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Duke's Men of Yale
Feb. 21st, 2013 06:15 pmMany, many Marches ago (say 1977?), I was a teenager at an all girl's boarding school. We were told at chapel in the morning that anyone who had a free period at (sometime in the early afternoon) should come back to chapel.
The Duke's Men of Yale performed. It was my first time hearing that type of acapella, and my first time hearing Lulu's Back in Town and Istanbul (not Constantinople). I wasn't near the front. My only interaction was running to my room and back as quickly as I could for money to buy the tape that was available. I played that tape for years afterward, and it disappeared sometime in the early 1990s.
When I was visiting my parents in Bonn (1985?), my sister and a friend of hers heard the Duke's Men at Koln Cathedral. I was furious that I hadn't gone with them -- a choice I made because my sister's friend was one of those Americans who thought the Germans should all speak English.
Anyway, just over a year ago, I found some of their more recent releases at Amazon and then found the website. I sent a request about one particular song off the long-lost tape, and never heard back. In January, I attended a concert of theirs, and asked about the song. No luck. Three days ago, I sent a follow up email, and today, I got three versions of the song -- one of which is the one I remember with so much fondness. I've been grinning all day which is surprising because Brighten Your Night With My Day is actually a somewhat melancholy song.
The Duke's Men of Yale performed. It was my first time hearing that type of acapella, and my first time hearing Lulu's Back in Town and Istanbul (not Constantinople). I wasn't near the front. My only interaction was running to my room and back as quickly as I could for money to buy the tape that was available. I played that tape for years afterward, and it disappeared sometime in the early 1990s.
When I was visiting my parents in Bonn (1985?), my sister and a friend of hers heard the Duke's Men at Koln Cathedral. I was furious that I hadn't gone with them -- a choice I made because my sister's friend was one of those Americans who thought the Germans should all speak English.
Anyway, just over a year ago, I found some of their more recent releases at Amazon and then found the website. I sent a request about one particular song off the long-lost tape, and never heard back. In January, I attended a concert of theirs, and asked about the song. No luck. Three days ago, I sent a follow up email, and today, I got three versions of the song -- one of which is the one I remember with so much fondness. I've been grinning all day which is surprising because Brighten Your Night With My Day is actually a somewhat melancholy song.
