You Can't Hip a Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos

Doc Pomus was a songwriter's songwriter, crafting lyrics that have stood the test of time. 'You Can't Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos' is a masterclass in songwriting through the lens of Doc Pomus' career and via previously unheard demos largely sung by his writing partner, Mort Shuman. 'You Can't Hip A Square' traces Doc and his songwriting partners' careers across the beloved rock, pop and R&B hits that became 20th century standards.

Disc 1
1: It's Great to Be Young and in Love
2: A Teenager in Love
3: Love Roller Coaster
4: See That Girl
5: I Ain't Sharin' Sharon
6: Kiss and Make Up
7: Kiss and Make Up (RnB Records Single)
8: Hushabye
9: Foxy Little Mama
10: A Young Boy's Heart
11: Whatcha Really Thinkin'
12: Boogie Woogie Country Girl
13: Lovers Gotta Cry (Once in a While)
14: Miss In-between
15: Forty-seven Dollars
16: It Tears Me to Pieces
17: Deep Inside
18: Could Somebody Take My Place Tonight
19: Troubled Mind
20: Always Is a Long, Long Time
21: Suddenly We're Strangers
22: It's Been Nice (Goodnight)
23: Be Everything to Anyone You Love
24: Lonely Winds
25: Enough of This Stuff
26: What Am I to Do?
27: (We Got Love) Money Can't Buy
28: Be a Man
29: Dream Song

Disc 2
1: Ginny in the Mirror
2: Shall I Tell Him You're Not Here
3: Showdown
4: Run Fool Run
5: Give Her Lots of Love
6: You Never Talked About Me
7: Save a Dream
8: Made for Each Other
9: Fever and Headaches
10: Don't School a Fool
11: The Sweet Pain of Love
12: My Baby Wants to Be a Singer
13: Come Down to Earth
14: Hello World
15: The Ups and Downs of Love
16: If Ellie Doesn't Change
17: Shack On the Beach
18: Why Does the Dance Have to End?
19: He's Got Something
20: Who Stole My Dream
21: That's Me
22: Book of Time
23: How Can I Make Him Love Me?
24: It Only Takes a Minute
25: Low Down Blues
26: Brother, You Deserve Each Other
27: Half a Love Is Better Than No Love at All
28: Baby, How Long Will It Be?
29: Shindig
30: Lucy (When Ya Comin' Home?) Aka Lucy! [you Sure Did It This Time]

Disc 3
1: I'm Playing for Keeps
2: Have Yourself a Good Cry
3: Infatuation
4: It's a Man's World
5: Silly Boy
6: I've Been There Before
7: Bad Luck Blues
8: The Other Kind
9: Don't You Pass Me By
10: King Lonely the Blue
11: Love Is the Answer
12: I'm Gonna Cry Til My Tears Run Dry
13: Leave It to Me
14: I Lose Again
15: Petticoat White (Summer Sky Blue)
16: (I've Been A) Bad Girl
17: The Many Faces of Love
18: Out On Your Own
19: You Own My Heart
20: I'm Not Good Enough for You
21: Monday Morning
22: No Escape
23: Love at First Sight
24: Here Comes the Night
25: Icy Teardrops
26: Diamonds and Gold
27: Jazz Joint

Disc 4
1: Helplessly
2: I'm With You
3: Believe in Me
4: He's Got Everything
5: She's Got Soul
6: Your Conception of Love
7: I'm Gonna Make a Comeback
8: Night Life
9: My Baby's Quit Me
10: The Green-eyed Monster
11: I'm Teasin' a Broken Heart
12: If I Were Only Free
13: The Grass Looked Greener Over There
14: Nothing Lasts Forever
15: Johnny Midnight
16: One Little Teardrop (Can Lead to Two Broken Hearts)
17: Destination Heartbreak
18: Our Love Will Overcome Everything
19: Give a Great Big Hand (To the Man Who Stole Her)
20: If I Knew Then What I Know Now
21: About Me
22: It's a Nothing World
23: It's Time to Make a Change
24: All for the Sake of Love
25: It Ain't Gonna Happen to Me No More

Disc 5
1: Turn Me Loose
2: A Mess of Blues
3: (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
4: Kiss Me Quick
5: She's Not You
6: Gonna Get Back Home Somehow
7: Suspicion
8: Pot Luck
9: Viva Las Vegas
10: Lady Luck
11: (It's A) Long Lonely Highway
12: Kissin' Cousins
13: I Need Somebody to Lean On
14: Girl Happy
15: One Way Ticket to the Blues
16: Pot Luck
17: Kissin' Fool
18: I Walk the Muddy Road to Love
19: What Every Woman Lives For
20: I Wish I Were in His Shoes
21: I'm a Man
22: Clambake
23: Double Trouble
24: Pot Luck
25: Havin' a Ball
26: Double Trouble
27: Clambake
28: Bring My Poor Heart Back to Me
29: Headin' for a Heartache
30: Easy Come, Easy Go
31: "...Presley Liked Them"

Disc 6
1: Doc's Boogie
2: My Good Pott
3: My New Chick
4: Fruity Woman Blues
5: When I First Met Lucille
6: Here Comes the Blues
7: Fool All the Time
8: Moving Day Blues
9: Big Joe's Blues
10: Still in Love
11: Lonely Avenue
13: When Main Street Becomes Park Avenue
14: ".I Sing in My Sleep"
15: (Wake Up) Miss Rip Van Winkle
16: You Better Believe It
17: ".There's Always Ideas Deep Inside"
18: I'll Treat You Like a Woman
19: If I Should Fail
20: Just Another Memory
21: No One
22: ".I'm Only Doc Pomus When It's a Hit"
23: Bye Baby Bye

Number of Discs: 6

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