¯\_(ツ)_/¯  --->  Boomers will (no doubt) remember magical moments at the drive-in. Everyone went. Back then if you didn't have your own pad and 'necking' at home was too confining - It was off to the 'passion pit'.  (Note: I decided it was best to 'keep it classy' with the lyrics). Gary S. Wolk and I wrote and recorded this recently and are honored to put it out there. - Let us know what you think... and tell us about YOUR Drive-in experiences (if you dare). 


Lyrics... 
Chevy Wagon__headin’ to the Drive in 
Ya pick her up
Hot night__ to be alive in
This must be love

Chit chat__hormones are raging
Lots of passion set
Speaker down__hot heavy breathing
Take all we can get

Intermission__snack down
kids from your class
By 10 o'clock it's all over
Or deal with mama’s wrath

Chit chat__hormones are raging
Lots of passion set
Speaker down__hot heavy breathing
Take all you can get

I love you… take me away
I want ya… Your pretty face.

Two hours hiding out
Learning what it's all about
Soon we need to ‘pack it up'
and go home 

Stop don't stop__ sitting up
Flirting with that line
Go bop_I’m going down
Maybe this time

2 hours to ourselves
Every minute counts
Out by 10… Home again
I still hear your sounds

Chit chat__hormones are raging
Lots of passion set
Speaker down__hot heavy breathing
Take all you can get

I love you… take me away
I want ya… Your deep embrace

I don't want this night to end
Tomorrow we can do it again
I can't believe we're living in this time

2021

Drive-in '66

A Summer Song (cover)
By Fritz Jung

Yesterday we lost Chad Stuart of ‘Chad and Jeremy’. Their music was loved by many including me. I humbly present a cover I did a couple of years ago of my favorite C&J single. I will never get sick of this song.
Shout out if you remember this one! 
PS: I had forgotten that they cameo'd on countless American sitcoms.

2017

Summer Song (Cover)

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ W.A.R. (Cover) 
Performed by Fritz Jung

Many our age will agree that this is one of the greatest love songs of the mid-sixties and a damn great pop tune as well. - “Walk Away Renée” was written & recorded by The Left Banke* in 1966. I humbly present my go at this hauntingly beautiful tune. 

Click To Play: https://soundcloud.com/jungovox/war-cover

Was there a Renée? There was! Renée Fladen Kamm was the girlfriend of the bass player - The guitar player ALSO wrote another hit - the 45s flip side “Pretty Ballerina”.  She went on to be quite famous on her own as a singer, music director and vocal coach. 

* All the details on this band and this track can be found 
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Left_Banke

2016

Walk Away Renée (Cover)

This is my humble stab at one of Brian Wilson's fabulous and intricate vocal arrangements.  I did this as a vocals challenge back in 2016. I took a few liberties with the arrangement but tried to stayed true to the spirit of the original. I hope this brings you joy on this day.

This Christmas classic was released in December 1963 and was a 45’ present to me from my parents that year. - One of my first 45s ever… I played it to death, mostly for the gorgeous vocals… And certainly not for the sub-par lyrics (recently credited to Mike Love).

Released as a single in 1963 the song reached #3 on the charts. -The next year it was the featured song on “The Beach Boys Christmas Album”.  Brian's vocal arrangements on this LP were superb.  His love for the “four freshman” is exploited nicely here. And with songs like “The man with all the toys" those rich harmonies hold up to this day… I believe this record still sells… Or at the very least is streaming steadily.   Thank you Brian Wilson - thank you very much.

Little St. Nick (cover)

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ WONDER WHY (catchin’ a wave)
A Gary Wolk/Fritz Jung composition

I am guessing you did not expect to experience a brand new surf tune today… Yet here we are. Gary and I have written a few surf tunes yet never released one - that changes now. We hope you enjoy this and please hit the like if you do. 

WARNING: This song gets a little raunchy in spots so we've thrown a parental advisory sticker on the 45 cover for our own personal amusement.

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Wonder Why
(Wolk/Jung)

Gonna take a ride up highway one
Surf boards on top__Into the sun
Waves breaking … numbers going up 
Skipping School now… We don’t give a fuk

Hitting the beach 
Mary Jane
A time of wonder
Catchin’ a wave

Wonder Why…
Bright blue sky
Yeah…

We gather daily for the sun and salty air
In this cove we lay our sweet souls to bare 
Coppertone aura _spiking up the air
Bikinis poppin’… everyone just stares 

Paddle out
Turn around
Spot a set
Catchin’ a wave
 
Teachers wanna keep us dumb and dry
We go to the beach and wonder why
Radios all tuned to ‘BCN
Small town high school hang out just for friends

Hitting the beach 
Mary Jane
spend our days
Catchin’ a wave

Wonder Why…
How do birds fly
Yeah

Wonder Why…
life goes on standby
Yeah

2019

Wonder Why

This was always my favorite Guess Who song. I bought the single in 1969. When I take a shot at covering a classic tune I never know how good/bad I will do until I dig in. I’d always believed this was too high / out of my range.  - but not so, I did this in E (the original key) … it was only a couple of high vocal flourishes that I had to pass on. (I’m no Burton Cummings that’s for sure).

Thank you Randy Bachman for writing this incredible tune.

Undone (Cover)

Glen Campbell had an amazing career… Starting out as a studio guitarist for the "wrecking crew" then moving on tow take over Brian Wilson's bass/vocal on the early beach boys tours. In 1966 he went out on a his own and established himself as the Rhinestone Cowboy.

