcome. Yes, this particular John Fogerty song from 1986 definitely has the old CCR charm about it, one of the few songs on that particular album that does. I still think Susie Q and I Put A Spell On You are two that couldn't really be beat (both 1968)!
Synchronising ballet footage to Led Zeppelin is pure genius. 4:33 of joy and another MMR classic. Thanks Mike!
You're welcome, Ross! I still have a lot of Midsummer Night's Dream footage unused, and I think this was the fourth video I did using footage from that wonderful old film. It must have been to 1935 what Stars Wars was to 1977. Haven't seen this on TV in at least two decades, used be on every year in late July, early August. Miss seeing it. Yeah, the ballet aspect of it really worked with Tyrannosaurus Rex (yes, I sure remember the days before they were called T. Rex), This Zeppelin tune had similar vibes for me, only better!
Poor Sharon Tate 2:30 -- RIP
Yeah, someone attacked me a few days ago for using Sharon in videos calling her a minor actress and not worth inundating YT with vidoes about her. Must have been a Gen Z. I should have told him that if she had not been murdered, Sharon would have been our next Marilyn Monroe, one for 1970's and 1980's. Updated of course. I liked her very much. I was only 15 when she died and I believe she deserves to be remembered, her life that is. So little was said about her after the murders, all the focus was on turning Manson and his family into celebrities. Sickening. And of course, they had to tie their madness in with the Beatles White album for more attention. I like to keep her safe in my time bubbles because that is what my videos are like.
Oooh dont stop stop stop
I was lucky to find that dancer!
I have strange magic.
I guess art is my magic ... when it works that is.
So true❤
This is so awesome!
Thanks so much! I was feeling a bit David Lynch like when I made this one, but I'm no DL I guess.
Perfect match Mike@
Thanks! Great legends these were!
I see myself in her. Love your imagery!❤❤
Thanks! Glad this bit of visual psychobabble made contact. I suppose in some ways, I see myself in her too. I guess there is a bit of anima in every guy somewhere or at least in some of us. Indispensable for film directors to have them if they are any good.
A winan like me needs a hose and a home
Giving some of my ❤️!
Thanks so much!
Very nice! I have notifications on but I wasn’t notified of this one. Weird
Thanks Steve! Glad you managed to find it anyway!
Bliss!
Thanks! I'd like to find more of her stuff! Hard. I came across this footage almost by accident.
Thanks Mike. Always liked their stuff, as commercial as it was. The opening scene and the final scene are brilliant.
You're welcome, Ross! This was my favorite one by them, regardless of how popular "Love Will Keep Us Together" was. The melody is very convoluted, until you have memorized the song, in early listens you are never sure where it is going to go next. I went into my mid-teens enjoying the best of two worlds: pop music (AM-oriented) and what they used to call "underground" (FM). That lasted until about 1974 and then FM switched over to "deep cuts" of popular rock albums in 1975 when I was 21. The more obscure stuff didn't get played anymore. But, again, I loved both worlds. I used to tape the top 40 songs and then I had special tapes for FM rock and folk and whatever. Two worlds, two choices.
From San Antonio TX, they opened for the Who in Texas 1966, one of the best psychedelic pop 40 tunes of all time, made it to #14 in 1969
Amazing history, Mike. And Jane Fonda was *spectacular* in 1962! 💘
Yes, she was! She was both stunning and beautiful before she became a political activist, with real style. This film was great, and I am glad I got a chance to see it on TV in the early 60's (1963 or 1964? It came out in 1962). It is a rarity because since then I have never seen it televised on cable premium channels or even pay-per-view. Town Without Pity is another one that has never gotten shown often enough.
Genius vision, Mike. But the sad truth is that if you had thousands of likes, it wouldn't be. Please keep sharing what you see.
Your right Kent, some of my best stuff is not popular, so to speak. How many people would even think of keying in "Russ Freeman Trio" in order to find a video like this? Maybe some jazz enthusiasts, and even then, rather obscure. In some respects, this is more like a visual essay than a music video, but the really good ones that I do like that tend to be long (15 to 25 minutes). And of course, on YT, that stuff will NEVER go viral.
@@mikemunrowsretro8973 Going viral on YT is the equivalent of a French cordon bleu chef who has "billions and billions sold." 🤣 You can be a creative genius, or you can satisfy the lowest common denominator. I'm glad you create to please your own vision, and that some people enjoy that!
Blonder than Blondie! What a discovery, Mike! 👍😃
She's a beaut! I hope I can find more of her.
Wow, I didn't realize that this went all the way back to 76. What a song, what a concept. And as much as I love Raphaella at the end, your footage of the short-haired lady at the beginning is astounding. Don't take it personally, Mike, but the AI stuff is soulless filler. It is the EXACT OPPOSITE of what makes your videos so amazing. Your human-curated footage of humans is what makes your art art. Sorry. Think about it.
