Who chose, or how did the band choose, the material that the band performed?
We all picked songs. We tried to hold to whoever picked the song had to figure most of it out. Paulie was best and quickest at this. But we all did it. Bob liked stuff with a lot of harmony so he would pick songs by The Association like “Cherish” (sorry Bob but I hated that shit) and Vanilla Fudge’s version of “You Just Keep Me Hangin’ On” (I loved this one). I don’t remember Victor figuring anything out but he sang Sam the Sham and the Pharoh’s “Little Red Riding Hood” and a couple of other songs. I liked Beatles and (sorry guys) Monkees (“Last Train to Clarksville”, stuff like that). But, as I said before Paulie figured out most of the stuff. I remember this old Piano that Al (Eric’s dad) found and put down the Cellar. Paulie started doodling on that and got quite good at figuring things out on that thing. I’m sure he did “Strawberry Fields” , “Lady Madonna” and “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” on that piano. He had some ear. 23. “I Cry At Night” and “Your Turn To Cry” were two origin
