The Spinners ~ "The Rubberband Man" with lyrics
"The Rubberband Man" is a song recorded by the American vocal group The Spinners.
The song, written by producer Thom Bell and singer-songwriter Linda Creed, was about Bell's son, who was being teased by his classmates for being overweight. Intended to improve his son's self-image, the song eventually evolved from being about "The Fat Man" to "The Rubberband Man".
The last major hit by the Spinners to feature Philippé Wynne on lead vocals, "The Rubberband Man" spent three weeks at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (blocked from the top spot by Rod Stewart's massive hit single "Tonight's the Night") and topped the U.S. R&B chart at the end of 1976. It was also a top-20 hit in the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 16 in October 1976.
The song was included in the Detroit Free Press's "Detroit's 100 Greatest Songs" list, ranking 70th.
The arrangement opens with rhythmic clavinet and percussion, followed by a Philadelphia Soul string arrangement provided by the MFSB musicians. There are brief bursts of brass and piano. Singer Wynne's delivery is "singularly expressive"and the bridge and chorus provide for a classic call and response routine by supporting vocalists Bobbie Smith (tenor), Henry Fambrough (baritone), Billy Henderson (tenor/baritone) and Pervis Jackson (bass). The song also features the bass playing of Funk Brothers alumni Bob Babbitt.
Wynne alternates between singing the verse and interjecting verbal asides and improvises the eight bars linking the chorus with the bridge. The backing singers' retort of "do-do-do-do," recalls the distinctive chorus in Stephen Stills' song "Love the One You're With."
(Exemption from copyright liability Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, "fair use" is permitted for purposes such as criticism, comments, news reports, teaching, scholarships and research. Fair use is a use allowed by the copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use)
Видео The Spinners ~ "The Rubberband Man" with lyrics канала Sean G Malone
The song, written by producer Thom Bell and singer-songwriter Linda Creed, was about Bell's son, who was being teased by his classmates for being overweight. Intended to improve his son's self-image, the song eventually evolved from being about "The Fat Man" to "The Rubberband Man".
The last major hit by the Spinners to feature Philippé Wynne on lead vocals, "The Rubberband Man" spent three weeks at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (blocked from the top spot by Rod Stewart's massive hit single "Tonight's the Night") and topped the U.S. R&B chart at the end of 1976. It was also a top-20 hit in the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 16 in October 1976.
The song was included in the Detroit Free Press's "Detroit's 100 Greatest Songs" list, ranking 70th.
The arrangement opens with rhythmic clavinet and percussion, followed by a Philadelphia Soul string arrangement provided by the MFSB musicians. There are brief bursts of brass and piano. Singer Wynne's delivery is "singularly expressive"and the bridge and chorus provide for a classic call and response routine by supporting vocalists Bobbie Smith (tenor), Henry Fambrough (baritone), Billy Henderson (tenor/baritone) and Pervis Jackson (bass). The song also features the bass playing of Funk Brothers alumni Bob Babbitt.
Wynne alternates between singing the verse and interjecting verbal asides and improvises the eight bars linking the chorus with the bridge. The backing singers' retort of "do-do-do-do," recalls the distinctive chorus in Stephen Stills' song "Love the One You're With."
(Exemption from copyright liability Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, "fair use" is permitted for purposes such as criticism, comments, news reports, teaching, scholarships and research. Fair use is a use allowed by the copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use)
Видео The Spinners ~ "The Rubberband Man" with lyrics канала Sean G Malone
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