Later today I'm heading off to spend a bit of time with old Ma and Pa Goggins, but before leaving you in the lurch I thought I would try out a potential new series on you.
Regular readers will be familiar with our long-running but increasingly intermittent 'Single Song Sunday' series which - as the name suggests - features different versions of the same song. As a sort of variation on that theme, I thought I would have a go at cover versions of different songs from the same album.
I have started with a nice easy one in "The Beatles" (AKA The White Album). There are some right crackers here - I'm particular fond of Fats Domino's effort - and "Bungalow Bill" may sound better in Finnish because you can't tell how ridiculous the words are. As is traditional, John Holt rounds things off with the Mandatory Reggae Version.
"Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey" - Fats Domino
"Helter Skelter" - Siouxsie & The Banshees
"Savoy Truffle" - Ella Fitzgerald
"Viidakko-Jim (The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill)" - Eero Raitinnen
"Cry Baby Cry" - Ramsey Lewis
"I Will" - John Holt
Let me know if you think this is a series that is worth persevering with. I'm not sure it will be quite as straightforward trying to do "Fulham Fallout" by The Lurkers, or any of my many Gentle Giant albums, but I could give it a go.
We'll sign off with the big hit cover version from the White Album. See you in ten days or so.
Why do I have this terrible feeling that you do actually own Gentle Giant albums?
ReplyDeleteFor once, your instincts are mistaken (I'm pleased to say). I owned one once, but it has long since gone the way of all flesh
DeleteI'm not ashamed to say that I own a copy of "Free Hand"!
DeleteI had "Missing Piece". It was billed as their punk-influenced album, but I couldn't spot the influence
DeleteTerrible as GG are/were, I would be interested to listen to covers of their songs.
DeleteFats Domino's vocals make for a great song.
ReplyDelete