I remember that split me from my mother and her OK but dated music. I still loved Bobby Vincent etc. but this group, and this song in particular, sent me off on an independent musical journey that blew up quickly. I hate to see all the wonderful musicians beginning to fade or just go. Heck, I hate to see all of US from those wonderful radio days go too!

Great show.
Didn’t know the Zombies relations.

Argent also co-composed the BBC’s World Cup music “Argentine Melody”:

Boo...bad pun....

that has “Argentine Melody”. Somehow I’ve never found an officially licensed copy of that version on youtube, spotify, or other streaming sites.

Just 3 piece, so our version was very different.
As soon as we saw this song on the list of available songs we said "Yeah, this one."

Shame about Rob Argent. I had a stroke, it takes some time to recover. Sounds like his was fairly mild, though, if they let him out the next day. Insofar as there are any "mild" strokes.

-- Mal

it's called a TIA, or a Transient Ischemic Attack, or in layman's terms, a mini stroke, which is the body's way of saying, you're headed for a flown blown stroke.

Also good that he will be resting and recuperating.for several months, not taking any chances.

Almost as if they have a template and forgot to fill it in.

That’ll fit in one column. Cool!

Tantalize, and don't give away enough info that people don't need to click through and feed your ad revenue if their curiosity's aroused.

after the stroke.

When my mother was in the hospital post-stroke, each nurse coming on to a shift would ask Mom a series of questions to check cognition. One morning a nurse went through her queries and asked "can you tell me who the president is." My mother's reply was "donald Fucking trump." The nurse looked at me laughing with mouth agape and asked "did she say what I think she said." I smiled and shrugged.

I wonder when they check on Rod Argent if they ask "what's your name, who's your daddy."

The stroke came in May of 2019 during treatment for pancreatic cancer so the outlook already wasn't great. She passed the following July (which reminds me the anniversary is coming up).

Your dad wasn't far off since Lincoln is a division of Ford. Or maybe it was just wishful thinking on his part.

I'm seeing too many friends just drop off the radar, their email going dark, as they just fade out.

Actors and musicians have been fading out for a long time.

I hope Argent is OK, that this wasn't "the big one" and that he's on the mend soon.

I was always a "Prog-Rocker" growing up as my father was a part time jazz drummer and had jazz records, especially Krupa, playing all the time and my mother was more into the contemporary rock of the mid to late 60's along with a good dose of San Fran/Laurel Canyon crowd (since that's where we lived at the time lol). Prog/Fusion Rock was a natural combination that clicked with my synapses enjoined from heavy LOUD (they still like their music LOUD lol) exposure to those styles of music.

Argent was really great live and Rod Argent, even some with The Zombies, is one of the godfathers of prog rock. For gods sake he turned down playing with Yes lol. Glad he's good and even though "retired", I'm sure those fingers will be slapping some keys until his time.

Rod was a pioneer in rock keyboards. He was a very good & interesting player.