81-400: The Modern Lovers were an American rock band led by Jonathan Richman in the 1970s and 1980s. The original band existed from 1970 to 1974 but their recordings were not released until 1976 or later. It featured Richman and bassist Ernie Brooks with drummer David Robinson (later of The Cars ) and keyboardist Jerry Harrison (later of Talking Heads ). The sound of the band owed a great deal to
162-499: A 1979 performance on French television, and in the cover photo of The Best of Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers , Richman plays a late-1970s Ibanez model 2453CW hollow-body electric guitar, a guitar similar in style to the Epiphone he would use extensively a decade later. In the early- and mid-1980s, working with The Modern Lovers, Richman was frequently photographed playing a Harmony Hollywood hollow-body electric guitar. This guitar
243-543: A Competitive Debate Team, Football (which won the 2014 Division VI Super Bowl, and made it to the 2013 Division VI Super Bowl, but lost), Soccer, Competitive Swimming, Track and Field, Sailing, Ski Team, Wrestling and Lacrosse. High school students may also choose to attend South Shore Vocational Technical High School in Hanover free of charge. There are no private schools in Cohasset, but there are several in neighboring Hingham and
324-501: A Emocionar! (1994), followed by You Must Ask the Heart (1995), Surrender to Jonathan! (1996), I'm So Confused (1998), Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow (2001), and Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love (2004). In 1998, a live album of Modern Lovers recordings from the early 1970s was released, Live at the Long Branch & More . A live filmed performance, Take Me to
405-556: A Fender Jazzmaster. He can be seen playing this guitar in the Dutch TV program TopPop filmed on September 16, 1978. A contemporaneous stage photo used on the cover of the "Egyptian Reggae" single shows Richman playing a sunburst Stratocaster. Late-1970s studio recordings, such as the Rock and Roll with the Modern Lovers album, also featured Richman playing nylon-stringed acoustic guitar. On
486-468: A Richman: a Tribute to the Music of Jonathan Richman , was released by Wampus Multimedia in 2001. The Modern Lovers' song "Roadrunner" appears on the soundtrack to the film School of Rock . In the commentary, director Richard Linklater mentions it is often called "the first punk song" and wanted to include it for that reason, along with all the other seminal rock songs in that film. Rapper M.I.A. featured
567-593: A chairman in a rotating one-year term. The current Board of Selectmen consists of Kevin McCarthy, Chair, Paul Schubert, Vice-Chair, and Diane Kennedy, Steve Gaumer, and Jack Keniley. The town operates its own police and fire departments, both of which are headquartered near the town center. Emergency services are also provided by the town, with patients taken to the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth . The town's post office
648-520: A combined Middle/High School , which is located just over Bear Hill from the other two schools. Cohasset's athletics teams are known as the Skippers, and their colors are navy blue and white. They compete in the South Shore League, and their chief rival is Hull High School. The athletic programs offered to Cohasset High School students include Baseball, Ice Hockey, Basketball, Cross Country, Tennis,
729-632: A few different songs. The last two, combined, contain all the songs.) US issues except where stated Cohasset, Massachusetts Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts , United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 8,381. Cohasset was inhabited by the Pokanoket until 1649, when it was conquered by the Wampanoag, and then the Massachusett in 1668. The area entered
810-438: A guitar pick and a guitar strap in concert, preferring to play only with his fingers and to move frequently between playing guitar, dancing, and playing percussion instruments. Richman has also been photographed playing a Fender Telecaster and other electric and acoustic guitars, and he does not consider any specific instrument to be essential to his sound. In a 2006 interview with musician Chuck Prophet , Richman said "It's not
891-417: A household in the town was $ 140,000. The median income for a family was $ 180,345, and the per capita income was $ 75,885. Male full-time workers earned an estimated $ 124,420 per year, while females earned $ 91,103. About 2.5% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over. During the 2013–2017 period, the median home value
