Bubblegum Music

[MikeL]

Does anyone here have the balls to admit they like bubblegum music?  I do like the classic bands, such as 1910 Fruitgum Company and Ohio Express, along with the Monkees and the Bay City Rollers. I also like bands that have elements of bubblegum, or who were clearly influenced by bubblegum, or who have recorded songs that have hints of bubblegum to them, such as the Ramones, KISS, Cheap Trick, the Cars, the Go Gos, and Manda and the Marbles.

I'm bringing this up because of my earlier post about the "Archie Meets KISS" comic book series, and because bubblegum has some of its roots in garage rock, so I thought it would be an interesting question for this place.

[Bibliodiscoteque]

Yes. I do enjoy bubblegum music. However, most of the bubblegum I dig is the Twee sound from the 90's. 

[Jersey City Mods]

Absolutely love bubblegum music and all the one hit wonders that were basically studio musicians doing one offs for songwriters (Archies, Cuff Links, etc.).  Also like novelty songs that cross musical barriers like "Martian Hop" or "Snoopy vs the Red Baron".  Nothing wrong with music that goes "pop!".

[Chris Henniker]

I love The Ramones, The Go-Gos, The JAMC, all having bubblegum elements.

[Rockin Rod Strychnine]

The Ramones did more than their fair share of bubblegum covers when starting out and also recorded a couple of classics (Indian Giver, Little Bit O'Soul) and a lot of decent 80s garage bands threw in a bublegum song or two into their set.  There's a lot of good stuff out there whether or not it's by studio musicians.  Sometimes it's the song, not the singer that should be listened to.

[Campbell McInnes]

love that stuff - got a cd comp of ohio express, 1910 etc ... play it a lot... some great stuff from that era!  love the kasenatz katz guys... no shame in bubblegum

[doornail]

Yummy, Yummy, Yummy I got love in my tummy for Bubblegum Music. The first music I remember as a wee lad.  

[sleazy]

Well, hold on......putting the BCRs in the same bag with the UNDERRated Monkees is like trying to compare chocolate with pure s**t.....where The Bay City Rollers is the latter of course. In MY time, B music was intended as meaning Suzi Quatro, Marc Bolan, etc. ..........so yes, I DO love B M :):):)

[Rev. Norb]

Not surprisingly, i endorse bubblegum music. I was fortunate/unfortunate enough to have been 3 or 4 when the bubblegum counterrevolution hit at the end of the sixties, and two of my favorite songs of all time to this day are "Yummy Yummy Yummy" and "Chewy Chewy." Huzzah!

[Chris Henniker]

"Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" was featured in a Monty Python sketch, which one was it?
 It's been a while since I saw it.
Rev. Norb said:

Not surprisingly, i endorse bubblegum music. I was fortunate/unfortunate enough to have been 3 or 4 when the bubblegum counterrevolution hit at the end of the sixties, and two of my favorite songs of all time to this day are "Yummy Yummy Yummy" and "Chewy Chewy." Huzzah!

[Rev. Norb]

I dunno, but it was a crate singing it...or a guy hiding in a crate singing it.

[Jersey City Mods]

The "How Not to be Seen" sketch and the whole band was hiding in crates.

Rev. Norb said:

I dunno, but it was a crate singing it...or a guy hiding in a crate singing it.

[Rev. Norb]

That's right, "How Not To Be Seen!"