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Bananaquit
Since: Jan, 2001
30th Apr, 2016 07:01:22 PM
"Grease
" by Frankie Valli?
jsarnelli
Since: Feb, 2016
30th Apr, 2016 08:24:42 PM
"The Word", by The Beatles?
FerrousFaucet
Since: Feb, 2014
1st May, 2016 11:35:48 PM
It was Grease, thanks very much!
I heard this song on the "oldies" radio station. As far as I know, they play songs from the 1950s through the 1970s. The words I remember are something like, "Have you heard the word?" or maybe, "Have you heard about the word?" which was in the chorus of the song. It was NOT the song "Surfin' Bird", nor was it "Have You Heard The Word?" by The Fut (which I found via web search). The song was mostly sung by a man, but there were backup singers as well, at least some of whom may have been women. After singing, "Have you heard the word?" the next line included a slang word that sounded a bit dated, but I can't remember what the word was. It was something like, "Have you heard the word? It's funky and groovy and fills you with joy" or somesuch example, since calling something "groovy" is a bit outdated. I don't remember much specific about the song, but I'd guess it was post-1960 hippie-inspired rock and roll, you might call it folk rock. It sounded similar to what I've heard from Grateful Dead.
I may have the words wrong, it could have been anything like, "Did you hear the word?" or something similar.
Edited by FerrousFaucet