― Keywords: revenge, knife, granddaughter, demonic-possession, rock-star, eel (Aus, Tuesday, 23 May 2006 20:50 (nineteen years ago)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 21:00 (nineteen years ago)
― Keywords: revenge, knife, granddaughter, demonic-possession, rock-star, eel (Aus, Tuesday, 23 May 2006 21:03 (nineteen years ago)
― Taylor, Tuesday, 23 May 2006 21:04 (nineteen years ago)
― mucho, Tuesday, 23 May 2006 21:05 (nineteen years ago)
"Sidney Bechet (23)"
daaaaaaaamn...closest runner up is Duke with 16.
― Keywords: revenge, knife, granddaughter, demonic-possession, rock-star, eel (Aus, Tuesday, 23 May 2006 21:06 (nineteen years ago)
Except Sublime's, of course.
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 21:07 (nineteen years ago)
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 21:08 (nineteen years ago)
― QuantumNoise (Justin Farrar), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 21:09 (nineteen years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 21:31 (nineteen years ago)
― punis (punis), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 21:32 (nineteen years ago)
― hector savage, Tuesday, 23 May 2006 22:51 (nineteen years ago)
― coco the kid, Tuesday, 23 May 2006 22:56 (nineteen years ago)
― tronidlfjsdlfkj, Tuesday, 23 May 2006 23:01 (nineteen years ago)
― chap who would dare to be a nerd, not a geek (chap), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 23:02 (nineteen years ago)
― remy (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 23:05 (nineteen years ago)
― baht habit, Tuesday, 23 May 2006 23:20 (nineteen years ago)
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 23:30 (nineteen years ago)
(Different song, but fuck all y'all)
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 00:01 (nineteen years ago)
― Keywords: revenge, knife, granddaughter, demonic-possession, rock-star, eel (Aus, Wednesday, 24 May 2006 00:28 (nineteen years ago)
With Buddy Rich!
Honestly I really like this version that we did in college, the guitarist and bassist came up with this great groove that's stuck in my head ever since.
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 01:09 (nineteen years ago)
― shieldforyoureyes (shieldforyoureyes), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 01:21 (nineteen years ago)
― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 02:54 (nineteen years ago)
― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 04:13 (nineteen years ago)
― JTS (JTS), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 15:26 (nineteen years ago)
― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 15:28 (nineteen years ago)
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 24 May 2006 15:39 (nineteen years ago)
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 15:40 (nineteen years ago)
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 16:09 (nineteen years ago)
― christoff (christoff), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 17:07 (nineteen years ago)
― Rick Massimo (Rick Massimo), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 17:12 (nineteen years ago)
Um, he's absolutely insane, isn't he?
― Keywords: revenge, knife, granddaughter, demonic-possession, rock-star, eel (Aus, Friday, 26 May 2006 01:50 (nineteen years ago)
As sampled by 2 Live Crew in the summertime classic "Pop That Pussy"
― PappaWheelie B.C., Friday, 26 May 2006 03:03 (nineteen years ago)
― Scott CE (Scott CE), Friday, 26 May 2006 04:01 (nineteen years ago)
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 26 May 2006 13:37 (nineteen years ago)
― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Friday, 26 May 2006 13:50 (nineteen years ago)
― NickB (NickB), Friday, 26 May 2006 13:52 (nineteen years ago)
― NickB (NickB), Friday, 26 May 2006 13:53 (nineteen years ago)
― bendy (bendy), Friday, 26 May 2006 14:19 (nineteen years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:32 (nineteen years ago)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:36 (nineteen years ago)
― Keywords: revenge, knife, granddaughter, demonic-possession, rock-star, eel (Aus, Friday, 26 May 2006 17:56 (nineteen years ago)
T/S JANIS V. MILES
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 05:35 (eighteen years ago)
NOCERA (ESL for the win)!
― Romeo Jones, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 06:16 (eighteen years ago)
Friends of Dean Martinez
― joanet vich, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 10:43 (eighteen years ago)
Swansway! -- mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, May 24, 2006 3:28 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Link
Funnily enough, the site hasn't listed this one.
(I sent them it)
― Mark G, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 10:52 (eighteen years ago)
ha, their email addy bounced!
― Mark G, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 11:17 (eighteen years ago)
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, of course.
Naw, it's Ella and Louis.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 11:25 (eighteen years ago)
Cathy Berberian
― blunt, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 12:15 (eighteen years ago)
Lee Scratch Perry's dub versh is mad awsome.
― t**t, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 15:08 (eighteen years ago)
I like the Richard Davis/Elvin Jones version a lot.
― Jordan, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 15:13 (eighteen years ago)
Miles
I can't believe I'm agreeing with Geir.
― Jazzbo, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 15:29 (eighteen years ago)
Angelique Kidjo's version is nice.
― shieldforyoureyes, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 12:43 (eighteen years ago)
Billy Stewart seconded! BBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRROPPP!
― P'zone, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 18:08 (eighteen years ago)
Upsetters seconded
― sexyDancer, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 18:10 (eighteen years ago)
Mahalia Jackson
― The Brainwasher, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 18:40 (eighteen years ago)
The Sundays
― DavidM, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 18:42 (eighteen years ago)
I am sorely tempted to recreate this as a poll.
