General Chat

Lou, Its taken from the 'Harlem Shuffle' by Bob and Earl issued on B & C records through Island, I think it's 1968. They used the original from that song :-) It's a soul classic. Pat x

Paul Unchained melody Jimmy Young DJ sang it years before the Righteous Brothers not bad either! Dave

Paul I think you are right about 'Unchained Melody' it was a 1950's song, didn't Jimmy Young have a hit in the 1950's with it? The Righteous Brothers was about 1965-1966? Gary I know that saying and I agree totally with it 'there is no new music, just music you have not heard before' I love music, but I hate the fact that there is so little 'Originality' as there used to be in past decades, well before the 1980's anyway. Pat x

Jimmy Young ! thats it ! I knew I'd know it as soon as I saw it.

Blimey was that the original? I am flabbergasted LOL David was Jimmy Young's version any good? I met him when I was a teenager, he gave me a signed photo of himself, I didn't ask for it, he was in Gamages Dept Store near Leather Lane, don't know what he was doing there, I was buying Reggae Records LMHO. Anyway that was amazing I got that Paul, I am still LOL. Pat x

Dont Cry For Me Argentina. Madonna.........Elaine Paige

By By Baby Bay City Rollers.........Frankie Vally 4 seasons Denis Denis Blondie............?? i know it was a Reggae group

Paul Young 'Love Of The Common People' Nicky Thomas had a big hit with that in 1970 Young Gifted & Black Bob (Andy) and Marcia (Griffiths) original by Nina Simone Bob Dylan songs: Mighty Quinn Manfred mann Hard Rain's gonna fall Bryan Ferry Mr Tambourine Man The Byrds It Ain't Me Babe Bob Andy I Shall Be Released Maytones Maggies Farm The Specials and Toots (last Year) Knockin' On Heaven's Door amongst others Guns and Roses and Luciano (last Year) There are lots more of course :-) Pat x

Also Pat re Bob Dylan he sang 'catch the wind' before Donavon

Wow Bella you and me must love our music the most hey? LOL Talking of Donovan he did 'Universal Soldier' which was a Buffy Saint Marie Song, the same Buffy who did 'Soldier Blue' a great song :-) Pat x

you now what gets me is people like Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Neil Young, have sung songs over 30 years covering all gambits of human emotion and then you get tossers today like Chris Martin from Coldplay held up like a demigod after 2 or 3 albums singing songs that all sound the same and have earned more money in a month than some artists earned in 40 years, music today, heard it

Gary LMHO what can I say, I totally agree with you. Funny how there seemed to be so many talented people around pre 1980's, yet there doesn't seem to be any newer crowd to take over where Dylan, Young, Reed, Newman, Simon, Morrison, Wonder, Robinson, Gaye etc., left off. I thought it was my age that was affecting my judgement. Pat x

Twist and Shout...the Beatles, original The Isley Brothers RESPECT....Aretha Franklin, original Ottis Reading Don't Leave Me this Way...*Communards, original Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes Witchita Lineman...Dennis Brown, original Glen Campbell (just put that one in to try and impress Pat! LOL) Dear Prudence...Siouxsie & the Banshees, original The Beatles Mad World....Gary Jules, original Tears For Fears Christine

Dont Leave Me This Way was sung in the 80s by a group with a Bald Gay Bloke, what where they called??

Pat, the young ones at work are just starting to get the new Dr John and Randy Newman song on radio 2 'under the Apple Tree' that tips metaphors at sexual incounters as every blues/reggee song as for years, old music, but hope it pricks new ears

Sorry Christine you did type Communards, i didn't see it. maybe i need Laser Treatment.

Snap Bella! Just put that one above...The *Communards and the lead singer was Jimmy Sommerville Christine

Bella Christine said it was the Communards what a terrible version it was too LOL. Thelma Huston had a version of that song on Tamla Motown at the time of Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes hit. Oh before I forget Housemartins 'Caravan Of Love' originally the Isley Brothers Lulu's 'Shout' originally The Isley Brothers Breakfast In Bed Dusty Springfield (From Dusty In Memphis LP) Shirley Bassey and Lorna Bennett did versions of that one. How about all the Bacharach songs sung in the U.S. by Dionne Warwick and covered in the UK by Sandie Shaw and Cilla Black Anyone who had a heart, Alfie, Always something there to remind me and others. Oh I am very impressed Christine the wonderful late Dennis Brown, although I am not a fan of that song hubby likes it :-) Pat x

You just reminded me of another couple Pat! I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself...The White Stripes, original Dusty Springfield I Only Wanna Be With You.....The Tourists(Annie Lennox) and The Bay City Rollers, original Dusty Springfield Christine

I have to defend Chris Martin here, he might very well be a tosser (don't know him personally, can't say), but he writes very good songs... other covers... prefer Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah to the original by Leonard Cohen. I like his version of strange fruit too, although the original version of obviously fantastic (Billie Holiday) off to bed now.. night all Paul (ps... don't really like Dylan... horribly whiney voice)