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Believe In Magic: The Wild Honey Orchestra and Friends Celebrate The Lovin' Spoonful
Concert Review By Ethlie Ann Vare
Glendale, California (The Hollywood Times) 2/29/2020 - "We delight in this moment," says singer/songwriter John Sebastian. "Lest we understate it, we are delighted."
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But there were unforgettable hits nonetheless. Sebastian told the story (he told a lot of stories…) about how his brother Mark's idea for a chorus and bassist Steve Boone's idea for bass line begat "Summer in the City," which Joe Butler belted out like his vocal chords are still in 1966. Carnie Wilson and her husband Rob Bonfiglio harmonized spectacularly on "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind." Susan Cowsill crooned "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice." Mickey Dolenz stepped onstage for an idiosyncratic "Daydream," while Marshall Crenshaw (!) and pedal steel player David Pearlman breathed new life into "Rain on the Roof." It's a remarkable catalog that encompasses everything from a hit TV theme song (Welcome Back, Kotter) to obscure film soundtracks (What's Up Tiger Lily and You're a Big Boy Now), and they played it all.
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