Monday, October 2, 2017

BEFORE THE HIT VERSION. This post: CV- CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT . Continues: tomorrow.
BEFORE IT WAS A HIT SONG
These songs are well known but you may not know about the earlier attempts to score a hit record with prior versions of the same song.
Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft
Carpenters Calling Occupants.jpg
In 1977, The Carpenters strayed from the duo's usual fare with the sci-fi themed single "Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft". The track commences with a humorous intro. A radio DJ takes a call on his request show. When the disc jockey asks the caller for his song choice, an alien voice responds. 
The song was featured on the Carpenters' 'Passage' LP, also released that year. While the single only reached #32 in America, it peaked at #9 in Britain and Canada. On the Australian chart, the disc made #13.
Richard Carpenter produced the siblings' cover of the song. The original version was written, produced and performed by Klaatu. The group's debut album '3:47 EST' included the track which was issued as a single in 1976. 
Around this time, rumours began circulating that the band's name was an alias for The Beatles. It later emerged that Klaatu was in fact a Canadian group. Its version of "Calling Occupants..." dented the charts in North America, but failed to crack the Top 40.
 Klaatu - Calling Occupants.jpeg
Each new song will be added to the spotify playlist named: ‘Before It Was A Hit Song’.  You can check out the previous earlier / original versions of the hit songs you know and love.
The playlist and other Caffe` Latte` selections can be found at:
spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte

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