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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 29

one of my favorite details in the Post is when the copy is rushed to the copyeditor who has to do his job in like 10 minutes before deadline - and literally the first thing he does is cross out the first sentence. that is so accurate.

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

Oh yeah I saw that one in my Ringo wandering. Act Naturally!! Such a good example because you have to literally “keep time” with that one. You can’t speed up or lag or show off or indulge. It’s not about you.

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

I think yeah that’s anthology. I’ve heard it

Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

This is the best tribute I can think of !

Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

Bless you!

Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

This really warms my heart!

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

ooh i'm going to find that one.

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

Occasionally for fun I’ll watch drummers on YouTube talk about Ringo. It’s a whole genre! And yeah for Ringo it was about the song, not about him .

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

and this might be subjective and honestly maybe it makes me sound simple - but I think it's connected to what you're saying - the song somehow TRANSMITS joy. it's intense and unfiltered. I FEEL the song. it's communicating in a very pure way.

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Richard Dalton @zx23.bsky.social · Aug 28

If you listen to that song, there are a few few very short rolls on the vocal oooh-ooohs, on no-nos and that stomping chorus.

It's so minimal, and perfect.

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

Goosebumps!

N.J.C. 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 @njcallaghan.bsky.social · Aug 28

She was my idol. Sure it was just one hit, but it's a hit One cant forget! There was a reel, showcasing some new British bands, at the local cinema; and many of us were lined up just to see her!

Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

Love this!!

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

Love this observation

Richard Dalton @zx23.bsky.social · Aug 28

Incidentally, when I was a kid The "Come Right Back" part of Have I the right? with that driving beat was one of the first songs that grabbed my ear.

To this day in my head the song is called Come Right Back. And probably a lot of other peoples heads too.

That beat was the hook.

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Phil Says Free Palestine @necron99.bsky.social · Aug 28

I love the song "Have I The Right" but had never seen a performance of it so I had no idea that The Honeycombs had *the* foundational Girl Drummer

Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

“I just sat at the drums and said, ‘Can I have a go?’ I just took to it.” — Honey Lantree #BOTD

Lantree, hairdresser turned drummer for the Joe-Meek-produced (boy) band The Honeycombs. A boy band w/a girl drummer is still rare. In the 1960s it was unheard of. A wee thread on this inspiring figure!

Honey Lantree, hairdresser / drummer for The Honeycombs

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

!!!!

Tikatay @tikatay.bsky.social · Aug 28

There’s a tremendous CD set on Cherry Red that is out of print - I hope it’s because they are redoing it after acquiring Meeks’ tapes

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

same!

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jmalecki.bsky.social @jmalecki.bsky.social · Aug 28

61 years later, it still sounds good to me.

Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

Here they are. it's a banger. The foot stomping. The sexy growl in Denis D'Ells voice. it makes you want to answer his question "have I the right to kiss you?" with a resounding 'WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR." www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZUW...

Have I The Right? - The Honeycombs (Rare Promotional Video) UK# 1 - June 1964

YouTube video by Square Disc

www.youtube.com

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

the woman who posted the Spinout pic said, “The girl drummer in Spinout and Honey Lantree inspired me as a kid to become a drummer.”

Karen Carpenter said when she saw The Honeycombs on The Ed Sullivan Show, it inspired her to become a drummer.

Martin Murray, Honey Lantree, Denis D'Ell, the Honeycombs

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

Right before Lantree died at the age of 74, she came up in a discussion on FB. I posted about the BONKERS final moment of the Elvis movie Spinout. Someone in the comments, a woman, posted a picture of Elvis’ “band” in Spinout, all boys, with – a girl drummer. I said, "Hey it's like the Honeycombs!"

Elvis' band in Spinout with the girl drummer Les, played by Deborah Walley

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

Oh my gosh thank you for letting me know! I love this!

Joe Regan @jregan.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Rubinoos did a nice tribute song to her a few years back

The Rubinoos - "Honey From The Honeycombs" (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Yep Roc Records

www.youtube.com

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thanks for the perspective!

Keith Knight @keithjknight.bsky.social · Aug 28

I’m old enough to remember this coming out. It was also distinctive for the fact that the drums were so dominant in the mix.

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

really?? amazing!

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Honeycombs were a one-hit wonder? Okay. You could say that. But look at the legacy. Honey Lantree was just doing what she loved , but ... it's like one of my favorite Shakespeare lines from Merchant of Venice: “how far that little candle throws his beams.” so happy birthday Honey Lantree!

Honey Lantree, drummer for The Honeycombs

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

the woman who posted the Spinout pic said, “The girl drummer in Spinout and Honey Lantree inspired me as a kid to become a drummer.”

Karen Carpenter said when she saw The Honeycombs on The Ed Sullivan Show, it inspired her to become a drummer.

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Sheila O’Malley @sheilakathleen.bsky.social · Aug 28

Right before Lantree died at the age of 74, she came up in a discussion on FB. I posted about the BONKERS final moment of the Elvis movie Spinout. Someone in the comments, a woman, posted a picture of Elvis’ “band” in Spinout, all boys, with – a girl drummer. I said, "Hey it's like the Honeycombs!"

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