Music Fan?

[sanguine]

I must say that I prefer the original version of this song over Johnny Cash's cover.

Fair enough, I think it's just the context of Cash's life at the time.

 

[sanguine]

Who remembers Spirit in the Sky, I Hear You Knocking, , In The Summertime, all the reggae stuff The Liquidator etc

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I do now ...

 

[Lamont D]

Elton ?

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Correct!




Who had a one hit wonder on the Motown label with 'Under the boardwalk' ?

 

[noblehead]

I must say that I prefer the original version of this song over Johnny Cash's cover.

Have to disagree, Johnny's take on the song was much more powerful and emotional than Nine Inch Nails, maybe the video looking back on his life made it more so.

 

[iHs]

Correct!




Who had a one hit wonder on the Motown label with 'Under the boardwalk' ?[/QUOTE

The Drifters

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[iHs]

Who remembers The Staple Singers?

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[Giverny]

Have to disagree, Johnny's take on the song was much more powerful and emotional than Nine Inch Nails, maybe the video looking back on his life made it more so.

I think it's just because I'm a die hard NIN fan!

 

[zand]

Who remembers The Staple Singers?

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Yes vaguely

 

[Lamont D]

Who remembers The Staple Singers?

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Off the top of my head , got a couple of their songs on my playlist!


Will ask again for the diehard fans of music, who had a one hit wonder on Motown with 'under The Boardwalk?

 

[iHs]

I have their LP The Best Of.......I,'ll take you there .......Respect Yourself


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[Robinredbreast]

I agree about Al Green, superb talent and voice, Junior Walker saxophonist supreme! Alex O' great voice after a few great hits, then what?
Archie Bell? jimmy and David Ruffin solo stuff? Biggest band in the world - Earth, Wind and Fire?
Eddie Holman, Eddie Kendricks solo.

My best local soul group - The Real Thing.

Best live performance - Edwin Starr. War! What is it good for? Nothing!


Any more?

Of course the fantastic Edwin Starr, and what a track Never mind government politicians sitting in conference discussing the shocking state of the world we live in, and sending troops in to other countries play Edwin Starr's.......... War ! What it is good for? absolutely nothing.....................

Will still try to do my list, but it's going to be difficult trying to choose. ps the Lee Dorsey track is ' Working in a coalmine'

 

[Lamont D]

Of course the fantastic Edwin Starr, and what a track Never mind government politicians sitting in conference discussing the shocking state of the world we live in, and sending troops in to other countries play Edwin Starr's.......... War ! What it is good for? absolutely nothing.....................

Will still try to do my list, but it's going to be difficult trying to choose. ps the Lee Dorsey track is ' Working in a coalmine'

He had another hit around the same time called 'War' my favourite of his is called 'Time'.
Saw him live at 'The Wookey Hollow' in Liverpool!



Still waiting for someone to tell me the answer or even guess, to whom sang the song 'Under the Boardwalk, originally sang by The Drifters
A Motown one hit wonder! Come on you diehard fans of music!,

 

[Lamont D]

A Wigan Casino fan ? Those Northern soulers could dance, dance,dance

Went Top Rank in Liverpool, that was some place!
Been to quite some places in my teens, never got around to Wigan Pier tho!

Think I missed out on something!

 

[Robinredbreast]

Who remembers Spirit in the Sky, I Hear You Knocking, , In The Summertime, all the reggae stuff The Liquidator etc

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Oh my goodness, I loved The Liquidator, and what about Dave and Ansell Collins and the great tune Return of Django . Love the old Rocksteady stuff, Ska, reggae, it's Jamaican music from it's roots

 

[Robinredbreast]

He had another hit around the same time called 'War' my favourite of his is called 'Time'.
Saw him live at 'The Wookey Hollow' in Liverpool!



Still waiting for someone to tell me the answer or even guess, to whom sang the song 'Under the Boardwalk, originally sang by The Drifters
A Motown one hit wonder! Come on you diehard fans of music!,

I'm sure it was The Drifters, who did under The Boardwalk nosher and erm Bruce Willis did it as well

 

[Robinredbreast]

Went Top Rank in Liverpool, that was some place!
Been to quite some places in my teens, never got around to Wigan Pier tho!

Think I missed out on something!

Google Wigan Casino in the 1970's for the northern soul,I nearly went, but then my mum and dad, said NO

 

[Robinredbreast]

Went Top Rank in Liverpool, that was some place!
Been to quite some places in my teens, never got around to Wigan Pier tho!

Think I missed out on something!

We used to get the train and go to Reading's Top Rank, so exciting and cool ( at the time) and the 70's clothes, well

 

[Lamont D]

I remember the ska, when you could dance together all races, and fads and styles came together and celebrated Jamaican music.
Skinheads, the original, not the racists, bouncing to the early Madness songs, the Mods.etc. good times!

 

[Lamont D]

We used to get the train and go to Reading's Top Rank, so exciting and cool ( at the time) and the 70's clothes, well

Ben Sherman, Parellel or Oxford Bags, Brogues. Two tone suits!

 

[Robinredbreast]

I have loved posting on this fantastic thread, the wonderful memories have taken me back in time and is making feel a little choked up right now, but in a good way Music gets to the soul