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My mate P says this is the self-evident proof of why pop exists: The
Ronettes, Be My Baby (1965). Added The Chiffons, He's So Fine (1963),
just to make sure.
Indo rock! Andy Tielman & his Brothers before and after (2nd in Dutsj,
sjorry): 1960 Rollin' Rock (eat this, Jimmy!), and Dutch tv interview in the
80s. And for comparative measure: Gene Krupa drumming with Benny Goodman in
Sing, Sing, Sing (1937, fragment, the full version is 9'. Yes, I am serious.)
& surfing Temptation by the Crazy Rockers (1963), with a bit of Dutch
interview added (ignore at will).
Garage time: The Lyres, Don't give it up now, 1984, and King Kahn & the
BBQ Show, Waddlin' Around, 2007.
I just want to make love to you! Slow, with Muddy Waters (1954);
Burlesque, with Etta James (1961); Raw, with the Stones (1964); but not with the Animals (1966).
The Gun Club, For the Love of Ivy (1981, blind love), vs. The Cramps, Bikini
Girls With Machine Guns (with the Ivy and Elvis from Hell in question, 1990), vs. The Coasters
(live, orig 1959) vs. Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy in Batman & Robin (1997)
Pixies, Debaser (1989) vs. Buñuel, Un
Chien Andalou (1929, with Wagner's Isoldes Liebestod)
That's how strong my love is: Harmony Echoes with O.V. Wright (1964,
original), vs. Stones (ca.1967), vs. Millie Small (Jamaica, 1966), vs. I
Threes (incl. Judy Mowatt) & The Wailers (Jamaica, 1974), vs. the Gaylettes (Judy
Mowatt, Jamaica, ca 1973?) vs. Bryan Ferry (1978) and missing
versions of Laura Lee (US, 1971), Little Milton (US, 70s), and of course
Otis Redding, all due to narrowminded copyright farmers.
(Now close your eyes and think of Otis.)
Motherless Children: from blues (Blind Willie Johnson, 1927), to country
(Carter Family,1929), to rocksteady (Willie Francis, 1969), to full-on dub
(The Symbols, 1979):
In the series of improbable covers: Hold Me, Mahalia Jackson vs. Nina
Hagen ("I can't sing a gospel! I'm a white chick!"), communicating via Jim
Morrison:
Lee 'Scratch' Perry vs his demons: 70s " Scratch the Dub Organizer"
(version of Cloak and Dagger, Tommy McCook, dubbed) & Disco Devil (dub
of Max Romeo's "Chase the Devil", end 70s) & declarations of 1982 & 2006 Guinness adds
("every night I go to bed I change into a FISH"):
Judge Dread, Prince Buster (1967) vs. Specials, Stupid Marriage (1979)
Bam bam, Sister Nancy (1982) vs. Toots & Maytals (Treat me Bad, She Will
Never Let You Down, live, 1962)
The audience of Buddy Holly (1958) vs. Bo Diddley (1966) vs. Woodstock (1969) vs. Sex
Pistols (1976) vs. Rammstein (2005) vs. metal mosh pits vs. Dropkick Murphys (2004):
No, no, no! KC White vs. Augustus Pablo/Big Youth ("KG's Half Way Tree")
vs. The Allman Brothers (You don't love me, 1982) vs. Dawn Penn (1967)
vs. herself vs. U Roy (Wake the Town) vs. Bounty Killer (1994) vs. Joe Gibbs
& The Professionals (Behind Iron Bars) (and so on and on)
No Escape, The Seeds (1966/2008) vs. Cabaret Voltaire (1981)