I'm not Irish, but these guys are.
Happy St. Patrick's Day.
Download:
"My Lonely Sad Eyes" mp3
by Them, 1966.
"Could You, Would You" mp3
by Them, 1966.
"Friday's Child" mp3
by Them, 1967.
"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" mp3
by Them, 1966.
all tracks available on The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison
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BONUS
Some listeners may recognize Them's version of "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" as a sample on Beck's Odelay CD. He's not Irish either.
"Jack-Ass" mp3
by Beck, 1996.
available on Odelay
BONUS BONUS
Here's the original by another not Irish guy, who took his name from a Welsh poet.
"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" + interview mp3
"It's Alright Ma, It's Life and Life Only" mp3
by Bob Dylan, February 17, 1965.
Bruce Langhorne: second guitar
from The Les Crane Show: WABC New York
available on Dimestore Medicine
bootleg
photo © Ted Barron, 2008.
Great post! Don't forget Beck's Devils Haircut - the verse's drumbeat is from Them's cover of James Brown's Out of Sight and the guitar riff was taken from Them's I Can Only Give You Everything.
ReplyDeletesuper post, thanks for the education
ReplyDeletei never heard the original of "my lonely sad eyes," -real dig it
i know and love maria mckee's version - heard?
and i never heard the "could you would you" version either, i know willy deville's
see ya!
dave in sf