http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/2004/02/connie-francis-carolina-moonstupid-cupid/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:12:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/2004/02/connie-francis-carolina-moonstupid-cupid/#comment-464205 rosie Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:51:08 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/2004/02/connie-francis-carolina-moonstupid-cupid/#comment-464205 <em>Stupid Cupid</em> was written, or possibly co-written, by Neil Sedaka, a man who is shamefully unrepresented otherwise in Popular. This is a great pity. Stupid Cupid was written, or possibly co-written, by Neil Sedaka, a man who is shamefully unrepresented otherwise in Popular. This is a great pity.

]]> http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/2004/02/connie-francis-carolina-moonstupid-cupid/#comment-410475 Doctor Casino Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:43:02 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/2004/02/connie-francis-carolina-moonstupid-cupid/#comment-410475 This is one of my favorite 50s singles, and so overplayed in my mp3 library that it's hard for me to remember a time when I didn't know all its moves by heart. The hiccuping squeal on the chorus and the twanging bow would each be enough of a hook for the period, but this has them both, the intro, and the really endearing dudes going "stupid cupid!" in the background. They don't seem to share Connie's personal investment in the situation, but they're not above it either...it's a relationship between caller and responder imported directly from rock and roll, which I think epitomizes where this record stands in history. As you say, adding craft and money... This is one of my favorite 50s singles, and so overplayed in my mp3 library that it’s hard for me to remember a time when I didn’t know all its moves by heart. The hiccuping squeal on the chorus and the twanging bow would each be enough of a hook for the period, but this has them both, the intro, and the really endearing dudes going “stupid cupid!” in the background. They don’t seem to share Connie’s personal investment in the situation, but they’re not above it either…it’s a relationship between caller and responder imported directly from rock and roll, which I think epitomizes where this record stands in history. As you say, adding craft and money…

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