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#1732845014359972-474: A month after Richman's return. By this time their setlist already included such noted Richman songs as " Roadrunner ", "She Cracked" and "Hospital". Richman's unique character was immediately apparent; he wore short hair and often performed wearing a jacket and tie, and frequently improvised new lyrics and monologues. In early 1971 Anderson and Felice departed; they were replaced by Harvard students bassist Ernie Brooks, and keyboardist Jerry Harrison , completing
1053-472: A short stint playing other electric guitars on stage including a Gibson SG, Richman switched to exclusively playing nylon-stringed acoustic guitars (of the classical and flamenco styles) in concert. Richman has played a number of different nylon-stringed guitars since the mid-1990s. After switching to nylon-stringed acoustic guitars, Richman initially used a pick and played in a style close to that of his electric guitar playing. Eventually, he stopped using both
1134-493: A town separate from Hingham in 1770, 100 years later. Previously, what is today the town of Cohasset was known as Hingham's Second Parish. Cohasset was originally part of Suffolk County , and when the southern part of the county was set off as Norfolk County in 1793, it included the towns of Cohasset, Hingham and Hull . In 1803, Hull and Hingham opted out of Norfolk County and became part of Plymouth County , leaving Cohasset as an exclave of Norfolk County. According to
1215-555: A trip to Europe and Israel, Richman moved back to his native Boston. With his childhood friend, guitarist John Felice , he organized a band modeled after the Velvets. They quickly recruited drummer David Robinson and bass player Rolfe Anderson, and christened themselves "The Modern Lovers". They played their first date, supporting Andy Paley ’s band the Sidewinders, in September 1970, barely
1296-466: A two-man Greek chorus , commenting on the plot while performing their music within the framed action itself. He also appeared briefly in a bar scene in a previous Farrelly Brothers film, Kingpin , and performed the song "As We Walk to Fenway Park" for their 2005 comedy, Fever Pitch . Richman continued to release albums throughout the 1990s and 2000s, with the Spanish-language ¡Jonathan, Te Vas
1377-492: A variety of electric and acoustic guitars throughout his career. In promotional and concert photos from the early 1970s (such as those reproduced in the album Precise Modern Lovers Order ), Richman is frequently seen using a white Fender Stratocaster. He later wrote a song ("Fender Stratocaster") expressing his affection for the Stratocaster design. In the late 1970s, working with his group The Modern Lovers, Richman often played
1458-720: Is Elizabeth Warren . The (Class I) member of the United States Senate is Edward Markey . On the state level, Cohasset is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Joan Meschino as a part of the Third Plymouth district, which includes Hingham, Hull and Scituate. The town is represented in the Massachusetts Senate by Patrick O'Connor as a part of the Plymouth and Norfolk district , which includes
1539-488: Is also nearby, just off of the town common. The town's Paul Pratt Memorial Library is located just west of the town center, in what was once a school adjacent to the original library. Cohasset Schools are represented by and headed by the Cohasset School Committee. Members of the Cohasset School Committee are Jeanne Astino(Chairman), Katie Dugan(Vice-Chairman), Ellen Maher, Barbara Stefan and Amanda Zani. As of
1620-515: Is an alternative to this airport, although it is located further away. The MBTA bus system services the bordering town of Hingham. The MBTA 's commuter rail Greenbush Line has a Cohasset station off Route 3A, just east of a cemetery. Movies filmed in Cohasset: Cohasset is the namesake of Cohasset Punch , a brand of rum -based drink historically popular in Chicago . It first debuted in
1701-539: Is an audience. And, when I paint, that's how that is too. Richman in a 2020 online thread Richman formed the Modern Lovers, a proto-punk garage rock band, in Boston, Massachusetts. Other notable members of the group were keyboard player Jerry Harrison and drummer David Robinson , who later joined Talking Heads and the Cars , respectively. In 1972, they recorded a series of demos with producer John Cale (formerly of
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#17328450143591782-592: Is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Cohasset has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. January is the coldest month of the year with an average low temperature of 20 °F and average high of 37 °F. July is the warmest month of the year with an average low temperature of 62 °F and average high of 81 °F. Average monthly precipitation falls between 3.47" and 4.80" depending on
