The Shangs - Never Know (for The Shangri-las!)

Lifelong fans of The Shangri-las,the critically acclaimed ambient/lounge/alternative band,The Shangs have recently written and recorded their ultimate tribute to this greatest of 60's Girl Groups.In 1974, a chance meeting between two future members over the merits of the,"I Can Never Go Home Anymore" LP,spawned the seeds which eventually took root as The Shangs in 1990 and a lauded 1st release,"A Little Bit Of Semi-Heaven",recorded in their initial studio,The Ganseree.Moving deftly through gritty experimentation("Complex Contemplation") and Bossa Lounge("Claudine") in the insuing years,the band(David Byers(ex-Simply Saucer),Ed O'Neill, and Pat O'Neill) now express their love of Brill Building Pop with this dramatic,moody and explosive confection,with deep and heartfelt love to,Mary Weiss,Betty Weiss and the memory of the late Marge and MaryAnn Ganser - The Shangri-las!Special thanks to Patricia Schwenk and Nelson Smith for their invaluable production assistance.Please visit The Shangs at their Myspace Page(www.myspace.com/officialshangs)or the band's website(www.theshangs.ca)..soon to be updated......

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[Withshortwings]

God I love the Shangs

[super2sister]

Thanks ever so much - your comment is REALLY appreciated.....!!!!!

[annoyinglydifficult]

As a Shangri Las fan I can really appreciate this. Just wondering, has Mary Weiss ever seen/heard you guys perform and what's her reaction?

[super2sister]

@annoyinglydifficult Thanks so much for your comment and kind words......!!!! When we finished the song (and video) and first posted it on Youtube, we got a surprising and wonderfully positive response from Mary through her Myspace page to ours followed by a handful of warm correspondence  - she's an icon and lovely lady and it was a dream come true,for sure..........Thanks Again!!!

[nineblastednotes]

brilliant! absolutely brilliant!  freaky... but brilliant

[super2sister]

Thanks so much for your kind response - it's ever so appreciated!!!!

[annoyinglydifficult]

Very cool to have admiration of the diva herself. I still think she's great and her reintroduction to performing has been a blast for me. I wish it were more commercially successful for her.

[iowa61]

@nineblastednotes Not brilliant. But definitely freaky.

[super2sister]

Thanks so much for taking the time to post your kind response!!! It REALLY means a lot and is much appreciated!!!! Thanks again!!!!

[ScriptWorker]

Super. Well done guys. I too am a mega fan of the Shangri-Las since I discovered their haunting sound many eons ago. But its great you have got such a feel for the songs.