I’m Hungry…
I am hungry, actually, which got me thinking about this old song by Paul Revere & the Raiders. The lead singer was actually Mark Lindsay, who I think live in Portland, OR now; at least he hosts a weekly radio show from there. While normally you think of more pop-ish stuff when you think of Paul Revere & the Raiders, Hungry is a pretty edgy song. While I was never a huge PR fan, I do really like Hungry:
Get a load of those costumes and tricky dance moves. I’d like to see Korn or Tool do that; they just don’t do rock & roll like this anymore. Okay, now I have to go find something to eat. I can almost taste it …
NOTE: As the original video I had posted here was apparently pulled for “terms of use violations” I have replaced it with this boring version. Oh well, you can hear the song, anyway.
I chuckled out loud when they started bringing in the muppets. Yep, I always liked this song, too.
I liked listening to them a lot more than watching them. I’m not sure but I believe Mark Lindsay was originally from the Salem area.
Almost forgot, best song, “Cherokee Nation”.
“Cherokee Nation?” I almost spammed that comment… I took that song (it’s actually “Indian Reservation”) as a sign that the Raiders should have retired…
Actually, they had. Lindsay recorded the song as a solo, but released it under the name “The Raiders.”
It’s amazing what you can learn on wikipedia…
I guess I associate it with a really vivid period of time in my life …. summer, friends, probably a crush ……….what? where was I ? Yeah the time was somewhat special.
Hey, they removed your Raiders video.
Thanks… as you can see, I’ve replaced it. It’s not nearly as fun.
I have always been a fan of the group. They had that Hard Days Night-Monkees type of comedic persona going,but with music that had a genuine hard edge.You didn’t see that combination carried off anywhere else.Mark Lidsey had seriously rocking style that could be considered the prototype for the David Coverdales and Ronnie James Dios to follow.”Hungry”,”Good Thing”,”Kicks”,and epecially “Louise” rocked particularly hard.
Please forgive my mangling of the spelling of Mark Lindsay’s name.