Recorded in Tampa, Florida - December 2016
Vocal Mic: Rode NT2
Guitars: Michael Kelly Tele

Wichita Lineman (cover)

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Time Won’t Let Me (cover)
Written by Tom King & Chet Kelly
Performed by Fritz Jung
LINK: https://soundcloud.com/jungovox/time

Back in Granby, Massachusetts in 1966 my first band “The Banditts” covered this garage band classic. Lots of nice riffs for a young band to chew on. 

Guitar Solo by Jim Blaisdel 
Horns by Native Instruments

The Outsiders were from Cleveland, Ohio so I dedicate this track to Pat and Dan at Dean Guitars.

Time Won't Let Me (cover)

Written by John Sabastian
Recorded: Feb 16th, 2017 Vocals - voice still cooked from URI
re-did 60% of the vox on March 7th

Boomers will remember this one… Arguably John Sebastian’s greatest work. A tricky and fast vocal … but this one came together nicely. I took some liberties with the vocal arrangement… I hope you enjoy it. 
Inspiration: All my magical friends of course. 

Do you believe in magic in a young girl's heart
How the music can free her, whenever it starts
And it's magic, if the music is groovy
It makes you feel happy like an old-time movie
I'll tell you about the magic, and it'll free your soul
But it's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock and roll

If you believe in magic don't bother to choose
If it's jug band music or rhythm and blues
Just go and listen it'll start with a smile
It won't wipe off your face no matter how hard you try
Your feet start tapping and you can't seem to find
How you got there, so just blow your mind

solo

If you believe in magic, come along with me
We'll dance until morning 'till there's just you and me
And maybe, if the music is right
I'll meet you tomorrow, sort of late at night
And we'll go dancing, baby, then you'll see
How the magic's in the music and the music's in me

Yeah, do you believe in magic
Yeah, believe in the magic of a young girl's soul
Believe in the magic of rock and roll
Believe in the magic that can set you free
Oh, talking 'bout magic

Do you believe like I believe …

Do You Believe in Magic

Hi all... I had a great time do an acoustic interpretation of this wonderful pop tune - I'd always loved the 'party in the studio version' by the Tremolos - What I didn't know was that this was written by Cat Stevens AND that there was a third verse - nice

Here Comes My Baby (Cover)

Dream Girl (cover)

Stacy Jones [#2 Uke]
Original Composition by Fritz Jung

Hi all - This was challenge song. It was birthed in an online post the week Tony Joe White died - I believe it as Bruce Gordon who noted that he knew of a song that mentioned TJW … I thought Damn! I can ‘mention’ TJW in a song. 

I don’t play UKE at all BUT I can write little parts like this and build a tune out of it. - and this was my second attempt at doing so… I'm pretty happy with it  Less is More: This song is very lean instrumentally with 4 tracks: 2 UKE tracks, Bass and Drums.  Yet, it sounds very big.

Enjoy !

Writer(s): Fritz Jung
(Microphone = Slate ML-2)
W&R October 28th - November 11th, 2018 

High times … her face don’t shine
by the gods she a looker
Crying out… ain’t no doubt
You’ve seen her before
Bank shot … way to hot
no matter where you took her
Too fast… it won’t last 
yet two days before…
 
Checking boxes at the doctor-er
Changing voices all around room
Tossing switches down drop the news
Asking strangers for their ‘point of view’
 You’re not pretending to be honest now
You’re simply bending  on a cloud and how
it’s not real … just the latest trend
New way to steal from the common man

Stacy Jones (yeah)
16 ohms
Sending up drones
I can’t give with the right place or the time 
Tony Joe White
Take this Flight 

Stacy Jones (Yeah)
Monochrome
Trapped on a phone
I can’t help you waiting til the groove is right
Tony Joe White
Out of site

You’re a good man we can sort this out
Kick the number up and  make it count
Chilly out on this October night
Timed for magic with a fine align
Forces darker than we’ve seen before
A surge in madness at the backstage door
Devil music on the radio
Santaria tossin’ bones you know. 

Stacy Jones (yeah)
16 ohms
Sending up drones
I can’t give with the right place or the time 
Tony Joe White
Take this Flight 

Stacy Jones (Yeah)
Monochrome
Trapped on a phone
I can’t help you waiting til the groove is right
Tony Joe White
So smooth this night.

2018

Stacy Jones [#2 Uke]

Higher Ground (cover)
Written by Stevie Wonder 
Performed by Fritz Jung

Stevie hit us with some amazing pop tunes in the 70s… 
None more infectious than this one. It's got a groove that starts with the shoulders and moves on down… Shake it, shake it! One has to sing and celebrate the songs they love. Chime in if you know and LOVE this tune as well. 

10/27/1990: I met Stevie while working for a Music store in Boston. We took pictures and had fun. I wrote about that wonderful visit. You can hit the link below. 

As we were setting up a group picture, with Stevie right next to me  - i quickly sang out "People... Keep on learning" - Stevie smiles and sez “Wow, you sing that better than I do" - I laugh ... “Yeah, sure I do !!!“  He laughs again. 

Political: At this time (4 days 2 hours until ‘he’ is gone) it appears that the events of January 6th., 2020 were the latest low point to this presidency. but apparently “not the bottom" for many of his supporters. — Higher Ground starts this Wednesday at noon.

Magical: I recorded this song in August 2016 as a projection for anyone but Donald Trump to to be the next president… Apparently my magic was sloppy and did not manifest for another four years… I'll be careful with my wording next time. — Higher Ground starts this Wednesday at noon.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=109824702364953&set=a.106986605982096

Higher Ground (cover)

Back as a musician/singer songwriter after a 20 year break - My main goal is have fun and work with source quality audio again. May HI-FI make a triumphant return to our lives. - FJ

Fritz Jung

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