{"id":7605,"date":"2026-05-06T14:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=7605"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:07:02","slug":"shindig-175-deep-cuts-mood-swings-michael-daddario-of-the-lemon-twigs-moody-teen-beat-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=7605","title":{"rendered":"Shindig!  #175  \u2013 Deep Cuts: Mood Swings &#8211; Michael D&#8217;Addario of The Lemon Twigs &#8220;moody teen beat&#8221; choices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The mid-60s witnessed an explosion in independently produced, often provincial teen-garage and folk-rock laments, for the which the term \u201cmoody\u201d barely scratches the surface. MICHAEL D\u2019ADDARIO, with help from brother BRIAN and fellow Twig REZA MATIN, holds back the tears while unveiling \u201cthe most broken-down sounding depressing garage records I could think of\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7606\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7606\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/680820489_10165429420648092_186084689082151102_n-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/680820489_10165429420648092_186084689082151102_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/680820489_10165429420648092_186084689082151102_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/680820489_10165429420648092_186084689082151102_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/680820489_10165429420648092_186084689082151102_n.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 2026<br \/>Credit: Nadya Edwards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Octives  -  Laughing At Me\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/be2PI9Wyk9o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE OCTIVES<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Laughing At Me<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(B-side, Amway, 1965)<\/strong><br \/>\nDefinitely one of my favourite songs of all time. Nobody likes to be laughed at. The kid comes off vengeful, saying \u201cYou\u2019re laughing, but you\u2019re gonna cry.\u201d How he\u2019s gonna make her cry when she\u2019s the one laughing at HIM, I do not know. Kind of scary. His nasal voice and intense attitude make me believe \u00a0him\u2026 Very shambolic backing and you couldn\u2019t ask for a more unique voice. This could be an anthem for outcasts everywhere. 10\/10.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Persons - Young Girl\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iC_Y0t0qe_Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>THE<\/b><b> <\/b><b>PERSONS<\/b><b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><br \/>\n<b>Young<\/b><b> <\/b><b>Girl<\/b><br \/>\n<b>(B-side,<\/b><b> <\/b><b>Olym<\/b><b>pic,<\/b><b> <\/b><b>1968)<\/b><br \/>\nApparently, they get just as depressed in sunny Athens, Greece as they do everywhere else in the world. I\u2019m not exactly sure what happened with the lead Person and the Young Girl. It sounds like maybe she left him and he wants her back. Such is life. You can hear the longing in his voice as he remembers her face and eyes. Epic 12-string lead outro.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ferris wheel - cherrie-42553\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3BKpntQCLOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>FERRIS WHEEL<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cherrie 42553<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(B-side, Randolph, 1966)<\/strong><br \/>\nWe get hit with some spoken word in the middle of the song. The singer says, \u201cThis is the number of a girl I used to call each day. But now my heart is broken. I guess I\u2019ll just be on my way.\u201d Pitiful. Which is why it\u2019s on the list.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"satan&#039;s sinners - why don&#039;t they leave us alone\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rWQyG2tL7HY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>SATAN\u2019S SINNERS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Why Don\u2019t They Leave Us Alone<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(B-side, United Kombos, 1966)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cWhy don\u2019t they let us fall in love?\u201d We\u2019ll run away and get married, anyhow\u2026 This trope is set over an especially murky backing track. It sounds like it was recorded in a dingy, mildewy, concrete closet. Leonard Smith sounds pretty young on this record. Maybe his parents have good reason to keep him and his lover away from one and other. Or maybe their high-school cliques are keeping them apart. But the heart wants what the heart wants.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Light Brigade \u2022 Won&#039;t You Tell Me\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zz7IIsX0nNU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE LIGHT BRIGADE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Won\u2019t You Tell Me<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(B-side, My, 1967)<\/strong><br \/>\nThis record has some really cool shit going on. The way the story is told through call and response\u2026 The \u201cbackground vocal\u201d finishes the lead vocalist\u2019s thought in a very untraditional way. It\u2019s almost like the other guy is his hype man. Apparently, it\u2019s a band of brothers, so I\u2019m assuming these are two of the three. And then the incredibly high bass part that suddenly drops down and fills out the track at the one-minute mark, accompanied by a very peculiar key change. A very odd and cool record!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gnomes - The Sky Is Falling\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wbdx7xMx90Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE GNOMES<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The Sky Is Falling<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(A-side, Afton, 1966)<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile the sheep have their petty squabbles, hoods and businessmen alike hustle here and there, some teenaged guys are competing for chicks, here I stand the world weighing heavy on my mind, watching it all go down. I\u2019m the only one who knows what\u2019s goin\u2019 on. Not even you do, girl. And what IS going on? Well, the sky is falling. The world is on fire. In spite of the chaos, I maintain my cool. I retain my title as the coolest, most turned on head this ball of dirt and water has ever seen. An outcast, maybe, but I know what I\u2019m doin\u2019\u2026 man. The bass chords give it an extra special sound.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marty Taylor - Only Yesterday [Radex, 1965]\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l1LpBvVSfZ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>MARTY TAYLOR<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Only Yesterday<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(A-side, Radex, 1965)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe world can certainly change very quickly. Marty Taylor knows this now, as Only Yesterday she said \u201cthree things\u201d to him. Were the three things \u201cI love you\u201d? Love can be that way sometimes, especially in those high-school days. But I\u2019m sure he went on to have a fruitful love life somewhere in the great state of Illinois. Another peculiar key change happens early on in the song. It\u2019s not as moody as the other songs here but still has a forlorn quality that I really love.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"US Kids- &quot;I Love The Rain&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EIiX_7OdpLA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>US<\/b><b> <\/b><b>KIDS<\/b><b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><br \/>\n<b>I<\/b><b> <\/b><b>Love<\/b><b> <\/b><b>The <\/b><b>Rain<\/b><br \/>\n<b>(B-side,<\/b><b> <\/b><b>Rex,<\/b><b> <\/b><b>1966)<\/b><br \/>\nDennis Chitwood, the singer on this record, is literally 13 years old. He has a kind of a positive attitude which contrasts with the down energy of the track. Most of these type of songs deal with the pain of love and heartbreak. Not so in this case. He LOVES the rain. What a moody, cool thing to love. It reminds him<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>of the places he used to go.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Time Is Going On - unknown &#039;60s garage band\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O_jwxFYCHco?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>UNKNOWN ARTIST<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time Is Goin&#8217; On<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(IGL Dance Jamboree \u201966, Arf! Arf! CD, 1994)<\/strong><br \/>\nIt doesn\u2019t get much more mysterious than not knowing the name of the group who does the song. This has a classic garage backing, with some arpeggiating guitars and dinky little side-stick drumming. About heartbreak, of course. Can\u2019t go wrong. Bit of a rough voice, singer sounds like a cool, honourable guy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We Want Help - Tell Me Why People Don&#039;t Like Me\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GUJ34j_C2MM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWH \u2000(WE WANT HELP)\u2000<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tell Me Why People Don\u2019t Like Me<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(<em>Real Garage Punk From Sweden 1966!<\/em>, Subliminal Sounds, 2000)<\/strong><br \/>\nPretty heavy, so maybe not a typical \u201cmoody\u201d song, but I\u2019ll be damned if this singer (Lars Dankwardt-Liljestr\u00f6m) is not in a MOOD. He is scary, simply put. \u201cTell meeee, the reason why people don\u2019t like mehh!\u201d I think we know why they don\u2019t like you, bro. 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