1863-520: Is located on the "corner" of the South Shore , where greater Boston Harbor ends and Massachusetts Bay begins. The shore is rocky, with many small ledges and rocks lying offshore. Cohasset Cove and The Gulf provide a long portion of the border with Scituate, while Straits Pond divides Cohasset from neighboring Hull. Near the center of the coast lies Little Harbor, a large inlet divided from the ocean by Beach Island. Several other brooks and rivers run through
1944-476: Is seen on the back cover of Richman's It's Time For album. By the late 1980s, Richman was frequently performing solo concerts using a blonde 1980s Epiphone Regent hollow-body electric guitar. He can be seen holding this guitar on the back cover of the Having a Party with Jonathan Richman CD. Richman was still using his Epiphone Regent on stage when he began performing as a duo with drummer Tommy Larkins in 1992. After
2025-488: The John Peel Sub-Pop Sessions album, in 1994. More recently, Aloe Blacc performed the band's "New Kind of Neighborhood" in a series of television advertisements for Google. All singles are credited to Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers unless otherwise noted. Jonathan Richman Jonathan Michael Richman (born May 16, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970, he founded
2106-573: The Jonathan Sings (1983), Rockin' & Romance (1985), and It's Time for Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers (1986) albums. From 1981 to 1984, Richman most often played live in a trio with Keranen and Marshall. In 1985, the group was reconfigured, and consisted of bassist Asa Brebner and drummer Andy Paley . From 1986 to 1988, most of Richman's concerts were played with guitarist Brennan Totten and drummer Johnny Avila. Signing with Rounder Records in 1987, Richman recorded his final album using
2187-713: The New York Dolls at the Mercer Arts Center on a bill which also included Suicide and Wayne County . Early in 1973 they were finally signed by Warner Brothers. However, before returning to the studio in Los Angeles to work with Cale, the group accepted an offer to play a residency at the Inverurie Hotel in Bermuda , owned by the family of a friend of Ernie Brooks. While there, Richman heard and became strongly influenced by
2268-583: The UK Singles Chart , and its follow-up, the instrumental "Egyptian Reggae", made number 5 in late 1977. "Egyptian Reggae" was a version of Jamaican musician Earl Zero 's reggae song "None Shall Escape the Judgment"; Zero was credited as co-writer on Richman's later versions of the track. Back in Your Life was released in 1979 under the "Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers" moniker, but only about half
2349-576: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 31.4 square miles (81.4 km ), of which 9.8 square miles (25.4 km ) are land and 21.7 square miles (56.1 km ), or 68.86%, are water. It is bordered on the west by Hingham , on the northwest by Hull , on the north and northeast by Massachusetts Bay and on the east and south by Scituate . Cohasset is approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Braintree and 20 miles (32 km) by road southeast of Boston . Cohasset
2430-549: The Velvet Underground ). Among these songs were the seminal " Roadrunner " and " Pablo Picasso ", which were eventually released four years later in August 1976 as The Modern Lovers by which time the group had broken up. The album was strange for its time, featuring Velvets-influenced basic three-chord rock ("Roadrunner" – based on just two chords – is an homage to " Sister Ray ") at a time when glam and progressive rock were
2511-487: The census of 2020, there were 8,373 people, 2,722 households, and 2,024 families residing in the town. The population density was 770.4 inhabitants per square mile (297.5/km ). There were 2,980 housing units, of which 258, or 8.7%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the town was 96% White , 0.5% African American , 0.2% Native American , 0.5% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 0.2% some other race , and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of
