Watermelon Man- Buddy Guy
Mini-Skirt Minnie- Wilson Pickett
China Girl- Iggy Pop
This Boy- The Beatles
Nothing Too Much Just Out Of Sight- The Fireman
Silly Love- 10cc
Like It Or Not- The Turtles
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Watermelon Man- Buddy Guy
This was almost last Saturday's cover version, but I liked the idea of opening up the SOTW with it.
Mini-Skirt Minnie- Wilson Pickett
Not one of The Wicked Pickett's biggest hits, peaking at only #50 on the Billboard chart, but definitely one of my favorites.
China Girl- Iggy Pop
Fell into an Iggy, Bowie, Berlin, Kraftwerk hole last week after reading Mojo's review of the new Iggy/Bowie boxed set. I think I listened to 'The Idiot" twice in a day. I think Ig's original "China Girl" kicks Bowie's ass.
This Boy- The Beatles
It was Ringo's 80th, so...this...boy.
Nothing Too Much Out Of Sight- The Fireman
Paul McCartney doing business as The Fireman. "Electric Arguments" is worth your time if you are unfamiliar with it. It's uneven, like most experiments. But it's never boring, at least not to these ears.
Silly Love- 10cc
I had considered a 10cc week, five days of trying to spread the word about four musical geniuses who might only be remembered for two or three hits. Still considering it, but until then...
Like It Or Not- The Turtles
A track from the unfinished/never released swansong by The Turtles, "Shell Shock," this track was produced by Jerry Yester and can now be found as a bonus track on the Ray Davies produced "Turtle Soup." All of the "Shell Shock" tracks can be found elsewhere, so not sure why it wasn't a separate release in the reissue campaign. Oh, I know why...because they never get it right!
3 comments:
I get the Bowie & Iggy thing, and somewhat the Kraftwerk thing, but...Berlin? Hole? What do these L.A.-based gal-fronted bands have to do with the other artists? :)
C in California
A perfect little zip to, er, unzip after a typical Sunday morning spent mowing the lawn, chasing next door's cat & a visiting the recycling centre. (Will the excitement ever end? - Ed). The Turtles and the Pickett just great and 10cc always brilliant (but remembered for only 2 or 3 hits? Some mistake surely?) Cheers!
Agree absolutely on Iggy's China Girl being better than Bowie's.
I cannot figure out why The Idiot does not get more love/respect. It's pretty much the best thing he ever did, i think.
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