You can follow Vanilla Fudge on their Facebook page here, or visit their website for band news and touring details. I’ll let you watch and decide for yourself! The result is certainly one of the strangest musical experiences ever for me. The whole thing seems like a giant collision between people who were still living in the 1950’s and those who couldn’t wait to live in the 1970’s. But Vanilla Fudge didn’t go quietly: once they music started they pulled out all the stops! What is the bass player doing with his arms at about 30 seconds into the song? Was he stung by, or attacked by a swarm of bees? And is he wearing drapes? They used to play London's Speakeasy and all the hippies used to go there to hang out - Clapton, The Beatles - everybody went there to pose. How do you make a 60’s psychedelic rock band palatable to the whole family? Add four go-go dancers to the set, apparently. We loved Vanilla Fudge - they were our heroes. Anthony probably knew little about except “the kids loved them” or something like that. (Think of him like Lawrence Welk, but less popular.) Now add Vanilla Fudge as a musical guest who Mr. Vanilla Fudge (album) Vanilla Fudge (Atco 33-224/mono, SD 33-224/stereo) is the debut studio album by the American psychedelic rock band Vanilla Fudge. #YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON VANILLA FUDGE TV#Anthony was a big band leader in the 1940’s and got a TV show in the 50’s that ran into the 60’s. I have no recollection of this musical/variety show, but apparently Mr. Which brings us to 1968 and the Ray Anthony Show. The Vanilla Fudge commercial version is the one you’re most likely to hear on classic rock radio and, of course, there is a longer album version. Keep Me Hanging On (Re-Recorded) Set Me Free, Why Dont You Babe Get Out My Life, Why Dont You Babe You Dont Really Love Me, You Just Keep Me Hangin. In the first 32 years of the Billboard Hot 100 rock era, “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” became one of only six songs take the No. Later, British pop singer Kim Wilde covered “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” in 1986, also took it to number one in June of 1987. A year later, the band Vanilla Fudge covered the song and had a top ten hit with their version. First a little background on the song: “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” is a 1966 tune which became a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Supremes late that year. Songs similar to:You Keep me hangin on by Vanilla Fudge48 songs, 2 h 18 minutes of similar songs, enjoy Sunshine Superman. It’s just so … weird!Īnd not in a “stoned William Shatner singing Beatles tunes” sort of weird way, but a true “WTF was that?” moment. But even with those strikes against it, after watching this video several times I just had to bring it to you. The Vanilla Fudge song You Keep Me Hanging On is one of those songs that makes you remember cruising down the road in that GTO with the song playing on. Okay, so first off this breaks one of our format rules about “nothing before 1970.” Second, the audio on this is not very good, probably because it’s from an old TV show and not a LIVE performance.
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