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2592-571: The "Modern Lovers" group name ( Modern Lovers 88 ). After this, the "Modern Lovers" moniker was retired. From 1988 to 1992, Richman performed mostly as a solo act to support his Rounder albums Jonathan Richman (1989), Jonathan Goes Country (1990), and Having a Party with Jonathan Richman (1991). Around the time of his I, Jonathan album (1992), he formed his performance duo with drummer Tommy Larkins ( Giant Sand , Yard Trauma, Naked Prey, et al.), who would continue to play and record with Richman for more than 25 years. In 1993, he contributed
2673-613: The Atlantic, including the Sex Pistols (who covered "Roadrunner" on The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle ). In early 1976, Richman put together a new version of The Modern Lovers, with Leroy Radcliffe (guitar), Greg 'Curly' Keranen (bass) and the returning David Robinson (drums). Keranen had previously played with The Rubinoos , and Radcliffe with Woody's Truckstop. They recorded the album Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers (1976), but Robinson again left after Richman persisted in reducing
2754-514: The Banshees have a version of the song on Downside Up . Richman's music has set the tone for many alternative rock bands, such as Violent Femmes , Galaxie 500 , They Might Be Giants ("Roadrunner" reportedly inspired John Flansburgh to become a musician), Weezer , Tullycraft , Jens Lekman , Pixies leader Black Francis aka Frank Black (who composed the tribute song "The Man Who Was Too Loud"), Brandon Flowers , Art Brut , Craig Finn of
2835-526: The English post-punk band Television Personalities on their album Don't Cry Baby, It's Only a Movie . Seminal punk group the Sex Pistols covered " Roadrunner " on The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle . Joan Jett sang "Roadrunner" on her cover album, The Hit List . In 2009 Titus Andronicus covered "Roadrunner" on its EP The Innocents Abroad – Live in London 23/02/09; this recording was subsequently included on
2916-672: The Hold Steady & Lifter Puller , Mac DeMarco and Nerf Herder who composed a song about him, titled "Jonathan", which appeared on the band's second album How To Meet Girls . British country rock band the Rockingbirds released the single "Jonathan, Jonathan" in tribute to Richman in 1992. The Silos also covered the Modern Lovers' "I'm Straight". Boston ska-punk band Big D and the Kids Table also covered Richman's song "New England" for their Gypsy Hill EP . A tribute album, If I Were
2997-690: The Martian Martians"), Leprechauns ("Rockin' Rockin' Leprechauns"), the Abominable Snowman ("Abominable Snowman in the Market"), and mosquitoes ("I'm Nature's Mosquito"). Richman's 1977 recording of the children's music standard " The Wheels on the Bus " made explicit his interest in making music for listeners of all ages. The album Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers was released in May 1976, three months before
3078-509: The Modern Lovers was released in 1977 and, just as this record began to climb the charts in Europe, Keranen left the group to attend college. A subsequent live album, Modern Lovers Live , was released in 1978, with Asa Brebner on bass. In the United Kingdom, Richman was recognised as a progenitor of the punk rock scene, and several of his singles became hits. "Roadrunner" reached number 11 in
3159-423: The Modern Lovers , an album pursuing the lighter, softer direction he had in mind with a completely different band (the two collections were released within months of each other). However, The Modern Lovers was given an enthusiastic critical reception, with critic Ira Robbins hailing it as "one of the truly great art rock albums of all time", and it influenced numerous aspiring punk rock musicians on both sides of
3240-567: The Modern Lovers , an influential proto-punk band. Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key acoustic and electric backing. He is known for his wide-eyed, unaffected, and childlike outlook, and music that, while rooted in rock and roll , is influenced by music from around the world. Born into a Jewish family in Boston , Massachusetts , and raised in Natick , Massachusetts, Richman began playing music and writing his own songs in
3321-403: The Modern Lovers. The touring band was as large as five backup musicians during parts of 1981, when the group had bassist Curly Keranen once again, along with drummer Michael Guardabascio, keyboard player Ken Forfia, vocalist and guitarist Ellie Marshall, and vocalist Beth Harrington for a gig at New York's Bottom Line . This expanded Modern Lovers group would go on to record much of the music on
