The Super Stocks first showed up on the Capitol Records car song compilation album Shut Down (not to be confused with the Beach Boys' Shut Down, Vol. Two, which was done in its wake), on which they had four songs. They also contributed six songs to the album Hot Rod Rally, but the group's main claim to fame lies in the three LPs of their own that they released in 1964: Thunder Road, Surf Route 101, and School Is a Drag. Following those odd early sides, Usher assembled a core of regular players, including Glen Campbell, Richie Podolor, and Paul Johnson on guitars; Hal Blaine on drums; and Steve Douglas on sax. He handled some of the early vocals himself, with Chuck Girard, Ritchie Burns, and Joe Kelly also singing; and Girard eventually took over most of the vocal chores.
The Super Stocks were a good match for the early Beach Boys in the field of surf music or car songs Γ?? which isn't surprising, as they utilized several session musicians who subsequently moved in and out of the Beach Boys' orbit (as well as those of the similar-sounding Hondells, Revells, Surfaris, et al.) during the mid-'60s, as well as Usher and Christian as songwriters Γ?? but never for anything beyond that. The personalized touch that Brian Wilson and company began bringing to their work, however, both in music and lyrics, as they matured in 1964 and 1965, was totally lacking in the Super Stocks' work. On the other hand, blasphemous though it may sound, some enthusiasts for the Beach Boys' early sound regarded that maturation with disdain (more than one fan echoed Pete Townshend's criticism of Pet Sounds at the time as too soft, romantic, and sentimental), and surf and car song buffs understandably love the three Super Stocks albums. The group might well have continued, had Usher not become much more interested in releasing records by the Hondells (utilizing most of the same musicians, who enjoyed a Top Ten hit with "Little Honda"), the Revells, and other outfits that he'd created; before joining Columbia Records as a staff producer in 1965. Most of the Super Stocks' alumni were already busy and established musicians( Glen Campbell became a superstar, Hal Blaine a legend, and Richard Podolor one of the most successful producers of the 1970s ) but among the relative neophytes, Chuck Girard became the best known to the fans, by virtue of his lead vocals.
426 Super Stock
The Super Stocks Lyrics
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A fable
Tell me your fable
Tell me your fable
Tell me your fable
A fable
Tell me your fable
Talk to me, tenderly
We'll bound together
All win in one feat
Talk to me, tenderly
Show reality, fantasy
We'll bound together
All win in one feat
The fable, the fable, ah
The fable, the fable
Tell me your fable
Tell me your fable
A fable, a fable
A fable that will never end
And now, I dream
Dream, dream
The song "426 Super Stock" by The Super Stocks feat. Gary Usher is a song that speaks of a desire for a magical story, a fable that will never end. The repetition of the lyrics "Tell me your fable" and "A fable, a fable" reinforces this desire for something mystical and otherworldly. The lyrics also suggest that reality and fantasy can come together and unite all in one feat, highlighting the power of storytelling and how it can bring people together.
The call and response structure of the lyrics, with one person asking for the fable and another responding with "The fable, the fable" creates a sense of community and shared experience among those listening to the song. The dream-like quality of the lyrics in the last line "And now, I dream, dream, dream" suggests that this desire for a fable is not just a fleeting one, but rather a persistent longing for something that transcends reality.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me your fable
Share a story with me
A fable
A tale with a moral lesson
Talk to me, tenderly
Speak softly and kindly to me
Show reality, fantasy
Merge the real and imaginary worlds
We'll bound together
We'll join forces
All win in one feat
We'll all triumph in a common goal
The fable, the fable, ah
The story, the story, oh
Tell me your fable
Share your tale with me
A fable, a fable
A story with a message
A fable that will never end
A tale with eternal significance
And now, I dream
I indulge in my imagination
Dream, dream
Immerse yourself in the fantasy
Writer(s): Roberto Concina
Contributed by Evan V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@chevyman6671
back when cars were cars...appreciate you posting a great song..i'm 23 its hard to hear good music nowdays..
@53_ford_custom15
im 13. so true
@thesurfhotrodscene4060
Gary Usher magic ! It doesn’t get any better than this. More Usher hot rod greats on his 3 Youtube specials.
@michealbithi1290
I love every single classic american car ford chevy mopar doesnt matter (although im a mopar guy). However i will never be satisifed with any car in the world unless its a 70 hemi cuda. God i love that car so much
@CanadaAstro
Thanks for posting!
@MrsOliva
Когда повторяешь одно и то же много раз подряд, день ото дня, - начинаешь верить в это. И это кажется не хуже, чем действительные положения дел. Но реальность суровее. Если у тебя самокат с приводом "ноги", как ни убеждай себя, что это Isdera Commendatore, всё равно потуги останутся тщетными.
@gomezy3k
I wonder what a song about today's cars would sound like... No doubt it would be hard to rhyme "plastic four banger piece of crap."
@mopar1465
I better start wrenching on my 63 Plymouth
@ricknelson69
you're very welcome!
@gregkalinowski4516
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