QuoteBig Al There are a number of 60’s hits and well-known ‘Brian-era’ recordings that are rarely played, or never at all. Many of these have warhorse potential, or, at least, deserve more regular exposure on stage: Heart of Stone, It’s All Over Now, The Last Time, etc. Time is on My Side is, in my opinion, long overdue for a comeback. Why She’s a Rainbow – one of their most well-known numbers –
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QuoteDandelionPowderman QuoteCongratulations Like A Rolling Stone, as it was their biggest post-'83 UK hit. Also, Mixed Emotions (though unfortunately I think Mick would struggle to perform it nightly these days). Was it a bigger hit than Harlem Shuffle? #5 in the US, #1 in New Zealand and #3 in the European Hot 100 charts. Harlem Shuffle was a UK #13, Like A Rolling Stone got to #12.
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Like A Rolling Stone, as it was their biggest post-'83 UK hit. Also, Mixed Emotions (though unfortunately I think Mick would struggle to perform it nightly these days).
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One of my very favourite songs! Pure brilliance just like everything they wrote during the Aftermath/Between The Buttons era. Steve Harley did an interesting acoustic version a couple of years back, a sort of 'mash-up' with HTW:
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I just contacted Norton records, suggesting that they issue a CD. Some of these certainly deserve to be more widely heard! Here's Bloodshot Bill's version of 'High and Dry':
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Most of those Norton singles are included in the book. Wish they'd reissue them all on CD!
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I very nearly included that one (if ever I do a similar book on The Beatles, I must include her great cover of 'The Ballad of John & Yoko'!).
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James Brown Vs Eddie Murphy.
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For anyone interested, I did a UK radio interview about the book yesterday (you won't learn anything new about the Stones, but it's quite good fun!)...
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QuoteUGK56 A cover version of "Paint It Black" shouldn't go unmentioned in my opinion. "Rot Und Schwarz" by Czech pop singer/crooner Karel Gott (1939-2019), called "The Golden Voice from Prague", who was also famous in Germany and Austria. A rather idiosyncratic interpretation in German. I included artists and genres from around the world, but I must confe
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Quotebitusa2012 QuoteDGA35 Wow, I must be getting old. On this page, 66, I've heard of 4 of these people! I’m MUCH younger than you then! Up until your post on this page, 66, I’ve heard of 5 of these people. Not including Rockman… oh wait… Ditto! Certainly on this page (66), Kat Kramer is the only one I've heard of, and that is only because I stumbled on her (mostly excellent)
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Quote1963luca0 Quote1963luca0 Ordered right now, looks great… The book arrived today via Amazon's Prime service. Looks very well done and I'll go thru it all, soon. If not a problem, I'd get in touch with you via your site. Congradulations, Luca Please do! It's always good to recieve feedback (and any honest reviews on Amazon are also appreciated). Thanks for buying it.
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Quotevertigojoe Luxury Play with Fire Hope you enjoy these. Mike. Very nice versions! Covers of 'Luxury' are rare... I ended up including a rough run-through by the Hammersmith Gorillas that wasn't released until decades later (great vocal though):
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Quotedjgab only one MIDNIGHT RAMBLER !! [227] Larry McCray it should be touched with delicate hands Indeed! There are surprisingly few covers of such a well-known song, and this is the only one I found that I like (probably because he doesn't imitate the Stones).
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Quotegagiwh Kat Kramer, actress I love Kat Kramer, a real RS/MJ devotee! Check out her duet with Billy Preston on 'Party Doll':
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QuoteRockman Australian band Beasts of Bourbon covered CS Blues I did include one cover, by Daddy Long Legs.
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Quotestonesstein Looks like an amazing work and a real labor of love - congratulations, Congratulations! Curious as to what inspired you to omit certain covers like Flesh for Lulu's Jigsaw Puzzle, Rickie Lee Jones' Sympathy for the Devil, and a real classic (IMHO) Grand Funk's Gimme Shelter? NO criticism intended, just curious, and thanks again for sharing! Thank you!
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Quotetreaclefingers QuoteCongratulations Linda Kendrick - Sympathy For The Devil Listened to that Linda Kendrick SFTD...wasn't too sure about it at the start but oh man does that cook. What a vocal! Thx for illuminating these for us! That one really deserves to be more widely known! Sadly Linda died in 2010.
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Quote1963luca0 Ordered right now, looks great… Thank you, hope you like it! And thanks to anyone else who has praised it.
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QuoteWitness Yes, impressive list! What about the Slovenian band Laibach's versions of "Sympathy for the Devil"? Haha! Problem with the 'warhorses' of course is that there are so many different versions to choose from. I like it when artists cover a relatively obscure song, and then very much make it their own. For example, I'd never choose Frank Black &
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Quotexke38 That's a most impressive list - presumably all studio versions on official releases? All are officially released recordings, but some (Blue Öyster Cult, Transvision Vamp, Terence Trent D’Arby, The Dream Syndicate, Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance + a few others) are from officially released live recordings rather than studio.
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QuoteHarlem Shuffler How long did it take to complete this project,Congratulations? Well, I've been collecting Stones covers for decades, but the actual writing (including interviews) took I guess 6 months of mostly very long days/nights!
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The big 6-0 looms next month!
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Below is a full list of what is in my book... I tried to include at least one cover version of pretty much every Decca era song (I was particularly keen to represent all of 'Between The Buttons', my favourite album!), plus a good selection from all albums afterwards and even a handful of RS solo tracks. ALL DOWN THE LINE [1] Christine Ohlman ALL I WANT IS MY BABY [2] Bobby Jame
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Here's a few of mine... The Chesterfield Kings - Can't Believe It The March Violets - Miss Amanda Jones The Pretty Things - Play With Fire Robyn Adele Anderson - Paint It Black Linda Kendrick - Sympathy For The Devil Rock City Morgue - Shattered
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Christine used to live in a Kent village quite near me (I walked/cycled past her Tudor mansion many times but never saw her). Very saddened to hear of her demise.
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Hi all, I recently published a new book that may (or may not) be of interest: UNDERCOVER: 500 ROLLING STONES COVER VERSIONS THAT YOU MUST HEAR! by Peter Checksfield Mick and Keith learned fast. Initially Rhythm ‘n’ Blues purists who believed that only ageing black Americans could write decent songs, they released their first original song ‘Stoned’ (a group-composed near-instrument
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