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3402-532: The Plaza , was released on DVD in 2002. Richman's most recent albums are on the Cleveland , Ohio, based Blue Arrow Records: 2016's Ishkode! Ishkode! , 2018's SA and 2022's Want to Visit My Inner House? . His first marriage was to Gail Clook of Vermont , in 1982, with whom he has a daughter, Jenny Rae, and stepson, Jason (Gail's son from a previous relationship). This marriage ended in divorce sometime shortly before
3483-580: The Velvet Underground while he was still in high school, and after graduating in 1969, he moved to New York City where he became personally acquainted with the band and on one occasion opened the bill for them. Richman spent a couple of weeks sleeping on Velvets’ manager Steve Sesnick 's sofa before moving into the Hotel Albert , a residence known for its poor conditions. After nine months in New York, and
3564-712: The Velvets-inspired sound of the original Modern Lovers, the demo recordings made with that group eventually surfaced in various formats. The first of these releases came in 1976 when Beserkley compiled a posthumous LP from the first two demo sessions produced by Cale and Mason; issued on Beserkley's Home of the Hits subsidiary, the album was simply titled The Modern Lovers and included celebrated tracks such as "Roadrunner", "She Cracked", and " Pablo Picasso ". Richman did not recognize this compilation as his "first album," preferring to recognize his debut as 1976's Jonathan Richman and
3645-415: The album Jonathan Sings! in 1981/82, but it was not released until 1983. The group toured to support the album, often regarded as one of Richman's best, but split up after Keranen again left in 1984. The final incarnation of The Modern Lovers, with Andy Paley , Brennan Totten and (initially) Asa Brebner again, toured and recorded between 1985 and 1988. Richman finally retired The Modern Lovers name after
3726-423: The album Modern Lovers 88 . Richman continues to perform, often solo and preferring acoustic instruments, and currently has no plans to undertake another group like his original band. A tribute album consisting primarily of Modern Lovers songs, If I Were a Richman: a Tribute to the Music of Jonathan Richman , was released by Wampus Multimedia in 2001. Asa Brebner died in 2019, aged 65. The Modern Lovers band
3807-663: The band also performed live, and one gig at the Long Branch Saloon in Berkeley was later issued as a live album. Producer Kim Fowley courted the band, traveling to Boston to produce some poor-quality demos in June 1972. Felice rejoined the group for a few months after his graduation, and the band moved together to live in Cohasset, Massachusetts . The Modern Lovers continued to be a popular live attraction, and on New Year's Eve 1972 supported
3888-610: The band, while not opposed to such a shift later, insisted that they record as they sounded now. However, the sessions with Cale in September 1973 also coincided with the death of their friend Gram Parsons (a former Harvard student, like Harrison and Brooks), and produced no usable recordings. The record company then recruited Kim Fowley to produce more sessions with the band, this time at Gold Star Studios , with better results. Recordings from these sessions with Fowley were later released in 1981 on an album titled The Original Modern Lovers (reissued on CD by Bomp Records in 2000). Following
3969-456: The classic lineup of the Modern Lovers. This new configuration became very popular in the Boston area, and by the fall of 1971, enthusiastic word-of-mouth led to the Modern Lovers' first exposure to a major label when Stuart Love of Warner Bros. Records contacted them and organized the band's first multi-track session at Intermedia Studio in Boston. The demo produced from this session, and the group's live performances, generated more attention from
4050-499: The disc featured a backup band. The balance of the album was Richman playing solo. Following this version of The Modern Lovers' final breakup, Richman went on sabbatical for a few years, staying in Appleton, Maine , and playing at local bars in Belfast, Maine . By 1981, Richman was recording and touring once again with various combinations of musicians under the band name Jonathan Richman and
4131-491: The failure to complete a debut album, Warner Brothers withdrew their support for The Modern Lovers, and Robinson left the band. They continued to perform live for a few months with new drummer Bob Turner, but Richman was increasingly unwilling to perform his old (although still unreleased) songs such as "Roadrunner", and after a final disagreement between him and Harrison over musical style the band split up in February 1974. Despite