Thanks Kent! Well, of course I have thought about it for several years now. The problem is there used to be a lot more "human-curated footage of humans" available in the 2010's than there has been in recent years. A lot of films that used to be available no longer are for some reason, and still others are blocked in the US, and you'll find them on foreign sites, especially Russian ones, and you have to be a member to download anything off of them. Plus, search engines are spending half their video search capacity on those stupid 30 to 45-sec "shorts" produced on smartphones (which will one day go the way of the nickelodeon). Internet Archive is crap now compared to the 2010's. In short, it is harder to produce videos like this than it was then because there is a dearth of footage. A lot of people do not like AI, but a lot do. It is the wave of the future, and remember, when I started out, slideshow videos were all the rage on YT, and not many had broken into motion picture yet. I was one of the pioneers. I started out sloppy and honed my craft into a real art. BUT, AI is next, partly because it IS getting harder to find good motion picture footage. It is primitive compared to where it will be 5 years from now, largely still images, but still images with a photo realism you can control, direct, and edit, better than the old slideshows where you sought out random images from Google Images. With AI I can actually tell a story, a narrative, or recreate an old girlfriend. You couldn't do that with images available on Google or Bing in the old days. What will be next, and technically it is already here for those willing to PAY $$$$, is motion picture AI. Right now, the only free services will give you about 30 to 40 seconds. But back in the spring I read this autumn or Christmas holidays something is coming, don't know what exactly. Bear with me on the AI stuff, Kent. My early motion picture forays were not all great, some were, some were not, it took a while. This will pan out some day too.
@@mikemunrowsretro8973 Hey Mike, I really appreciate your reply, as much as I appreciate your Art. Hey, I'm not dissing you about trying the AI stuff. I've been playing with it for more than 2 years now. I've had subs to MidJourney, Dall-E, Leonardo, Ideogram, DreamStudio, Invoke, Neural Love, Stable Diffusion...and more. I run Fooocus and A1111 on my machine with a variety of models and Loras. There is *something* there...but what YOU do is infinitely superior. Yes, vintage digital media is drying up...or being dried up. I use a VPN to access things, but it won't get you access to any Russian or Belarussian web. I use Yandex, but I imagine that's limited. And tonight I was watching a video about how lots of data has been wiped from Internet Archive, which used to be a far more amazing source...until the lawyers got involved. Agreed that you have come a HECK of a long way from slideshow videos. 🤣 I spent a month with a LUMA sub, and friends are playing with Runway and Kling. Again, one clip of real human vid that YOU select is worth 100 of those AI vids to me. That said, the latest for stills is FLUX Realism LoRA. Easy to find. You need a Github account with linked credit card, but it's cheap. Look at fal dot ai Meanwhile, for a video like Fooled Around and Fell in Love to have 131 views is insanity in an insane world. My God. Keep creating! PS - I hope you sorted your B12 thing. I want to share info with you that won't fly in comments. Hell, even what I said above may not meet the YT standards.
The ears and the eyes are enjoying this video.
Glad to hear it! Thanks!
Wouldn't have guessed that this is a Blondie song. Good stuff from your music closet!
Thanks Eugene! The Best of Blondie, at least my CD version, has a lot of great stuff on it besides the big hits. This is one of them.
Bloody excellent! That old guy with the violin.... priceless! Thanks Mike.
You're welcome, Ross! Yeah, that ending is something else. Back when you could find a lot of interesting footage on Internet Archive. Nowadays the fare on there is pretty boring and lot of stuff that used to be on it is gone. Thus, it has gotten more difficult to find good motion picture and live footage other than what is already on YT or Vimeo.
I play this to my family when they argue and complain
Kantners 12 string is nice
I believe Jorma Kaukonen did the noticeable Rickenbacker 12 string parts on the Airplane's first album. His comments on it in a 2019 Harvard Crimson interview: THC: You’ve said that when you first joined Jefferson Airplane, you were asked to play a Rickenbacker twelve-string because Roger McGuinn (lead guitarist and singer of the Byrds]) used one. "I recognized early on that what McGuinn did with the Byrds was utterly alien. It was really cool, and he’d architected a guitar sound that was completely his own, but I just played like me; I wasn’t able to do what he did. I think Paul would have been happy if I’d been able to do that, but the twelve-string didn’t last long in the Airplane, because that just really wasn’t me."
@@Slickgoodlin I don't know about the recording of the first album, but Kantner played 12 almost exclusively with JA. Somebody to Love is a noticeable example
The tax man is taking all my dough is how the song begins. Beatles had similar song 'tax man'.