― Oilyrags, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 19:46 (eighteen years ago)
If you create a poll here are the possible choices.
― zaxxon25, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 20:14 (eighteen years ago)
Does it ever seem weird that this song is so heavily covered? I mean it's a great song, but why this one? And also, it's a very bitter and ironic song and I feel like a lot of performances don't capture that.
― signed, J.P. Morgan CEO (Hurting 2), Monday, 20 January 2014 17:01 (twelve years ago)
Is it impossible to do the song justice without doing so?
― tsrobodo, Monday, 20 January 2014 17:17 (twelve years ago)
Shades of "Mack the Knife"/"Moritat," maybe: a strong melody over simple but memorable chord changes (excuse the lack of precision and the dangerous proximity to Geir territory) can be compelling to a wide range of interpreters even if many of them don't actively engage with the darkness or shades of irony of the lyrics. "Summertime" and "Moritat" also have a tendency to stand in for the larger works of which they're a part (then again, several other songs from Porgy & Bess are also standards, so that might not be so relevant).
― one way street, Monday, 20 January 2014 17:59 (twelve years ago)
I don't consider the chord changes to be simple - they are in the trickier end of the spectrum of jazz standards.
It can be performed either ironically or not. If I remember correctly it is performed more than once in the musical, including unironically/undark as a lullaby. I think it's okay to do it that way.
Anyway, I think it's covered a lot because yeah, strong melody, memorable chord changes and great lyrics. But also because it was written in the 30s and there wasn't a ton of songs like this around then so it really stood out, not just as a bluesy, spritual pop song but was also the outstanding example of that kind of thing for a long time.
― everything, Monday, 20 January 2014 20:04 (twelve years ago)
they're simple inasmuch as you can pretty much do single-key "blues scale" improv over most of the progression.
I used to get annoyed when I was more of a jazz player because every vocalist either wanted to sing this or All of Me
― signed, J.P. Morgan CEO (Hurting 2), Monday, 20 January 2014 20:14 (twelve years ago)
The Zombies did one of Ready Steady Go! that was quite nice.
I've never heard this but they did a studio version also, which is my pick.
― Doctor Flange, Tuesday, 21 January 2014 19:23 (twelve years ago)
I'd go for Louis and Ella, easily, but no love for the Cal Tjader?!
― Le passé, non seulement n'est pas fugace, il reste sur place (Michael White), Tuesday, 21 January 2014 21:14 (twelve years ago)
http://bandwidth.wamu.org/remembering-billy-stewart-and-van-mccoy-two-lesser-known-d-c-music-legends/
includes link to a live version by Billy Stewart that's on Youtube
“Billy did jazz, Billy did blues, he did lots of things that fit his style of music,” Ruffin says. “The thing that excited him most was when he did George Gershwin.”
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 28 June 2016 16:34 (nine years ago)
Billy Stewart has Pete Cosey on a lot of his sides too. Love that stuff.Also several live versions by Big Brother & Holding co thanks to that destructive James Gurley guitar.& that Zombies version is one I always loved.Would have been good by the Doors too.
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 28 June 2016 17:55 (nine years ago)
love this george shearing version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSnsSDoQWlI
― brimstead, Tuesday, 28 June 2016 19:08 (nine years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF_kIV1Dnmw
― hypnic jerk (rushomancy), Tuesday, 28 June 2016 19:16 (nine years ago)
L. Ron Hubbardtime
― tylerw, Tuesday, 28 June 2016 19:25 (nine years ago)
Lots of choice cuts listed already, Doc & Merle Watson's version might also be added:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPpf3FLjuMs
― bodacious ignoramus, Tuesday, 28 June 2016 22:37 (nine years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSOU6A-D_Co
― the event dynamics of power asynchrony (rushomancy), Monday, 11 July 2016 10:56 (nine years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cab-A_W7rHE
― Mark G, Monday, 11 July 2016 11:05 (nine years ago)
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/514533/city-lights-watch-fat-boy-the-billy-stewart-story/
Billy Stewart doc on PBS website
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 April 2021 04:15 (four years ago)
Zombies
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 16 April 2021 05:13 (four years ago)
Another vote for Sidney Bechet.
― Double Elvis on the Dime (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 7 June 2022 16:08 (three years ago)
Billie's is great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THflqYOqm3A
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 7 June 2022 16:13 (three years ago)
many versions are objectively better, but my favorite is still the first I heard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC_Ghf3OPnw
― Brad C., Tuesday, 7 June 2022 16:59 (three years ago)
RIght now this one, since it just popped up. Hank Mobley.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DTJTjC0fpA
― The Original Human Beat Surrender (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 4 June 2023 20:02 (two years ago)
I'm probably the only person on Earth who dislikes this tune. I think I was neutral on it until Arkology, on which there are like four consecutive versions of it on one of the discs. One is too many
― Paul Ponzi, Sunday, 4 June 2023 20:13 (two years ago)
What’s there to dislike?
― calstars, Sunday, 4 June 2023 20:24 (two years ago)
Paul try this, seriously it rules:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pxbr9GXZoI
― brimstead, Sunday, 4 June 2023 20:26 (two years ago)