220) The Birds — “Say Those Magic Words”
The Birds kill it again (see #33, #99) — and I am not talkin’ Alfred Hitchcock — with this ’66 A-side. The Nuggets II comp opines that:
The Birds give the McCoys’ poppy original a lethal injection of mod aggression’s tough, confident vocals and . . . tremoloed guitar splashes against bashing power cords and an ingenious diving, burbling bass line. It’s a wonderful mix of pop art invention and hooky commerciality, but unfortunately the single bombed.
Yup. Virtually unrecognizable.
Here are the McCoys:
Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! / Off the Charts: 60s Rock Revelations 