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#17328450143594212-556: The fan compilation Feats of Strength. Additional covers of "Roadrunner" include those by Wire and Richman's labelmates The Greg Kihn Band . English rock band Echo & the Bunnymen covered "She Cracked" live on Crystal Days in 1985, although with some altered lyrics. Siouxsie and the Banshees released "She Cracked" as the extra b-side of "This Wheel's on Fire" 1987 double-pack 7-inch, collected on Downside Up . Additionally, American grunge band Seaweed covered "She Cracked" on
4293-468: The guitar, it's the player. In fact, my most recent Flamenco guitar isn't even a real Flamenco guitar. It's not made out of the right woods. Made out of walnut. It's twangy. I bought it and I like it." During the early- and mid-1980s, Richman frequently played tenor saxophone during his concerts with The Modern Lovers. He can be heard playing the instrument on "California Desert Party", a song on his Modern Lovers 88 album. The album also shows him holding
4374-649: The harder, Velvet Underground-influenced electric rock of the original Modern Lovers, toward a gentler sound mixing pop with 1950s rock and roll, and including a bigger emphasis on harmony vocals. During this period Richman recorded a mix of original songs and material by other writers, including Chuck Berry 's "Back in the USA", the traditional spiritual songs "Amazing Grace" and "Angels Watching Over Me", and older pop songs like "Emaline", "Buzz, Buzz, Buzz", and "Lydia". Richman's own songs continued to mix straightforward love themes with more whimsical themes like Martians ("Here Come
4455-493: The industry, including rave reviews from critic Lillian Roxon , and soon A&M Records was interested in the band as well. In April 1972, the Modern Lovers traveled to Los Angeles where they held two demo sessions: the first was produced by the Velvet Underground's John Cale for Warner Bros. while the second was produced by Allan Mason for A&M. These sessions were later used on the band's debut album. While in California
4536-549: The influence of the Velvet Underground and the Stooges , and is now sometimes classified as " proto-punk ". It pointed the way towards much of the punk rock , new wave , alternative and indie rock music of later decades. Their only album, the eponymous The Modern Lovers , contained idiosyncratic songs about dating awkwardness, growing up in Massachusetts , love of life, and the USA. Later, between 1976 and 1988, Richman used
4617-453: The instrument in the cover photograph. Richman's work with the first incarnation of Modern Lovers is a major influence on punk rock. One critic called him the "Godfather of Punk". On his second solo album, Brian Eno made mention of Richman's band in his lyrics, and the Sex Pistols and Joan Jett were among the first artists of note to cover the song " Roadrunner " in the 1970s. A version of " Pablo Picasso " performed by Burning Sensations
4698-461: The laid-back local music he had heard when the band had a residency at the Inverurie Hotel in Bermuda earlier in the year. These stymied efforts to complete a debut album led to the breakup of the original Modern Lovers in February 1974. In 1975, Richman moved to California to record as a solo singer/songwriter with the independent Beserkley Records label. His first released recordings appeared on 1975's Beserkley Chartbusters compilation, where he
4779-420: The laid-back style of the local musicians , as documented in his later song "Monologue About Bermuda". There were also growing personality clashes among band members. Although on the band's return Richman agreed to record his earlier songs, he was anxious to move in a different musical direction. He wanted to scrap all of the tracks they had recorded and start over with a mellower, more lyrical sound. The rest of
4860-526: The mid-1960s. He became infatuated with the Velvet Underground and, in 1969, he moved to New York City, lived on the couch of their manager, Steve Sesnick , worked odd jobs, and tried to break in as a professional musician. Failing at this, he returned to Boston. When I was a teenager, I thought I would be a painter, and then sound overtook me. I made up songs because I had to. I had the need to express how I felt. And that's still how it is. It's just what I do. I do it when there's no audience, I do it when there
4941-537: The name Modern Lovers for a variety of backing bands, always billed as "Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers". These bands were quieter and featured more low-key, often near-childlike songs as Richman drew on folk-rock and other genres. Of Richman's original bandmates, only Robinson was part of any of the other Modern Lovers incarnations. Richman grew up in Natick, Massachusetts , a suburb of Boston , and began playing guitar and writing songs in his mid-teens, first performing solo in public in 1967. He became enamored of
