“There couldn’t have been more than 50 people there, but it was kinetic,” Ellis says.
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They also played future MTV staple “In Bloom,” in which commenters on YouTube - where the full show can be heard - note early fragments of breakout hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” The band kicked off its set with “School,” from its debut album, Bleach, which had been getting play on WSRN. Memories of the finer points may have been lost to time, but not the feeling of having been there. “When I look back at my time at Swarthmore, they are the nights that stand out.”įollowing is a people’s history of legendary concerts at Swarthmore, whether for artistry or memorable circumstances - from internationally renowned rock bands to student a capella groups to folk singer-activists to chart-topping rappers. “As Swatties, you knew you worked harder, and those performances were the things you’d look forward to for months,” Bryant recalls. Performances large and small, seen in all types of spaces across campus, imbued adventure into the flow of student life. It’s hard to overstate the role such performances played for countless Swarthmoreans - the indelible memories they took away, the bonds built with classmates. It was awesome!” recalls Bryant, who later got backstage to take photos. “He brought me and a handful of other Swatties on stage. “And from the instant the band took the stage, we knew we were experiencing a show unlike any we’d ever seen.”įorty years later, all the way across campus in the Fieldhouse, Sean Anthony Bryant ’13 had his moment, watching Big Boi, half of the chart-topping rap duo Outkast, electrify a capacity crowd.
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“We knew nothing about, but it was a beautiful, balmy April afternoon, and a free show, so we went,” he says. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” he says.įor Dave Scheiber ’76, the “magical moment” happened in the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater, as he and his friends were introduced to a sly, fedora-wearing dynamo. “ the opening act, but played a long set. “The stage might have been eight square feet crowded into the eastern end of the first floor the band completely filled it,” remembers Beams. But some enduring memories quickly took hold. Vic Damone - a 1958 single release.N April of 1990, Jonathan Beams ’92 knew nothing about Nirvana, the Seattle rock trio that would soon upend the charts and youth culture.Steve Lawrence - included in the album Love Songs from the Movies (2005).Sergio Franchi recorded the song in England with Wally Stott on his 1964 RCA Victor Red Seal album Women in My Life.Ronnie Hilton - a single release in 1959.Robert Goulet - for his album Sincerely Yours (1962),.Pete & Conte Candoli - an instrumental version was recorded on March 21, 1962, for the LP There Is Nothing Like a Dame with Pete Candoli and Conte Candoli on trumpets, Shelly Manne on drums, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Howard Roberts on guitar and Gary Peacock on bass.Mantovani - included in the album Mantovani Plays All-Time Romantic Hits (1975).Louis Jourdan - for the soundtrack album Gigi (1958).Harry James released a version on his album For Listening And Dancing ( Reader's Digest RD4A 213) (1981).
Dean Martin - included in his album French Style (1962).Bing Crosby - recorded on Decemfor Decca Records with Pete King and His Orchestra and Chorus.Billy Eckstine - his version peaked at #8 in the UK Singles Chart in 1959.Andy Williams - included in his album The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies (1964).It then went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1958. It was written by Frederick Loewe (music) and Alan Jay Lerner (words), sung by Louis Jourdan in the film. " Gigi" is the title song from the 1958 Academy Award-winning film, directed by Vincente Minnelli.
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