Relatively unknown gems of songs…

[PinzaC55]

I doubt many people are aware that Hound Dog by Elvis was a cover of the original by Big Mama Thornton.

 

[daventry cat]

got liz fraser on it....thats enough

 

[Grimes]

 

[Mr Vertigo]

 

[steadybreeze]

Not sure how unknown they are though

 

[Frank Bullitt]

Great tune but is it relatively unknown

I think it reached no.2 in the charts.

 

[Mr Vertigo]

 

[Prefab]

The bible - Mahalia

Good album anarl

 

[Frank Bullitt]

Are you back ?

 

[Mr Vertigo]

Are you back ?

never. just traces remaining. I'll probably be posting some bland indie shite this time next week.

 

[EcosseMackem]

If you haven't heard these 2 gems, then give them a listen.

Pete Wylie at his best/earlier incarnation of the Mighty Wah!

Wah! Heat - Better Scream
Wah! Heat - Seven Minutes to Midnight

Both classics!
Both Gems!
Both not widely known outside of Wylie devotees

Other Boys and Somesay from the first album
Weekends from the second
Any tune from the Scars - Author Author
Any Tune from the Sound - Jeopardy
The Stranglers - This Song
The Stranglers - Last Men On The Moon
In fact most of The Stranglers last album Dark Matters
Waiting For Lorraine - The Distractions

 

[squavers]

 

[Harry Gates]

The Submarine Song by The Candy Skins.

Kenneth Cope's sons' band, for anyone who remembers Randall and Hopkirk [Deceased]

 

[chriswallace85]

Surely this woulda been a hit if he'd put it out...

 

[Burlesque]

More Than a Dream
The Farmers Boys
( can’t do links sorry)

 

[tonyfromalnwick]

 

[Burlesque]

Good choice

 

[Barrington Womble]

 

[Harry Gates]

Careful by Horse

 

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