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#17328450143595022-427: The norm. Later in 1972, the group re-recorded some songs, along with other material, with producer Kim Fowley . These demos were eventually released in 1981 as The Original Modern Lovers LP. Despite playing live regularly, the Modern Lovers had a difficult time securing a recording contract . By late 1973, Richman wanted to scrap the recorded tracks and start again with a mellower, more lyrical sound, influenced by
5103-457: The older The Modern Lovers sessions were finally released. Drummer David Robinson left the group soon thereafter, due to frustration with Richman's quest for lower volume levels, and joined with Ric Ocasek in forming the band the Cars . After several months as a trio, Richman found a new drummer, D. Sharpe, an avant-garde jazz player on the Boston scene, who later went on to become a member of pianist Carla Bley 's band. Rock and Roll with
5184-428: The opening lyrics from "Roadrunner" in the song "Bamboo Banga" on her 2007 album, Kala . As a producer himself, Richman and drummer Tommy Larkins produced Vic Chesnutt 's final album Skitter on Take-Off in 2009 which appeared on Vapor Records. Chesnutt opened for Richman at concerts many times during his later years. (These last three live albums are from the same three 1971–3 performances, but add and subtract
5265-579: The original group's premature break-up, many of its members found considerable success elsewhere: founding member John Felice formed The Real Kids , Jerry Harrison later joined Talking Heads , David Robinson co-founded The Cars , and Ernie Brooks would later work with David Johansen , Arthur Russell , Elliott Murphy , and Gary Lucas . Richman continued recording on his own, eventually moving to California in 1975 to begin working with Beserkley Records whose boss Matthew King Kaufman had met Richman when he worked with A&M. While Richman never returned to
5346-403: The population. Of the 2,722 households in the town, 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were headed by married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. Of all households, 22.7% were made up of individuals, and 12.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
5427-544: The release of Surrender to Jonathan! (1996). In 2003, Richman married Nicole Montalbano of Chico, California . She contributed backing vocals to the album Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love (2004). Richman also runs a business, Arcane Masonry, in Chico, making bread ovens as well as other projects. Richman's minimalist songwriting style has been described as whimsical and childlike. He himself has stated, "I don't write, really. I just make up songs." Richman has played
5508-465: The second largest (25) to Reverend Peter Hobart, Hingham's minister. Others receiving large grants were: Capt. Joshua Hobart, Peter Hobart's brother (18 shares); Lieut. John Smith (15 shares); Ensign John Thaxter (16½ shares); and deacon John Leavitt (with 14½ shares). The layout of the town was distinctive. Many lots were laid out in long narrow strips, facilitating more lots with road frontage, and avoiding back lots. Cohasset became
5589-521: The size and volume of his drum kit, and was replaced by D. Sharpe. This band recorded the album Rock 'n' Roll with the Modern Lovers (1977) and toured until Keranen left to go to college and was replaced by Asa Brebner, who played on the albums The Modern Lovers Live (1978) and Back in Your Life (1979). David "D." Sharpe died in 1987, aged 39. In 1980 Richman again formed a new Modern Lovers, with Keranen, drummer Michael Guardabascio and backing singers Ellie Marshall and Beth Harrington. They recorded
5670-400: The time of year. Additionally, Cohasset averages 14.2" of snow in its snowiest month (February) and 48.3" for the year. The all-time record low and high temperatures are –13 °F (1961) and 100 °F (2002), respectively. On the national level, Cohasset is a part of Massachusetts's 9th congressional district , and is currently represented by Bill Keating . The senior (Class II) Senator,
5751-704: The town. A large portion of the southwestern part of town is occupied by Wompatuck State Park (formerly the Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot Annex ), and the Whitney & Thayer Woods Reservation. There is also a bird sanctuary, as well as a large park (Wheelwright Park) near Little Harbor. There are three beaches along the bay, and the Cohasset Yacht Club, Cohasset Sailing Club and a public boat launch in Cohasset Harbor. The climate in this area
