10@10: Alternative Takes

[RGMike]

2nd visit to 1965 (compare it to Renee's mystery set):

 12. We Five - Let's Get Together

A delightful set, of course, and this We Five version of "Get Together" was NTM.

[ggould]

2nd visit to 1965 (compare it to Renee's mystery set):

 12. We Five - Let's Get Together

A delightful set, of course, and this We Five version of "Get Together" was NTM.

As a collector of that song, I have it on their first/second CD twofer.  I like it (Get Together) but find it a little bouncy and cute, and not quite as emotional as other versions.  Nonetheless, it's one of the early versions.  Have you heard Judy Collins' version for example?

http://youtu.be/_JigLN7UJ6Y

[Here'sToYa!]

6th visit to 1973, inspired by Geoff's KSAN playlist comment:

 1. Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter

Inspired choice! Not that I'm a Sammy fan, mind you.

[CapnJack]

2nd visit to 1977:

 1. Wings - Soily
(TV: The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson - Dolly Parton)
 2. Dolly Parton - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
 3. David Ruffin - Just Let Me Hold You For A Night
 4. Eddie Kendricks - Diamond Girl
(Movie: One On One)
 5. Seals & Crofts - My Fair Share
 6. Barry Manilow - A Very Strange Medley
 7. Donna Summer - I Feel Love
(TV: The Mac Davis Show - Tom Jones)
 8. Tom Jones - Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow
 9. Elvis Costello - Sneaky Feelings
(Commercial: Levi's)
10. Randy Newman - Rider In The Rain

https://soundcloud.com/retrocapnjack/97-10-10-1977

Enjoy!

[RGMike]

2nd visit to 1977

More fabulous stuff.  I don't think I'd ever heard that live Wings tune before. Ditto Eddie K's take on "Diamond Girl" -- an instant fave.  Dolly's "Higher" beats Rita Coolidge's version by a country mile.

And, strange as it sounds, there was quite a cadre of "Fanilows" (before they were called that) at my college radio station (and yes I was one) and so that Manilow medley got lots of airplay from us.

[CapnJack]

2nd visit to 1977

More fabulous stuff.  I don't think I'd ever heard that live Wings tune before. Ditto Eddie K's take on "Diamond Girl" -- an instant fave.  Dolly's "Higher" beats Rita Coolidge's version by a country mile.

And, strange as it sounds, there was quite a cadre of "Fanilows" (before they were called that) at my college radio station (and yes I was one) and so that Manilow medley got lots of airplay from us.

"Soily" was the Wings closer during their '76 tour, and it was the flipside to the "Maybe I'm Amazed" single.  The Eddie K. cover of Seals & Crofts was a happy accident on my part -- I originally had planned to use the single from his album, but stumbled upon this instead, and decided to link it with S&C's single from that year.  Dolly's "Higher" was nominated for a Grammy that year, iirc.  And the Manilow medley inclusion was inspired by his rejected Hoover jingle (a classic):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnYrcZpBquY

[RGMike]

the Manilow medley inclusion was inspired by his rejected Hoover jingle (a classic):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnYrcZpBquY

that's genius -- and in the '80s, in the UK, ElectroLux's slogan really *was* "Nothing sucks like an ElectroLux"

[CapnJack]

As promised...

...it's Friday the 13th...

... so here's a classic Dave Morey "Hits From Hell" set from Friday, May 13th, 2005.

I won't post the setlist, as I'll let the songs surprise you, and, after all, Dave does do the backsell with the artists/song titles.

https://soundcloud.com/retrocapnjack/95-10-10-dave-morey-hell

Happy Friday the 13th!

