Cathy Carroll - Poor Little Puppet

[doowopman49]

HI SIRBASIL, REAL NICE JOB HERE! THANKS FOR THE TREAT,TOM D.

[SirBasildeBrush]

@doowopman49 a pleasure. A favourite of mine.

[santinasiford05]

dude, these are hilarious!! download this in downloadmusic .im

[krushnoi]

I like all the rather odd instruments on this record, the flute- like organ sounds was later used in Sugar Shack by the Fireballs a few years later to good effect. I wonder if they got the idea from this song? Seems like this song should have been higher in the charts considering 1962 wasn't exactly a banner year for songs.

[llibnorhcop]

Not bad for a mother with talent!

[henrydeemusic]

Well, hello Cathy Carroll! Gosh, I love this song! Reminds me a little of "Cathy's Clown" by The Everly Brothers. I played this 45 over and over.

Cathy's vocal and harmony dub is fantastic, the toy piano and overall production. To Cathy's son: Hello! How are you ? Please say hi to your mom! The song is also available on a collection put out by the Eric label called "Teen Time: The Young Years of Rock and Roll/ Volume 1 :Love Me Forever.

[le3verita]

very nice thanks !

[flogsausage]

Hey there fuhserious - I am a writer and music historian. I've been trying to find information about your mom. Please contact me.

Thanks!!

[lonnysara]

yepm that's fuhserious's mother.. I know here too,, hi mom,, i can't stop laughing, it;s a good thing..

[fuhserious]

Pretty bizarro, finding this on here. She is my mother! Seriously.

[SirBasildeBrush]

Well I never!! Hello to your mom, great song.

[cd637299]

@fuhserious......I heard this song for the first time on an "obscure oldies" show on a station out of Kentucky. It's arguably my favorite oldie from that show! Tell her "great song" for me!

[singinjohnny]

@fuhserious It must be intriguing, to say the least, to hear your mother on Youtube. My mother sang but it was back in the early '40s and she was never recorded. My compliments to her! I used to hear this song on my 6-transistor radio as a kid. I love her voice and the most imaginative musical arrangement on this recording.

[singinjohnny]

I listened to both of Jan & Dean versions but still can't recall them. I grew up in NYC and perhaps their version of this song wasn't released there. But Cathy Carroll's version barely made the charts and is firmly in my memory. I'm always fascinated by early "low tech" production techniques. And the use of such simple items as a toy piano with echo and delay produced a most distinctive and memorable sound considering what was available back then. There's an ocarina in there also. Love it.

[SirBasildeBrush]

Thanks. I had to Google an 'ocarina' to find out what it is!

[singinjohnny]

@SirBasildeBrush I hear ya! It's not exactly a well-known instrument.

[singinjohnny]

I don't recall ever hearing Jan & Dean's rendition of this but this recording goes right back to '62 for me. I don't recall hearing it since maybe 1970. It's one of those obscure records that just don't get airplay. I love the arrangement of this recording as well with the toy piano beautifully integrated in the mix and then echoed in a very spacey fashion in the middle instrumental break. It's a great and very memorable recording and I thank you so much for uploading it!

[SirBasildeBrush]

...and thanks for the interesting comment. There are two versions by Jan & Dean on YouTube.

[singinjohnny]

I listened to both of Jan & Dean versions but still can't recall them. I grew up in NYC and perhaps their version of this song wasn't released there. But Cathy Carroll's version barely made the charts and is firmly in my memory. I'm always fascinated by early "low tech" production techniques. And the use of such simple items as a toy piano with echo and delay produced a most distinctive and memorable sound considering what was available back then. There's an ocarina in there also. Love it.

[whopfrog]

Nice tune. This one is addictive.

[SirBasildeBrush]

Agreed! I've just added Jan & Dean's version under "Video Responses".

[Martywt43]

Oops, I meant the song didn't fare too well.... LOL

[SirBasildeBrush]

Love this song, by Cathy or Jan & Dean.

[oldiesrnow]

Great stuff, SirBasil! Thanks!

[SirBasildeBrush]

It's a good one, with those 'Cathy's Clown' drum rolls.