Good Time Music

"Good Time Music" is a song originally recorded by the American folk-rock band the Lovin' Spoonful in 1965.[1] Written by John Sebastian, it appeared on the 1966 Elektra Records compilation What's Shakin'. Author Richie Unterberger characterizes the song as "a sort of manifesto of the group's optimism in its jaunty rhythms and celebration of the return of good time music to the radio."[2]

The Beau Brummels version

"Good Time Music"
Single by the Beau Brummels
B-side"Sad Little Girl"
ReleasedDecember 1965 (1965-12)[3]
Recorded19 October 1965
StudioGolden State Recorders, San Francisco
GenreFolk rock
Length2:58
LabelAutumn
Songwriter(s)John Sebastian
Producer(s)Bob Mitchell
The Beau Brummels singles chronology
"Don't Talk to Strangers"
(1965) 		"Good Time Music"
(1965) 		"One Too Many Mornings"
(1966)

Rock group the Beau Brummels recorded a version of "Good Time Music" and released it as a single in 1965. It reached number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100[4] and number 13 on the Canadian Singles Chart.[5] It was the fifth and final single release by the band on the Autumn Records label. The B-side was "Sad Little Girl", a song written by guitarist Ron Elliott from the band's second album The Beau Brummels, Volume 2. "Sad Little Girl" was called "gorgeous" by music critic Bruce Eder,[6] while author and journalist Richie Unterberger said the song might have been a better choice as the band's third single, following "Laugh, Laugh" and "Just a Little," than actual choice "You Tell Me Why."[7]

Chart performance

Weekly chart performance of the Beau Brummels' version
Chart (1965–66) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 97
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Singles[8] 93
Canadian Singles Chart[5] 13

References

  1. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 33 - Revolt of the Fat Angel: American musicians respond to the British invaders. [Part 1]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  2. ^ Unterberger, Richie (2000). Turn! Turn! Turn!: The '60s Folk-Rock Revolution. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-87930-703-5.
  3. ^ Deb & Jo (December 18, 1965). "Big Crowd of Lurkers Hears Group". The Saginaw News. p. B15 – via Newspapers.com. ... [The Beau Brummels] new wax, 'Good Time Music,' released just recently.
  4. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn's Billboard Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 (11th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-89820-172-7.
  5. ^ a b "RPM 100". RPM. 5 (2). RPM Music Publications Ltd. 1966-07-03. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
  6. ^ Eder, Bruce. "The Best of the Beau Brummels: Golden Archive Series - Review". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 2009-08-27.
  7. ^ Unterberger, Richie (2000). Urban Spacemen and Wayfaring Strangers: Overlooked Innovators and Eccentric Visionaries of '60s Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-87930-616-8.
  8. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 1/08/66". Cashbox Magazine, Inc. Retrieved 2009-10-23.