55 years ago this summer. What a hell of a summer 1969 was. This one of the top ten songs of the summer.
What is the name of the movie or the clips here? It is so beautiful and reminds me of ‘Midnight in Paris’ somehow. The vibe of this video seems meant to be for this song
It is a "home movie" shot by a camera enthusiast (or possibly more than one) who was attending a camera seminar in Vermont in summer 1960, which also included picnicking, swimming, and just strolling the grounds. Most of the enthusiasts who attended were young and middle-aged men, but some of them were young women; most of the others were girlfriends or wives of the guys who attended. The quality of the film is pristine and looks like it was just shot yesterday.
Munrow Retro..great edit/production with The Harvey Band’s FaithHealer.A bit absurd that ol thing called life..strange creatures we are..but not Alex and band. Man, they lock up real good..the vid and performance,super and thanks !
You're welcome, Kate! Absurd is the word. Heaven's Gate was the height of this absurdity, but don't imagine it won't happen again and again. Alex Harvey was a true visionary on this one. Thanks!
Great to hear this after many years., and to see the matching visuals. Ikon are a post punk heavy metal/goth group from Melbourne - still performing to this day with a huge fan base in Germany. Hope the band sees this video. I am sure they would approve, especially the last scene.
Thanks Ross! I know they approved of the one I re-uploaded just before this one, "Communion." The head of the band thanked me for putting it up on my previous channel, back in 2016. That's the one thing missing this time around on this channel, none of the people who were happy about me doing videos for their music on my previous channel have left any comments on this one. I have gotten some nice comments though from actress Anastasia Fielding who appeared in three videos from two films she appeared in, "Slipping Into Darkness" and "A Night In The Life of Jimmy Reardon." I was elated, very nice person.
Just catching up on this now. Beautiful music and provocative subject to match. Wondering whether the AI takes longer to conceive than your traditional compilation method. Does it remove some of the fun and feeling of creativity?
Thanks Ross! I know you occasionally make the rounds on Vimeo too because you have left comments on there as well. So, you might know this version is a bit more toned-down regarding the sexual content than the original is on Vimeo. I had hoped it might not get age restricted, but it did. YT is so tough! I also added floating captions here for any scenes that were hallucinatory ... which I did not do on the Vimeo version. Anyway, to answer your question: NO, absolutely not. Working with AI is an entirely different experience, but it is enjoyable ... most of the time anyway. The little AI artist b____s can be real creeps when they want to be, but most of the time I love them even though they p__s me off from time to time. It is fun waiting to see what they will do with your text, and of course there still remains the editing stages, and that goes across the same the board for me just as much as live or motion picture action. For narrative work, AI is the only way to go, whether it is a stricter rendering of the lyrics or a story like this legend for which the music, including the Latin vocals, is more of a soundtrack. This video has thousands of views and over a hundred likes on Vimeo ... but look at the crappy views here on YT. If that doesn't prove there is something wrong with YT I don't know what else can. What is going on???
@@mikemunrowsretro8973 Agreed. RUclips has lost the plot. I hear that a lot of Creatives are leaving in order to set up their own channels.
@@mikemunrowsretro8973 Mike, you are right. Its seems that YT has become too "bureaucratic". I hear that a lot of Creatives are unhappy with RUclips and leaving to create their own channels.
High school days...
HARE KRISHNA all. Lots of love ♥. Love is what matters , between us.
Well said! Thanks!
THANKS
You're welcome, Jason!
Thanks Mike for the great tune, great video. Mickey Thomas’s voice really makes this song. That and my girl Raphaella making an appearance!!
You're welcome, Jay! After all these years, this song still works on the same emotional level as it did in 1976. It may be even more powerful now than it was then for that matter. How I wish Raphaella were back, but no one knows what happened to her.
@@mikemunrowsretro8973 What I meant by Raphaella making an appearance was that you added a clip of her at the end of the video. I know she’s gone but never forgotten. She will always be my girl!
@@jaygreen1313 I know that, Jay. Just felt the need to add that, even though I never actually met her or spoke to her, I liked her very much, understood a lot about her and her perspective on things reading her blog. It was a jolt when I realized she was missing, still is sometimes.
Impeccable visuals from MMR to match the song (as usual). And Raphaella at the end - sorry AI but there's no beating the original! Lots of fun.
Thanks so much Ross! A song that will always be near and dear to my heart. But hey, watch out for that AI stuff, lol. That's my ex-girlfriend there ... I even showed how her hair changed over the time I knew her. The girlfriend I used in The Nice - "Five Bridges Suite" was my first one. This was a later one. Too bad I have to use the word "ex." This song is about a guy who dumped girlfriends before he met someone special. I never dumped anybody in my life. That is one thing that made it hard for me to make this. I was always the one who got dumped, not the other way around.