Green Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf, 1970
(somewhat lengthy instrumental intro) |
The band could have been stuck with the name Chocolate Hair, but went with Sugarloaf instead. Their two biggest hits were Don't Call Us, We'll Call You, and my favourite, Green Eyed Lady. A heavily instrumentalized song, the length is almost seven minutes (although a radio cut shortened this somewhat), and this flew against the common wisdom of the day, when 3-4 minute songs were considered better suited for the AM radio format. It was later in the '70s that FM radio enjoyed a new-found popularity, with disc-jockeys playing longer cuts, and even whole albums. The 1978 film, FM popularized this trend. Although I can't verify it, the consensus seems to be that this song is about a boat, obviously named the "Green Eyed Lady". That does make sense, all these years later. Band member Jerry Corbetta went on to occasionally play with Disco Tex and the Sex-o-Lettes, and Wild Cherry. The latter's Play That Funky Music was a monster hit in 1976. He finally ended up with The Four Seasons, of all groups. |
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