Tribute to Seals & Crofts - Forgotten Writers and Performers of Lovely Songs

Music Wed - coming live from the Deep South. U'd think my location would inspire a tribute to Lyrnyrd Skynyrd or Molly Hatchett - or at least a quick sneaky reference to my fave the Allman Bros. But, in a twist born of jet lag and loneliness, I am going to honor a forgotten 70's band that continues to influence music today, as evidenced by their songs falling in the Top 5 of all time samples. I am referring to none other than the great Seals & Crofts. Come on - u pretend u don't know them, but u do, and chances r u even like them. Kick back and play "Summer Breeze" (super cool live clip --  http://youtu.be/DTv0K2SUlCY) or "We May Never Pass This Way Again" (http://youtu.be/ysJ0Dg16-CA). Calming, soothing music from two of the weirdest dudes in pop music. First, one was tall, heavily bearded and played a ukele or mandolin (Crofts, I think); the other was short and looked exactly like Vladimir Lenin (complete with the lil glasses and workers cap - Seals, again I think). They reigned over the early 70's radio with classics like those two above and others like "Diamond Girl" (http://youtu.be/JD25KJ3Mkp0) and "Get Closer" (http://youtu.be/pXTawaNMBGE).  What ended their career was a very sad event. They were of the Baha'i faith, so they wrote an anti-abortion song titled "Unborn Child" (http://youtu.be/Bm7JACG-CTk), which brought scorn in them and their Eastern faith. The whole thing is sadly ironic becuz the S&C song is pretty good, while Paul Anka's piece o crap "Havin My Baby" (http://youtu.be/SFHWl-ZyRAg) was released 6 months later and went to #1 on the charts. Unfair, and after this travesty, S&C stopped recording. So put on ur Birkenstocks, watch the sunset and crank up some sweet tunes from Seals & Crofts. Enjoy!