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Music Head Wrote:#450 - Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff - 1973
running recap for me - 3's=26, 2's=18, 1's=7
this one - **
from the album: Burnin'
Written by Bob Marley
Produced by Chris Blackwell
Chart action:
the players:
Peter Tosh - Guitar, Vocals, keyboards
Bob Marley - Guitar, Vocals
Bunny Wailer - Percussion, Vocals
Aston "Family Man" Barrett - Bass, Guitar
Carlton "Carlie" Barrett - drums
Earl Lindo - Keyboards
I confess, I prefer the Clapton version.
What was it you said about "...stupid Americans hijacked..."? Oh, right--EC is or was an UKster whereas Sting and Co. were those self-same Americanos, smug as all get-out.
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Music Head Wrote:#449 - Dell Vikings - Come Go With Me - 1957
Consisting of five air force gentlemen stationed in Pittsburgh.
First bi-racial doubtless but not the only group all of whose members were in the Armed Forces:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHB6muY-6WI << Semper Fi, y'all
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Music Head Wrote:#443 - Rolling Stones - Beast Of Burden - 1978
Bette Midler did a very nice cover of this song which hit the chart in 1983. Strange there is no UK chart showing for this. Was it not released as a single there?
Here's a demo of that...with a kicker.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J35zjSsdjiw
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Music Head Wrote:#439 - Gladys Knight And The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia - 1973
Buddha l
Buddah/Buddha was a much more important label than they are given credit for. Remembered principally for the "bubble gum" stuff they foisted but look at what they imprinted or distributed:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddah_Records
PS My ambition for a long time was to be a Pip but I never got the call...
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SteveO Wrote:exactly Crazy mate...as we all know music is subjective however looking at it in a practical sense and not mentioning my favorite Elvis tune, Love Me Tender is his best recognised song ! And yes Suspicious Minds is definitely one of my favs along with many others !..what a voice and what a performer !!!!!
Wonder how many people got confused by this (this very much includes me)? Here's the original and a cover by some guy (although he had it as an album cut first):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gzY-PrwwHk and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNJjDR9RPqk
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SteveO Wrote:IMHO I enjoyed Lord of the Rings....to each his own!
Big controversy here in the US with the Postal Service issuing LotR stamps and associated merch. I don't join that as my pension depends on the USPS continuing to be viable...:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/vi...ironsource
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Interesting clips , I must say, Jazz! I remember when Terry Stafford released Suspicion.....myself and countless others thought it was Elvis!!!...lol...mixed up with Suspicious Minds sometimes, two totally different songs...
The ultimate connection is between a performer and its' audience!
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CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:"**" from me also
About "Young Blood" by the
Coasters--can you for a minute think this would get issued today, the necessary laws concerning offenses against youth being as vigorously prosecuted as they are? Nevertheless, I like anything Leiber/Stoller with Doc Pomus put in front of the only long-lasting serio-comic group. Best way to catch up:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/50-coastin...0000090269 << if you go to Amazon for this, I recuse myself from consideration as a seller.
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CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:not a 'classic' from Little Richard IMO so "**"
Mostly agree with that but this here one is certified, sanctified and deep-fat fried (if I may be permitted to quote myself):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_wWkvd39VE
Litttle Richard wasn't the only crazy, not even from that era--Esquerita and that Macon flamin' groovy Wayne Cochran come to mind. And let's don't start with those West Coast rock-a-billy nut jobs. Mr. Cochran will get his props in a future BES edition--he sure rates it. Alongside the estimable Mitch Ryder << not enough stage presence to merit entry here but oh what a voice and delivery!
Esquerita
http://www.allmusic.com/album/vintage-vo...0000023834 (the late Mr. Koda knew his
schiz and was a heckuva player himself--worth a look-up) and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G5tqli-t7M Indeed a, er, "body" shaker
Wayne Cochran
http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-white-...0000140112 and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5_GstlPL64 << Jaco Pastorius got his start playing in WC's band, the C.C. Riders. I'll bet Music-Head could dance like this, back in the day
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SteveO Wrote:Wow how could I forget this song MH ! One of the first singles I bought ! Big hit up here in 67. I was entranced with the song...so dark and controversial for the subject matter at the time. I love this great song !
About "Ode to Billy Joe"--The movie wasn't as dismal as described in these pages and it wasn't a stuffed animal or over-age hound that exited abruptly the bridge either:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074995/plot..._=tt_ov_pl << Give a thought to how terrifying it must have been to "come out" even to yourself in Mississippi in 1953--I'm guessing it ain't easy even now.
