Tune du Jour: “Shakin’ All Over” – Jimmy Kidd and The Pirates
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Iggy Pop vs. The Who vs. Robin Lane and The Chartbusters
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Jimmy Kidd and The Pirates:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Iggy Pop vs. The Who vs. Robin Lane and The Chartbusters
Iggy Pop:
The Who:
Robin Lane and The Chartbusters:
SPACE
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On!??!
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
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Can’t help but think of the Z-Cars when I hear this song. They blasted out such a brilliant version that they would have certainly won my vote if only a video existed.
Not surprisingly, Iggy Pop and The Who both do admirable jobs on the song but I don’t find either cover all that remarkable and they stretch it out too long.
On the other hand, Robin Lane puts forth an excellent, spirited and concise cover that wins my vote. I can’t help but think of our old G-ville buddy, Kathy Messer. Kathy was such a fan of Robin Lane and The Chartbusters. Wish I had a way to contact her to send a link.
Slow sludge drive through the rain-drenched alleys of a nightmare facade. Intrepid Iggy walks shirtless into a dystopian future to discover that he came in third place today.
Robin Lane! Check the following boxes:pin prick guitars, punchy drums, stun gun solo, feral energy, screeching weasel vocals, fake crowd noise. I hope they get some votes. Almost got mine. But in order to beat the champ you must win decisively and The Who have Moonmanic drums, The Ox moving all over the low end. Possibly the best rhythm section in rock history. Townshend kept it in tight for nearly three minutes before sneaking out the back door. Daltrey in authoritative control. I often complain that songs go on a bit too long but here I want more.
This is one of those old rock chestnuts that every band in existence has played in concert at some time or another, like Little Queenie or Baldheaded Woman. I never liked it. Even when a band plays it well, like Robin Lane, I’m still not won over, because I just don’t really like the song. The only version that I’ve ever really liked is The Who’s version on Live and Leeds. Every band member in The Who is a total virtuoso of their instrument, and the sum is always incredibly greater than the parts, and Live at Leeds is the best document of that. This is a peak live performance that just blows the top of your head right off. Robin was great. Iggy was okay. The Who blows ’em both away.
The Who is one of my all-time favorites.
I’ve had Live at Leeds on vinyl since high school, and I’ve always known this was a cover, but I never bothered to check out the original.
The original was surprisingly good. Makes me want to look into that band a bit more. They appear to have explored “pirate chic” years before Adam and the Ants. Seinfeld would be relieved to see no puffy shirts among the band members.
I voted Who, of course.
In Randy Bachman‘s autobiography, he says that when he met Who bass player John Entwistle, he was told that people constantly got The Who and The Guess Who mixed up. Tired of being yelled at for not playing the song, the Who started playing it just to keep the crowd happy. Bachman responded that the Guess Who had the same reasons for playing “My Generation“.
I echo Pete’s comments.
chartbusters and The Who both phenomenal, but Iggy rises above all, and pretty sure no guitars were harmed in the process