Man, I love the Johnny Mann Singers. Ba-dum-cha! The track “Lemon Tree” is one of the catchiest, craziest pieces of music I have ever heard. I am so in awe of this track I am going to teach myself how to edit videos in iMovie so I can upload “Lemon Tree” to youtube for you to enjoy. I’ve been humming, singing and thinking this song for weeks now. In bed, in the shower, the office, etc. You know.
You know that thing they did in the 60s, where acapella groups would sing a hip, slick, smooth, boo-boo-boo-ba-ba-ba-da… bah-bah-bah-boo-boo-ba-ba-de-dah! You would hear it in movies like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. That’s the sound of the Johnny Mann Singers.
I’m a fan of The Association, and my favorite track by them, “Never My Love” sounds to me like the Johnny Mann singers could be doing the backup vocals. I know I’m probably wrong, but who knows, it would be possible given the music studio structure back then. In a few days I get in the mail a vinyl of the Mann Singers album with their version of “Never My Love”, and I can’t wait to compare. (Update: the Johnny Mann version is highly disappointing. It sounds like a 45rpm record played at 33, really sluggish tempo. It could be them though, bears further research).
