Post by John Manning on Jan 19, 2019 11:08:09 GMT -5
So this dreich afternoon I’m in the kitchen making marmalade while listening to “Top of the Crops”, a live album by U.K. West Country band The Wurzels.
It includes their 1970s classic Combine Harvester but in a disco-fied version that’s fun but not a patch on the original which, as a kid, tempted me to drink cider, which became my drink of choice for some years, until its price rose above £1 a pint.
The song put me in mind of other great songs covered by the original artists, in inferior quality.
Top of my list are two songs: first, Mike Love’s remake of Do It Again with John Stamos and Mark McGrath:
And Lindisfarme’s remake of Fog on the Tyne with Paul Gascogne:
I suppose you could add The Beach Boys’ Here Comes the Night into the (disco) mix too.
Any other artists dumped on their own legacy in such a way?
It includes their 1970s classic Combine Harvester but in a disco-fied version that’s fun but not a patch on the original which, as a kid, tempted me to drink cider, which became my drink of choice for some years, until its price rose above £1 a pint.
The song put me in mind of other great songs covered by the original artists, in inferior quality.
Top of my list are two songs: first, Mike Love’s remake of Do It Again with John Stamos and Mark McGrath:
And Lindisfarme’s remake of Fog on the Tyne with Paul Gascogne:
I suppose you could add The Beach Boys’ Here Comes the Night into the (disco) mix too.
Any other artists dumped on their own legacy in such a way?
