![]() If we wrote it great, if we didn’t, it didn’t matter.” “The whole object was to find the best song we could. “If we wrote something better than what we could find, then we would record it. “We had a rule in the band,” explains Wells, on the phone from a tour stop in Houston. Ironically, it was a time when it was unfashionable to record other peoples’ songs. Wells, a native of Buffalo, takes pride in his band’s uncanny ability to pick hits back in the late 1960s and early ’70s. “The next thing you know, we heard his version on the radio. We took the song for our next album and had it pretty much done. “He still wasn’t anybody at that point, but he brought another song. “When we went to England to perform, Elton John was there to see us,” adds Wells, who brings Three Dog Night to the Burlington Performing Arts Centre Aug. “But by us doing Lady Samantha on that album (Suitable for Framing), it went gold, put money in his pocket and he was able to continue on in his writing. “Elton John was about ready to quit and get a real job,” laughs Three Dog Night singer Cory Wells. These legends of pop music were unknown struggling artists until Three Dog Night took their songs to the top of the charts. More importantly, the California-based band introduced the world to some of the top songwriters of the last 50 years - Elton John, Laura Nyro, Randy Newman, Paul Williams, Hoyt Axton and Harry Nilsson. Articles discussing events in musician's lives are subject to mod discretion.Ĭome share some music in the official /r/music plug.Three Dog Night produced a lengthy string of hits for which they’ll always be remembered - One, Mama Told Me Not To Come, Joy To The World, Never Been To Spain, Old Fashioned Love Song, Liar, Shambala, Black And White, and Eli’s Coming to name a few. No links to unauthorized music leaks or promotion of piracyĭiscussions and Articles should be directly relevant to music, music technology, or the music business itselfĪrticles / Tweets discussing statements by musicians not relevant to their work are not allowed. ![]() For help with identifying a song, use /r/tipofmytongue or /r/namethatsong.Įxceptions are made for exclusive releases or tracks not available on an artist's official channel. No /r/ifyoulikeblank, /r/tipofmytongue, or request-style postsįor recommendations of new artists similar to those you already like, use /r/ifyoulikeblank. You can select your flair beneath your link after posting. Submitters: For original music, use the " I Made This" flair. Well known tracks will be removed at mod discretion. Saturdays are for fresh and original musicĭedicated to underground artists, your original compositions, and new releases by known artists. Bad discussion posts are subject to removal on any day. If your post is "low effort" or looks like just another way of posting streaming music, then it will be removed. If you have an interesting story behind the music, you can add this in the comments or as self-post text.įriday is for interesting discussions, not streaming music. No artist reposts for 30 days if the previous post broke 100 points Optional additional text may only be included after this part of the title. ![]() Follow us on twitter for AMA announcements and a selection of top links.Īll submissions of streaming songs and albums must follow this format or will be removed.Are you a musician? Read our guide to promoting your music.
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