6CD - Doc Pomus - You Can't Hip A Square

6CD - Import

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 his 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. Songs like "A Teenager In Love", "Viva Las Vegas", "Lonely Avenue", "Save The Last Dance For Me", and "This Magic Moment", recorded by artists like Elvis Presley, Lou Reed, The Drifters, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beach Boys, Ray Charles, The Coasters, Dionne Warwick, Dion, The Everly Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, and more!

Now, for the first time, the demo acetates kept by Doc and cared for by his daughter have been carefully transferred, restored, mastered, and assembled into a 6 CD box set that includes some of the biggest hits of Doc's career in demo form as well as a treasure trove of previously unheard, unknown songs that were left behind and never cut by any artist.