So, what have you been listening to lately?

[uwe]

Did Geils tweak the chorus chords a little? Sounds different, the Geils chord progression is "rockier".

Still a shame that they aren't in the RRHoF. (That even rhymes!)

The Geils verses are pretty close to the original, but then the Bostonians were never really known for de- und reconstructing the arrangements of the songs they covered. They just gave them that slightly nervous tweak!

I saw Geils take a small hall/club in Germany apart circa around Love Stinks. They were by then well arena-honed from their US tours and blasted through a high-energy set oblivious of the rather modest venue they played in. Four encores - the last one after the house lights had already been switched on and people were shuffling out: Peter Wolf gyrates back on stage, grabs the mike stand, drops to his knees and hollers: "WHAMMA  JAMMA  ONE  MORE  TIME ??!!!" Just lovely. Among the top ten gigs I ever witnessed.

[Dave W]

Johnny Rivers turned 78 a couple of days ago. Here he is in 2018.

[uwe]

That was nice! And it inspired me!!!

[westen44]

I always like Johnny's cover of Willie Dixon's "Seventh Son" too.  It's 2020.  Johnny Rivers still isn't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Has the world gone completely mad?

https://futurerocklegends.com/artist.php?artist_id=Johnny_Rivers

[Rob]

I always like Johnny's cover of Willie Dixon's "Seventh Son" too.  It's 2020.  Johnny Rivers still isn't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Has the world gone completely mad?

https://futurerocklegends.com/artist.php?artist_id=Johnny_Rivers

Agreed!  He should have been one of the first.

[Dave W]

He doesn't fit the RRHOF profile. They want the most famous and Johnny isn't famous enough. Whi(t)ney Houston and the Notorious B.I.G. are 2020 inductees. Neither were rock & roll by any stretch of the definition.

[Dave W]

Randy Travis (well before his personal and health problems) covering Brook Benton

[westen44]

It wouldn't hurt anything if Saxon also got into the RRHOF.  Maybe not everyone in America is familiar with them, but Metallica knows who they are. 

https://www.futurerocklegends.com/artist.php?artist_id=Saxon

[westen44]

He doesn't fit the RRHOF profile. They want the most famous and Johnny isn't famous enough. Whi(t)ney Houston and the Notorious B.I.G. are 2020 inductees. Neither were rock & roll by any stretch of the definition.

Personally, I consider Johnny Rivers to be very famous.  His cover of Chuck Berry's "Memphis" alone would have got my attention.  Then you've got all the other memorable stuff he did.  What a unique artist. 

[Dave W]

[Dave W]

Listening to some songs from my childhood

[westen44]

I vaguely remember "Young Blood."  The title reminds me of "Young Love" by Sonny James which I also vaguely remember.  Once when I was very young my parents took me to some kind of party.  Sonny James was supposed to be there.  But he never showed up.  I remember thinking I had never seen so much food on a table and so many people disappointed that someone didn't show up.  Whoever that hostess was, it's like she was heartbroken.  I have no idea what happened. 

[westen44]

Golden Earring from "Last Blast of the Century"

[Dave W]

An Italian earworm that was a big hit here even though nobody really knew what it was about. Every time it comes up in my playlist, I have to listen to it several times.

The story goes that it was a huge hit in Spain although no one could understand Renato Carosone's Neapolitan dialect. He was actually insulting a would-be torero.

Julius LaRosa did an English version but the lyrics were completely different.

[uwe]

I know that one!

Back to oldies but goldies and how they obviously don't relate to any certification news ...



Peter Wolf was such a great frontman.