5832-594: The towns of Duxbury, Hingham, Hull, Marshfield, Norwell, Scituate and Weymouth. The town is patrolled on a secondary basis by the First (Norwell) Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police . Cohasset is governed on the local level by the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a town manager and a five-member board of selectmen . The current Town Manager is Christopher Senior. Selectmen are elected officials and serve three-year terms led by
5913-562: The towns west of it. No divided highways run through Cohasset. The longest state route through the town is Route 3A , which curves through the town between Scituate and Hingham. Route 228 runs along the border with Hingham, crossing the Weir River into Hull. The nearest airport to Cohasset is Marshfield Municipal Airport . The nearest national and international air service can be reached at Logan International Airport in Boston. T. F. Green Airport , located outside Providence, Rhode Island ,
5994-580: The track "Hot Nights" to the AIDS-benefit album No Alternative produced by the Red Hot Organization . Always possessing an ardent cult following , Richman became better known in the 1990s thanks to a series of appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien . Another career boost came with the Farrelly Brothers ' 1998 film There's Something About Mary , where Richman and Larkins served as
6075-588: The written record in 1614, when Captain John Smith explored the coast of New England and described an encounter of his ship with four Native Americans in a canoe at Quonahasit , two of whom were shot by the Europeans. In 1634, "Conihosset" is listed as a "noted habitation" in New England in a list of both indigenous and colonial settlements, though the area was first settled by English settlers in 1670 suggesting this
6156-486: Was $ 852,300. Of the town residents, 98.3% held at least a high school degree, while 73.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. Cohasset operates its own school department for the town's approximately 1,500 students. The Osgood Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through second grade. The Deer Hill Elementary School, located adjacent to the Osgood School, serves students from grades 3–5. The town operates
6237-432: Was 2.74, and the average family size was 3.27. 29.4% of the town's population were under the age of 18, 4.3% were from 18 to 24, 18.6% were from 25 to 44, 31.6% were from 45 to 64, and 16.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males. For the period 2013–2017, the estimated median annual income for
6318-600: Was a settlement of Massachusett people . The town's name came from the Massachusett word "Conahasset," possibly meaning "long rocky place" or "fishing promontory." Much of the land was originally granted without consultation of its indigenous inhabitants to the "Conahasset Partners." At a special town meeting of January 1670, the shares in the new town were apportioned and divided among the new proprietors, many of whom were large Hingham landowners. The largest number of shares (35) went to Hingham Town Clerk Daniel Cushing, with
6399-510: Was backed by members of Earth Quake and the Rubinoos. The four songs on the compilation also appeared on singles released by Beserkley. In January 1976, Richman put together a new version of the Modern Lovers, which included original Modern Lovers drummer David Robinson , former Rubinoos bassist Greg 'Curly' Keranen and Leroy Radcliffe on guitar. The new group, now billed as Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers, found Richman turning away from
6480-450: Was included in the 1984 cult film, Repo Man . David Bowie covered "Pablo Picasso" on his album Reality . Velvet Underground founding member John Cale has a version of the song on his 1975 album, Helen of Troy , and continues to include the song in his live shows. Iggy Pop has performed "Pablo Picasso" live and wrote an extra verse for it. Echo and the Bunnymen covered "She Cracked" in concert in 1984 and 1985 and Siouxsie and
6561-413: Was influential on the then-burgeoning punk rock and later new wave and indie musical styles, as viewed in the feature-length 2015 documentary Danny Says . John Cale , Iggy Pop and David Bowie have all covered " Pablo Picasso "; it was also covered by Los Angeles-area rock band Burning Sensations for the soundtrack of the 1984 Alex Cox film Repo Man ; additionally the song was covered by
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