Essra Mohawk @ 16 - "The Boy With The Way"

[Substantive64]

Ugh, the horns are too camp!

[Skandalos]

Awesome voice, terrible production.

[shadyltdplayaljc]

Only 16 years old, wow!

[skip328]

great song. kind of reminds me of a James Bond movie song.

[fecinny]

Me too. Funny thing is Essra did not originally want me to put this beauty up but I perservered! Thank you for commenting.

[felixbautista]

Another cool song.. Love it... thanks for the upload.

[rosesredvioletsblue]

Great song! Essra has such a wonderful voice! Love it!

Excellent video.

Love her talking / singing way of emphasizing things.  Really great.

[fecinny]

I so hear this song in a movie. Also, how 'bout that beehive - gotta love it...lol Thank you for your kind words.

[DangerousBastard]

Very cool tune!

[boogieabilly]

This song is a shadow of Janis Ian's 'Society''s Child'...

[fecinny]

BTW...Essra said Janis used to ask her if it was ok to write her lyrics down down which she of course said yes.

[beefnik]

WOW! Never thought I'd hear this one. I'd read about it, but thought that it must be lost to the world........silly me. ESSRA I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

[fecinny]

Get in line, my friend!

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[baldyholly79]

Very informative info mate and a very well structured song. Reminds me of a Phil Spector- Beach Boys sound.

[fecinny]

Spoken like a true, talented musician!

[andysmith52]

Love It

[fecinny]

How can you not, right?

Thanks.

[JP5466]

One more thing... this song sounds very James Bond-ish. Picture this tune (a little more produced) with the James Bond titles running along with it... perfect!

[JP5466]

Wow... this is awesome!

Thanks for posting this Frank!

[fecinny]

It's a beauty alright...

[flo43223]

Wow! Thanks for sharing Essra with me.

[brenhollhunt]

Very edgy vocals that make her sound older than 16. I love it!

[UK2AK]

I agree. She was ahead of her time, wasn't she?

5 stars for sure.

[fecinny]

She's been ahead of her time for decades now.

Thanks for the post.

[debwong]

First time I've heard this. I was 12 y.o. when it was released, but I guess it didn't get much play? Sounds very much of the era, and from reading her bio, she has written some great hits. Interesting. Thanks for sharing!

[mystimayhem]

she is amazing. I saw her perform in Nashville, and she was golden

[perromanchado]

Very nice.

Voice reminds me a little of Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane).

Excellent stuff:

[JHallia]

Wow, never heard her before but it's really great stuff. Thanks for sharing!

[fecinny]

In Essra's case, it's nice to share.

[misspopanoche]

Outstanding! Vocally it's a dream!

[Prettyflowerchild]

~appreciate the share... nice,

x:(D flowerstoyou

[Izzielotzafunnies]

~Thank you, this is hauntingly intriguing... Reminds me of the Goldfinger days x:(D

[fecinny]

I agree.

[neildonoghue]

i would say somewhere between phil spector and the residents, a powerful voice and a warm vibe :)))

[HEMIdoctor]

totally out there no more to be said

[skaterocknroll]

totally groovy

[jzerony]

I like that trumpet back there!! Reminds me of "A Man Called Brian"

[zzzippo55]

needs a yideo/less brass

[195477]

Remind me of the song "TERRY"

[fecinny]

Who sings "Terry?" I don't know it.

[lancechamplain]

I have to admit my first thought was of a bond film(which is not meant to be disparageing). Very cool!!!

[Bflatblues55]

It's funny - when it first began, I immediately thought "Bond-ish" as in James. :) Then it continued and I thought "Shagri-Las" or more accurately, "My Boyfriend's Back" ... (was that the Shangri-Las?) as wee tad before my time.

In any case, this was EXCELLENT to hear and I can't hardly wait to look around more of your channel.

Thank you so much for all your info. Loved this.

[PhillyGal4Ever]

Thank you for sharing this!

Her style almost reminds me of the Shang-Gri-Las. Love it. ♥♥

[fecinny]

She actually wrote a song called "I'll Never Learn" that the Shangri-Las recorded, so there you go!

[Garret00074]

Very cool...It sounds like it was recording in the 60's but it's hard to tell because of all the retro stuff going on now...

When was this recorded?

[jeansbass]

great cool stuff..very James Bond vibes by the way...love it...thanks for posting Frank.

[chrisbutternutsquash]

nice song, like the bass and horns.

[sekata426]

Wow fantastic voice! great song. thanks for the heads up.

[alfiesgirluk]

That is amazing, I never heard of her before. I just checked her out on google and I cannot understand why I never heard of her before. Thankyou so much to posting :-)

[xojbabyxo]

This is great; the song is amazing! I enojyed watching the video and listening to this song! Thanks for the post Frank!

[fecinny]

You are very welcome (& wise). I agree.

[art4life4me]

Interesting indeed! Reminds me of 15-year-old Janis Ian. Is Jamie Carter her real name? I can't imagine anyone with a name as great as Essra Mohawk changing it to anything, but I can imagine the opposite. Somehow "Mohawk" fits her, that strong agressive voice.

[fecinny]

Essra & Janis are actually friends so that's sweet.

She was born Sandy Hurvitz in Philly - hence album "Sandy's ALbum is Here at Last" but married Frazier Mohawk who put together Buffalo Springfield.

[PadreMDB]

Hey F,

a la early James Bond screen orchestration + Leader of the Pack feel. This was before she met up with the likes of Frank Zappa et al!

Interesting. Thanks.

[PullSomeTuber]

Hip tune. Jamie (Essra) has a great and unique voice. Very sultry voice and song. I enjoy it.

[fecinny]

Sultry indeed!

[breakingrecords]

great frank!