|
Miss Mac Baren
"Miss Mac Baren" is a song by the Swedish rock band Tages, released as a single in November 1966. It was written by all five members of the group and was recorded during the sessions for their third studio album, ''Extra Extra'', but was ultimately excluded from it. The B-side, "Get Up An' Get Goin'", was however included as the fourth track on the album. "Miss Mac Baren" got its first album release on ''Tages Hits Vol. 3'', a compilation album released in August 1967. Background The song originated during the band's Scandinavian tour. After a show in Odense, Denmark, they were phoned by their record label, Platina Records, and told that they needed a title for their next single so that they could have the sleeve printed. The band was unsure of what to record until they were sitting at a bar and guitarist Danne Larsson spotted an ad for Mac Baren Tobacco, which inspired the title. The band subsequently wrote the rest of the song on a tour bus in Southern Sweden during their wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tages (band)
Tages were a Swedish rock band formed in Gothenburg in 1963. The group, whose original line-up consisted of Tommy Blom, Göran Lagerberg, Danne Larsson, Anders Töpel and Freddie Skantze, were one of the most successful Swedish bands of the 1960s. They achieved thirteen top-20 singles on Kvällstoppen, such as " Sleep Little Girl", " I Should Be Glad", "In My Dreams", and " Miss Mac Baren", as well as having two albums certified gold, ''Tages'' (1965) and ''Tages 2'' (1966). Tages began their recording career as a beat band, heavily influenced and inspired by the Beatles. Initially, the group garnered much criticism from other musicians, who considered them inexperienced. This led to them quickly developing as a group, drawing influences from British mod artists, specifically Small Faces, and like them, were the center of Swedish male fashion from 1965 onward. The band would cover songs from virtually unknown artists in Sweden, such as John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon and Muddy Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
