泡泡糖搖滾的回憶

1960年代後期的泡泡糖搖滾樂團The Ohio Express的吉它手Doug Grassel，九月21日因肺病於德國去世（64歲）。

The Ohio Express原先叫The Rare Breed，1967年曾經有一首 Beg, Borrow or Steal得過排行榜第29名，後來由製作人Jerry Kasenetz 與 Jeff Katz 找來俄亥俄州Mansfield的一個叫Sir Timothy & the Royals的合唱團接手而變成新的The Ohio Express合唱團，但是他們灌唱片的時候卻重用很多紐約錄音室樂手，其中包括主唱Joey Levine。

The Ohio Express的歌被歸類為Bubblegum Rock泡泡糖搖滾，這類音樂流行於1960年代後期，歌迷以年紀較小的青少年為主，由製作人主導找錄音室工作者錄出來的唱片，常常不知道主唱是誰，但有它的市場，泡泡糖搖滾於1977年以後被迪斯可與龐克音樂取代。

The Ohio Express的幾首暢銷曲如Yummy Yummy Yummy(#4-1968)，Down At Lulu(#33-1968)，Chewy Chewy (#15-1968) 與Mercy (#30-1969)，都是當年很受歡迎的歌。

Doug Grassel因錄唱片有別人幫忙，所以一直到各地巡迴演出，而且在The Ohio Express解散後還一直維持這習慣，他去世前十年都在德國。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSSOFlbvr3E

THE OHIO EXPRESS

"Yummy, Yummy, Yummy"

Yummy, Yummy, Yummy.

I got love in my tummy,

And I feel like a-lovin you:

Love, you're such a sweet thing,

Good enough to eat thing

And that's just a-what I'm gonna do.

Ooh love, to hold ya,

Ooh love, to kiss ya,

Ooh love, I love it so.

Ooh love, you're sweeter,

Sweeter than sugar.

Ooh love, I wont let you go.

Yummy, Yummy, Yummy,

I got love in my tummy,

And as silly as it may seem;

The lovin' that you re giving,

is what keeps me livin'

And your love is like

Peaches and cream.

Kind-a like sugar,

Kind-a like spices,

Kind-a like, like what you do.

Kind-a sounds funny.

But love,honey

Honey. I love you.

Yummy, Yummy, Yummy,

I. got love in my tummy,

That your love can satisfy;

Love, you're such a sweet thing,

Good enough to eat thing

And sweet thing, that ain't no lie.

I love to hold ya,

Oh love, to kiss ya,

Ooh love, I love it so.

Ooh love, you're sweeter,

Sweeter than sugar.

Ooh love, I wont let you go.