Boof Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) Well, I'll be damned. I was just right now years old when I found this...nae Buddy as he was dead by then. Edited May 5, 2020 by Boof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Always thought that was a clash song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Jambo Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Originally by Bobby Fuller who died a very mysterious death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Jambo Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I stand corrected it was written by one of The Crickets, Bobby Fuller had great success with his recording Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 That song (the Clash version) got me through some tough times. Used to sing it in my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, redjambo said: That song (the Clash version) got me through some tough times. Used to sing it in my head. Naw ye didnae! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Just now, ri Alban said: Naw ye didnae! Bored, ri? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Just now, redjambo said: Bored, ri? Sitting waiting for a hire bud. Thought I'd see what KB was up to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 minute ago, ri Alban said: Sitting waiting for a hire bud. Thought I'd see what KB was up to. How's business? Much reduced from pre-Coronavirus times? I know that you've just got back into it as a makeshift but perhaps the other drivers have been talking about the differences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Loads of classic songs from the new wave/punk era were covers, Blondie in particular were good at picking out obscure songs and making them their own and people not realising they were covers. Denis and Hanging OnThe Telephone both being covers. Also if you check out the original of I Think We’re Alone Now by Tiffany it’s a cracker of a 60’s track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, Tazio said: Loads of classic songs from the new wave/punk era were covers, Blondie in particular were good at picking out obscure songs and making them their own and people not realising they were covers. Denis and Hanging OnThe Telephone both being covers. Also if you check out the original of I Think We’re Alone Now by Tiffany it’s a cracker of a 60’s track. Wow. Never knew that. For anyone else who is interested: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 You could add The Tide is High to the Blondie list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 And in the words of ye olde K-Tel adverts...many, many more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westbow Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I didn't know The Four Seasons wrote Bye Bye Baby, thought it was the Bay City Rollers. Also Step on by the Happy Mondays was a cover of He's Gonna Step on You Again by John Kongos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, redjambo said: How's business? Much reduced from pre-Coronavirus times? I know that you've just got back into it as a makeshift but perhaps the other drivers have been talking about the differences. 2/3rd of the drivers have jacked it in. It's mostly supermarket runs, NHS workers and Junkies(Their lives are just the same). It's quiet but picks up now and then. Thursday and Friday are worth the hassle. Hopefully receive my tax rebate soon, then I'll bin this thing. Edited May 5, 2020 by ri Alban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 hour ago, AlimOzturk said: Always thought that was a clash song. So did I hence my flabbergastedness! 52 minutes ago, Boston Jambo said: I stand corrected it was written by one of The Crickets, Bobby Fuller had great success with his recording And it was the Bobby Fuller Four version that The Clash took theirs from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 34 minutes ago, Tazio said: Loads of classic songs from the new wave/punk era were covers, Blondie in particular were good at picking out obscure songs and making them their own and people not realising they were covers. Denis and Hanging OnThe Telephone both being covers. Also if you check out the original of I Think We’re Alone Now by Tiffany it’s a cracker of a 60’s track. Lene Lovich had a version of this in the late 70’s too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 18 minutes ago, westbow said: I didn't know The Four Seasons wrote Bye Bye Baby, thought it was the Bay City Rollers. Also Step on by the Happy Mondays was a cover of He's Gonna Step on You Again by John Kongos. The BCR’s! Yay!! Not really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Just now, Morgan said: The BCR’s! Yay!! Not really. When I was a kid, I often dreamt that the Rollers' drummer had some sort of accident and I was asked to take his place for a concert. I was a great success. I don't know how to play drums. And I never bought any of their records. Strange things, dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 minute ago, redjambo said: When I was a kid, I often dreamt that the Rollers' drummer had some sort of accident and I was asked to take his place for a concert. I was a great success. I don't know how to play the drums.. And I never bought any of their records. Strange things, dreams. Neither did the Bay City Rollers’ drummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 32 minutes ago, Morgan said: Neither did the Bay City Rollers’ drummer. Probably why I was a great success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westbow Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Morgan said: The BCR’s! Yay!! Not really. I think you mean fab! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 hour ago, redjambo said: Probably why I was a great success. 26 minutes ago, westbow said: I think you mean fab! Bye bye, babies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 16 minutes ago, Morgan said: Bye bye, babies! 43 minutes ago, westbow said: I think you mean fab! 5......... 4......... 3......... 2.......... One. Thunderbirds are Go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 41 minutes ago, ri Alban said: 5......... 4......... 3......... 2.......... One. Thunderbirds are Go! Hi Virgil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE16 3LN Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I'm flabbergasted that people didn't know the clash version was a cover. Maybe that's just my age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 It was annoys Toploader get so much credit for Dancing in the moonlight. Original hit appears to be King Harvest in 1973 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 29 minutes ago, Tommy Brown said: It was annoys Toploader get so much credit for Dancing in the moonlight. Original hit appears to be King Harvest in 1973 That’s actually five of the ‘top’ posters on here, with their Lockdown hairstyles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 16 hours ago, Morgan said: Neither did the Bay City Rollers’ drummer. He used to drum in my dads band. My dad said they chucked him as he was shite. They swapped drummer with the band that used to play when my dads band took a break (they were playing pubs and clubs around edinburgh). That band was called the saxons, who became the rollers. This is why the bay city rollers can't be mentioned in my pare ts presence, as my old man goes straight into the story, and my mother winces at the thought of hearing the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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