60's pop/rock songs with heavy Orbison feel, but with modern production. Also, some country rock, and surf mixed in.

11 MP3 Songs
POP: 60's Pop, COUNTRY: Bakersfield Sound

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Contagious Heartache [2004]

"Austin's DB Harris and His Men of Action do pop-country right. Contagious Heartache (Nighttime Records) disguises its depressing subject matter in the sunny sounds of California, and be it Bakersfield bounce ("One More Time") or beach-blanket bingo ("Girls Gone Wild!"), Harris' vocals are as silken as Baja boy Chris Isaak." -- Austin Chronicle

How the 11 Audio Remedies Work
Issued by the âNighttime Manâ db Harris

1. Girls Gone Wild! - Ingredients work by including images of âgirls going wildâ to fun surfy beats, hand clapping, and live recordings of real women of this type.
2. Back to My Guitar - fusion takes place in the psyche by combining a sense of fun pop with much guitar and a sense of security in oneâs escape to an always-reliable guitar.
3. All by My Lonesome - a âpatent loneliness acceptance agentâ will go to work in the heart directing the victim to the work of the dramatic Johnnie Ray and obscure Phil Spector records.
4. Separation Time - Directives such as âlaying in the sunâ and separating from other victims until desperation passes are included.
5. One More Time - Co-writer/singer Brian Hofelt of The Derailers has a âBuck Owens alternateâ of this remedy, but this one works via Farfisa.
6. Contagious Heartache - works through spooky A minor frequency and may cause side effects of repeating the phrase âItâs Going Roundâ.
7. Evelyn - âa remedy of warningâ will lodge itself in the heart and create a protective layer against women who wear âlove locketsâ. Highly dramatic formula!
8. Love Donât Run - Use only in advanced stages of healing. Reverse effects may occur if combined with sad hillbilly music or The Smiths. âWas our love meant for a cemetery?â
9. Men of Action Theme Song - This instrumental concoction may be enhanced by adding a surf trip, watching old Mary Tyler Moore shows, or listening to the trumpeting of Herb Albert.
10. Sheâs a Dreamer - written with Monte Warden. Susanna Van Tassel is the girl doing the la-las. Most Orbisonesque track on the CD.
11. Torture - this is a virtually unknown duet âEverly Remedyâ written by John T. Loudermilk. Harmonies done by infected female victim Susanna Van Tassel.