1910 Fruitgum Company – Simon Says / 1, 2, 3, Red Light [1973; Buddah Records]

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Pulling together two of this ‘60s bubblegum pop group’s early hits, this single opens with a rendering of the children’s game “Simon Says” as a song, with spritely electric keyboards bopping along to a simple bass hook while the lyrics alternate between instructions with and without the “Simon says” prefix.  The B-side brings in some hand-claps, down-mixes the keyboards, and lightly slows the pace for something with a bit more crooning to it, leading it to be both less annoying and less memorable than the A-side.

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