Tablature evol not love - The Five Americans

          



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  Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 16:12:31 -0400

  From: Andrew Rogers <rogers@hi.com>

  Subject: f/five_americans/evol_not_love.crd

  

  My second-favorite #52 single of all time (my favorite, Love's 'My Little

  Red Book', was coincidentally the *next* single to peak at that position).

  Unlike most teen laments wherein the protagonist begs his ex to come back,

  this guy sounds damn glad to be rid of her - presumably the reason for the

  backward spelling, 'evol', twenty years before Sonic Youth.

  

  Babbling: the Five Americans pissed off Dallas AM powerhouse KLIF mightily

  by performing on a TV show affiliated with crosstown rival KBOX.  KLIF

  retaliated by dropping 'Evol - Not Love' from their playlist, prompting the

  Five's label, Abnak (OK, I know HBR distributed it nationally), to sue KLIF

  for restraint of trade.  According to _Billboard_ (June 4, 1966), the ensuing

  trial included testimony from a computer:

  

                    Abnak Adds Fuel to Suit Against KLIF

  

    [...]  Court proceedings last week were highlighted by what may have

    been the first time a computer has ever been admitted to a witness stand.

  

    [...]  A computer of the Compass Record Data Computer service was

    admitted as a witness Monday [5/23].  Asked if it swore to tell the

    truth, and nothing but the truth, the computer said, 'I do'.  It was

    operated by Allen David Allen from a control unit in the courtroom, via

    telephone long distance to Los Angeles where the computer was located.

    Allen demonstrated how the computer had taken information when the

    record was first released, including hypes, and predicted a chance-of-

    success factor of about 13-in-100 in reaching the Top 40 position on the

    charts, Allen said.  Later the computer had claimed that the chances for

    the record were less than 1 in 100, according to Allen.  Asked in court

    what would have happened if the record were suddenly listed as No. 1 on

    KLIF's playlist survey, now, the computer said 'nothing'.  Allen

    explained that the computer was set to ignore obvious mistakes and, for

    the record to leap from nowhere to No. 1 on the chart would be illogical.

  

  Abnak eventually prevailed, but it was a Pyrrhic victory - two killer

  followup singles went absolutely nowhere, probably because *every* radio

  station was afraid to touch them.

  

  

  Oh, yes, the chords and lyrics:

  

  

                             "Evol - Not Love"

                         (Rabon - Ezell - Durrill)

  

  Intro:

  

  	[military drum roll]

  

  	bass [3X; organ enters 2nd time, 12-string guitar 3rd]:

  

  		(G)     (Bm)      (C)     (D)

  	   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

  	-7---7-|-----------------|-----------------

  	-------|-5---5-----------|---------------4-

  	---5---|---------2---2---|-3---2-3-5---5---

  	-------|-----------------|-----------------

  	        <------------ repeat ------------->

  

  Verse 1:

  

  	[According to Mike Rabon, the first line is "I can go on".  I hear

  	 it as "I can't go wrong" - take your pick...]

  

  	 G            Bm             C     D            G   Bm  C  D

  	 I can't go wrong                without your love

  	(I...             can't go wrong without your love)

  

  	 G             Bm               C    D            G   Bm  C  D

  	 I will feel strong                  without your love

  	(I...               will feel strong without your love)

  

  	E

  	  Begins my day

  	Am

  	   When you're away

  	    Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

  	From me-ee-ee-ee-ee

  

  

  Verse 2:

  

  	 I left you 'cause                 you didn't make the grade

  	(I...              left you 'cause you didn't make the grade)

  	 And since you're gone                   I've had it made

  	(And...                since you're gone I've had it made)

  

  	Evol - not love

  	Evol - not love

  	For me-e-e-e-e

  

  [repeat verse 1 w/wordless vocal ("la-la-la") over first two lines]

  

  [repeat verse 2]

  

  [repeat verse 1 w/wordless vocal ("la-la-la"); fade on second line]

  

  

  -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

   


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 Evol not love, de The five americans 

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