1. The Merseybeats : Really Mystified [ Buy The Very Best Of The Merseybeats ] In 1964 Beatles contemporaries The Merseybeats release "Really Mystified", a B side to the UK #13 hit "Don't Turn Around", from their self-titled album. Elvis Costello and The Attractions record a cover which appears on Imperial Bedroom reissues. 2. Elvis Costello and the Attractions : Beaten To The Punch [ Get [...]
I must confess that I find it hard to mourn the death of Amy Winehouse. Don’t think of me as a man possessed of a callous heart. Of course the death of a young, talented woman is a cause for sadness. But Ms Winehouse did not die in a tragic accident, as Otis Redding did, nor did a dread disease claim her, as it did Minnie Riperton. Amy Winehouse was a victim of her own excess; she lived a self-destructive lifestyle which first wounded her talent and then (as it appears) ended her life. My empathy is directed at her [...]
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It's not that hard to see why there's been a simmering level of dissatisfaction with and criticism of the appropriation of black music by white musicians in the United States... " You're No Good " is a song written by Clint Ballard, Jr. which first charted for Betty Everett in 1963 and in 1975 was a #1 hit for Linda Ronstadt. (via Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .) Betty Everett, "You're No Good" - from Beg, [...]
I have no idea where this is, but I am SO there. I smell a roadtrip coming. Srsly. This place is a sort of Mecca. Just listen. Then take a sledgehammer to your Rihanna* CDs. Yeah, it's that simple. Betty Everett is better known for "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)", but this track, co-written by Carole King , has been covered by the likes of Lulu , Dusty Springfield , Helen Reddy and King herself. I have all of those, but this [...]
1964 Betty Everett: Getting Mighty Crowded - 3.05MB 1961 The Flares: Foot Stomping - 3.49MB David Bowie's cover eventually morphed into Fame. YouTube: David Bowie - Foot Stomping (Dick Cavett Show 12-04-74) [...]
Different eras, different singers, same classic song -- almost. Sometimes I hear a familiar old song being performed by a modern artist, and although I might enjoy listening, I also find myself thinking: something's not right about that. I'm sure the experience isn't unique to me. New versions of old songs are pretty common, and most listeners probably feel a twinge of nostalgia for the original. If...
Desperately Seeking Susan created quite a stir when it was released because it was the film debut of a hot new pop star by the name of Madonna . For someone whose film career has been hit-or-miss ever since, this is quite a good performance by Madge. Of course, her character, Susan, isn't very far off from herself in those days, so the role really wasn't much of a stretch. The film follows bored New Jersey housewife, Roberta ( Rosanna Arquette ), who keeps [...]
I guess I should have explained a bit more about the mix last time: most of the songs are tangentially related to the Body Snatchers stories at best, and the mix isn't limited to what could fit on a CD (mostly because I'm not one to make tough decisions). Along the way we'll see some songs with a passing resemblance and others that are different from how we remembered them. Betty Everett and Jerry Butler -- Love Is Strange I've written about Betty [...]
I once read somewhere that Elvis Costello called his 1980 release Get Happy his soul album, born out of his love for the classics of Stax-Volt and Motown. That was alright by me when it came out, and to this day remains one of my favorite EC records. On it, he revives two incredible soul songs; one a Van McCoy (remember The Hustle?) penned song recorded by Betty Everett and the other is a completely amazing reworking of the Sam & Dave song "I Can't Stand [...]
Ahhh, the ol' Northern Soul Phenomenom. Take some obscure American soul records, play them in the north of England, get lots of people really into it, and presto: You've got a whole new trend sweeping the nation. This whole thing was very confusing for an American growing up in the eighties and nineties. Why was music I knew to be Southern being called Northern Soul? Eventually I figured it out and life went on etc but I vaguely remember starting an argument with someone about the fact that the Stax/Volt label was in fact in [...]
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