[CapnJack]

2nd visit to 1994:

 1. Al Green & Lyle Lovett - Funny How Time Slips Away
(TV: Good Morning America - Liz Phair)
 2. Liz Phair - Go West
(Movie: Pulp Fiction - Vincent buys drugs)
 3. Tom Petty - Girl On LSD
(TV: The Late Show with David Letterman - Madonna)
 4. Helen Love with Joey Ramone - Punk Boy
(Commercial: Zima)
 5. Morrissey - The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
 6. Frente! - Bizarre Love Triangle
(Movie: Pulp Fiction - Oral pleasure)
 7. The Jesus And Mary Chain with Hope Sandoval - Sometimes Always
(Movie: Clerks - Perfect carton of eggs)
 8. Veruca Salt - Seether
(TV: The O-Zone - Elvis Costello)
 9. Elvis Costello - You Tripped At Every Step
10. The Brand New Heavies - Spend Some Time

https://soundcloud.com/capnjack-1/94-10-10-1994

Bang-shang-a-lang - enjoy!

[CapnJack]

Fresh off the presses... 2nd visit to 1981:

 1. Devo - Beautiful World
(TV: 20/20 - Yoko Ono)
 2. Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice
 3. Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
(TV: Newsnight - Mick Jagger)
 4. The Rolling Stones - Heaven
 5. Joan Armatrading - The Weakness In Me
 6. Charlie Dore - You Should Hear
(TV: Tomorrow - Elvis Costello)
 7. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - You'll Never Be A Man
 8. Kool & The Gang - Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
 9. Rickie Lee Jones - Woody And Dutch On The Slow Train To Peking
10. Joe Jackson - How Long Must I Wait For You

https://soundcloud.com/capnjack-1/96-10-10-1981

Enjoy!

[RGMike]

Fresh off the presses... 2nd visit to 1981:

 1. Devo - Beautiful World
(TV: 20/20 - Yoko Ono)
 2. Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice
 3. Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
(TV: Newsnight - Mick Jagger)
 4. The Rolling Stones - Heaven
 5. Joan Armatrading - The Weakness In Me
 6. Charlie Dore - You Should Hear
(TV: Tomorrow - Elvis Costello)
 7. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - You'll Never Be A Man
 8. Kool & The Gang - Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
 9. Rickie Lee Jones - Woody And Dutch On The Slow Train To Peking
10. Joe Jackson - How Long Must I Wait For You

stellar as always. I'm not a Yoko fanatic and neither do I hate her; but I've always loved "WOTI".  I had no idea Charlie Dore did "You Should Hear..." a year before Ms. Manchester. And JJ's Jumpin' Jive is always a treat.

[CapnJack]

3rd visit to 1983:

 1. Ramones - Psycho Therapy
 2. Robert Palmer - You Can Take It (Take My Heart)
(Movie: Bill Cosby: Himself - cocaine)
 3. Cyndi Lauper - He's So Unusual / Yeah Yeah
 4. Duran Duran - Tiger Tiger
(TV: Miss America Pagent - Vanessa Williams)
 5. Prince - Irresistable Bitch
 6. Lionel Richie - Love Will Find A Way
 7. R.E.M. - Perfect Circle
(Movie: Class - love in an elevator)
 8. Madonna - Burning Up
 9. Paul McCartney - Hey Hey
10. Thompson Twins - Love Lies Bleeding

https://soundcloud.com/retrocapnjack/98-10-10-1983

[RGMike]

 2. Robert Palmer - You Can Take It (Take My Heart)

holy crap -- I've often praised Mr Palmer for his great taste in R&B covers but I had no idea he'd done this Kool & the Gang tune. Nice.

idea for '89: his take on Jermaine Jackson's "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming"

And the Madonna song is one I'd forgotten about until it turned up recently as a recurrent on Kiss-FM, despite never having been a single. A small gem.

[CapnJack]

 2. Robert Palmer - You Can Take It (Take My Heart)

holy crap -- I've often praised Mr Palmer for his great taste in R&B covers but I had no idea he'd done this Kool & the Gang tune. Nice.

idea for '89: his take on Jermaine Jackson's "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming"

I originally planned to use "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" in my recent '88 set, but decided against it since it peaked on the charts in early '89.  I'll probably do a '89 as well as an '84 set soon using the "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" (as well as a MJ-themed subset in the '84 set).

[ggould]

Fresh off the presses... 2nd visit to 1981:

 4. The Rolling Stones - Heaven

https://soundcloud.com/capnjack-1/96-10-10-1981

Enjoy!

One of my favorite Stones songs, and one of the best uses of a phased guitar.