Forgotten Songs of the '90s: The Connells
Forgotten Songs of the ‘90s: The Connells
The Connells had been around for years but it really wasn’t until 1993 when they struck the big time and made their name known all over Europe with one song that seemed to transcend their entire career. The sad thing though is that today the song is barely remembered in America at all. That song is “74-‘75.”
By the time the song came out in 1993, the band were college rock superstars because of hits like “Stone Cold Yesterday.” When the album Ring came out, American radio focused on “Slackjawed” and nothing else. So when this amazingly sweet ballad came out about remembering old times in high school and what life became afterwards, radio paid no attention at all. You listen to the song and it’s impossible not to get caught up in the sweeping emotion of the song. That, and it’s just a really great song led by Michael Connell’s unbelievable acoustic guitar work and Doug McMillan’s amazing vocal delivery.
The song’s beauty and just total absorption into emotion just catapulted the song into European success; the song went number one in at least three countries, the band got a gold record and they toured Europe for the better part of two years just promoting the song. Almost seventeen years later, the song is still as popular as ever and just waiting to be rediscovered by American audiences who might finally realize how absolutely awe-inspiring the song is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-ITv4OBV9c
The Connells had been around for years but it really wasn’t until 1993 when they struck the big time and made their name known all over Europe with one song that seemed to transcend their entire career. The sad thing though is that today the song is barely remembered in America at all. That song is “74-‘75.”
By the time the song came out in 1993, the band were college rock superstars because of hits like “Stone Cold Yesterday.” When the album Ring came out, American radio focused on “Slackjawed” and nothing else. So when this amazingly sweet ballad came out about remembering old times in high school and what life became afterwards, radio paid no attention at all. You listen to the song and it’s impossible not to get caught up in the sweeping emotion of the song. That, and it’s just a really great song led by Michael Connell’s unbelievable acoustic guitar work and Doug McMillan’s amazing vocal delivery.
The song’s beauty and just total absorption into emotion just catapulted the song into European success; the song went number one in at least three countries, the band got a gold record and they toured Europe for the better part of two years just promoting the song. Almost seventeen years later, the song is still as popular as ever and just waiting to be rediscovered by American audiences who might finally realize how absolutely awe-inspiring the song is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-ITv4OBV9c
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