TONI McCANN-"SATURDAY DATE" (1966)

Aussie Beat queen!

Australia churned out a lot of great Beat and Garage Rock bands in the mid-60's. Among them was Toni McCann who belted out some fierce singles of her own. Toni had recently moved from England; her deep love of the Rolling Stones and tough alto voice shocked the intensely conservative music scene. Backed by the Blue Jays, Toni helped turn the tide from girly girls with white gloves to a future where women could be themselves. This song was the theme for an aussie music program, their answer to Shindig and Top Of The Pops. Since I didn't have a photo of her at the time of of making this, here's a tribute to those shows. There are nods to Gogo shows like Hullabaloo, the French YeYe scene, and the dream girls. Enjoy!

CDs with Toni's songs:
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=1507
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=1505

Here's a great interview with Toni showcasing her forward upheaval:
http://www.3cr.org.au/way/content_04.html

A great site to check out for 60's rocker girls is:
http://www.myspace.com/girlgaragemayhem

Check out my Herstory Of Rock on my Playlists:
http://youtube.com/funknroll
Tym Stevens

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• Garage60s
• BeatMusic
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• ShonenKnife
• Hullabaloo

[hebneh]

"You gotta go, go, go, go

You gotta go, go, go, go

You gotta go, go, go, go"

I agree. I live a go-go lifestyle.

I notice that the word "Saturday" in the visuals used here resembles the giant letters that spelled out "Hullabaloo" on the TV show of the same name.

[funknroll]

Thanks, you're the first person to catch that!

[funknroll]

More Beat, Mod, and Garage videos!: -THE BEATTLE-ETTES -"ONLY SEVENTEEN" (1964) -THE BOOTLES- "I'LL LET YOU HOLD MY HAND" (1964) -JACQUELINE TAIEB- "7:00 AM" (1966) -THE WHAT FOUR-"I'M GONNA DESTROY THAT BOY" (1966) -JEANNIE & THE BIG GUYS- "I WANT YOU" (1964) -TONI McCANN-"SATURDAY DATE" (1966) -PATTI'S GROOVE- "IT WON'T LAST LONG" (1966) -THE BIRDIES- "THE HUCKLEBUCK '65" (1965) -NIKKI & THE CORVETTES-"Girls Like Me/ Let's Go" (1980) -THE BROOD -"I Need You There/ I'll Put You Down" (1988)

[shick71]

Funknroll

You are a legend. I'm 52 and I've had this tune in the back of my head for over 40 years. I thought it was Toni Lamond and that's why I never found it. I decided to finally just type in Saturday Date. Thankyou

[mjbmedia]

Funknroll youre the best thing on You Tube.

A million thanks for all these tunes, the UK has to have a 60s pyschadelic party and Im gonna organise it

[GarageRockRadio]

Great song with a great 60s dance beat!

[geofbrit59]

@funknroll I noticed it also. The graphics are great in your videos!

[GarageRockRadio]

I've always liked this one! I think I have it on cassette tape somewhere, recorded from WNYU's Mod Monday or Plastic Tales. Thanks for the upload!

[Khultan]

You've got this too, FunknRoll?l!? I just been to Amoeba Records today and bought the cd 'Destroy That Boy'.

[pahwraith]

except not as sloppy and strung out. Which is basically the difference between this band and the NY Dolls. :D

[lalumia]

fabulous...sounds like the mid 70s bands at Max's Kansas City in NY, actually..