Riu Chiu: The Monkees
The Monkees sang one version live on their show in 1967, and I have that version, but it is scratchy and difficult to hear. This is the studio version.
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December 20, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?1dax5tw3scfim94
December 20, 2011 at 1:35 pm
Wow!! Those boys could actually sing! I’ve got a similar version by the Modern Folk Quartet. Odd lyrics when translated from Spanish.
Kat, put your elves on this one… “Glorious Kingdom” by the Kingston Trio off their “Up Close” album. I’ve got a scratchy LP copy, but I cannot find it in digital. Joyous song! Merry Christmas!!
December 20, 2011 at 4:57 pm
Jay Bird,
That was my reaction too. I have the whole album so I know it is them, not a misnamed group. I think if I heard it by itself I wouldn’t have believed it was The Monkees.
Try this link:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?l5e62s5afgns7qv
December 20, 2011 at 6:39 pm
Meowow!
December 20, 2011 at 8:07 pm
Lori,
Exacxtly!
December 21, 2011 at 10:20 am
Speaking of the KT, here is their even better edition of the tune:
December 21, 2011 at 12:13 pm
Mark,
Thanks! They sing it beautifully.
I didn’t even know this album until Jay Bird mentioned it. Now I’, going to hunt a bit and see what I can find.
December 22, 2011 at 4:47 pm
This was not their Christmas album. The Christmas album was : “The Last Month of the Year”. An excellent album and I see that many of the songs from that album have been downloaded on youtube.
I think the song he was referring to (Glorious Kingdom on the Up Close album?) was probably a cover of the Weavers song: “Virgin Mary” which is on one of their Carnegie Hall albums.
Or here?
spotify:artist:4E5eAkpbJLO40r8fWNWm6X
December 22, 2011 at 4:53 pm
Actually the KT “Glorious Kingdom” is on youtube and it’s a pretty sad cover of the Weavers original.
December 22, 2011 at 5:21 pm
Mark,
I went hunting all over for The Weavers version but couldn’t find it. To consule myself, I went and found The Kingston Trio’s Christmas album to download.