Muskrat, muskrat, candle light doin the town and doin it right in the evenin its pretty pleasin muskrat suzie, muskrat sam do the jitterbug at a muskrat land and they shimmy, sam is so skinny and they whirl and they twirl and they tango singin and. The captain and tennille muskrat love the toni tennille show. Muskrat love is one of those humorous songs that somehow unintentionally morphed into some kind of deep commentary on shallow love. Captain and tennille come in from the rain discogs. Realizing their collaborative potential when the tour was over, tennille and dragon began performing as a duo. Captain and tennille muskrat love lyrics uploaded by. Love will keep us together, the first single from their debut album of the same name, rose to the top spot in the summer of 1975 and has remained their signature song. Their first hit single was a cover of neil sedakas and howard greenfields love will keep us together. It was first recorded in 1972 by ramsey himself for his sole album release willis alan ramsey. Nov 01, 2009 captain and tennille muskrat love 240clay98. If you encounter broken links or other problem about this publication, please let. Rock pop jazz electronic reggae hiphop classical blues latin kids funk brass stage world and folk other audiobooks, sounds.
American act of great popularity in the mid to late 1970s. The following songs are not currently available, but you can activate an alert in order to receive an email when they become available. Jan 02, 2019 daryl and toni tennille were famous for cranking out huge hits in the 70s, including do that to me one more time, muskrat love and love will keep us together. You never done it like that was originally recorded by sedaka on his album a song. Gerry beckley of america cited muskrat love as a fine example of where the closer you go back to the original seed, the nicer it is. Daryl and toni tennille were famous for cranking out huge hits in the 70s, including do that to me one more time, muskrat love and love will. Muskrat, muskrat, candle light doing the town and doing it right in the evening its pretty pleasing muskrat suzie, muskrat sam. Three out of the four singles released from the album were topten singles. They have five albums certified gold or platinum and scored numerous hits on the us singles charts, the most enduring of which included love will keep us together, do. The husbandandwife team were captain daryl dragon august 27, 1942 january 2, 2019 and toni tennille born may 8, 1940. If you encounter broken links or other problem about this publication, please let me know and write your comment below. I had to know what the lyrics were so the next day we went out and found the sheet music.
Oct 20, 2012 their first hit single was a cover of neil sedakas and howard greenfields love will keep us together. Keyboardistarranger captain daryl dragon and his wife, singerpianist toni tennille, scored a series of poprock hits in a light, romantic vein in the second half of the 1970s, the most successful of which was the first, love will keep us together. Comprised of gerry beckley september 12, 1952, dewey bunnell january 19,1952, and dan peek november 1, 1950 july 24, 2011, they were seldom a favorite with critics, but were exceptionally successful commercially selling both. Download the best mp3 karaoke songs on karaoke version. Toni tennille reveals the last words she told captain daryl dragon. Soft rock duo daryl dragon and toni tennille definitely didnt fit everybodys notions of cool. Muskrat love, lonely night angel face and shop around. The song depicts a romantic liaison between two anthropomorphic muskrats named susie and sam.
Toni tennille on the time she sang muskrat love for queen elizabeth in the white house. Muskrat love is a quintessential slice of novelty cheese that could only have scored during the 70s. The song was originally titled muskrat candlelight referencing the songs opening lyric. Toni tennille reveals the last words she told captain.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Title track marked the conclusion of a 1940s standards show. The husband and wife duo were captain daryl dragon august 27, 1942january 2, 2019 and toni tennille born may 8, 1940. The husbandandwife duo were captain daryl dragon august 27, 1942january 2, 2019 and toni tennille born may 8, 1940. Muskrat love is a soft rock song written by willis alan ramsey. In this application download service is not provided and can only. Sam is so skinny and they whirl and they twirl and they tango singing and jinging a jango floating like the heavens above looks like muskrat love nibbling on bacon, chewing on cheese. Muskrat, muskrat, candle light doin the town and doin it right in the evenin its pretty pleasin muskrat suzie, muskrat sam do the jitte. About muskrat love muskrat love is a soft rock song written by willis alan ramsey. Toni tennille will always have a special place in her heart for exhusband and longtime musical partner daryl dragon. Daryl and toni tennille were famous for cranking out huge hits in the 70s, including do that to me one more time, muskrat love and love will keep us together. The duo was actually a couple they married in 1975.
But its unfair to judge them by something they didnt write and isnt representative of their career. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. All track information and the album cover are provided by itunes. Initially composed as a whimsical tune about anthropomorphic muskrats under the name muskrat candlelight, it was a minor hit for america before the captain and tenille turned it into a huge hit in the 1970s. Muskrat, muskrat candlelight doin the town and doin it right in the evening its pretty pleasing muskrat suzie muskrat sam do the. The husbandandwife duo were captain daryl dragon august 27, 1942january 2, 2019. Captain and tennille the captain, daryl dragon dead at 76. Make your move was a departure of sorts for captain and tennille. The complete hits for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Keyboardistarranger captain daryl dragon and his wife, singerpianist toni tennille, scored a series of poprock hits in a light, romantic vein in the second half of the 1970s, the most successful of which was the first, love will keep us togethe.
Love couldnt keep the captain and tennille together. Dragon teamed with thenwife toni tennille on such hits as love will keep us together and muskrat love. If you cant find the song youre looking for, dont hesitate to make a suggestion. Greatest love songs 70s for android free download and. To download the track you can use our shop links to amazon and itunes. They actually had many more hits than that 11 more, four of which hit the top ten, actually for the record, they are the way i.
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