If you're like me, you can't get enough of the Sonics. You know 'em, the baddass early stuff. "Psycho", "The Witch", "Cinderella", "Boss Hoss", "Strychnine", "He's Waitin'", "Shot Down". Aaargh! Fuck, just thinking about them raises the hair. It's some-of-you-may-never-get-it type essential stuff. Whenever some would-be chin-rubbing egghead starts spouting off about "proto-punk", if the Sonics aren't near the top of the list, just walk away. There are those who may never get it. What would be the point of trying to convert them? The early Sonics records came with stale beer, cigarette ashes and sweat pressed into their grooves. If that's not your thing, why are we standing here talking?
Here's three covers by them. Sonics people will know these. If you profess to love the Sonics but don't know these, you should stop the cherry picking. Take your sorry ass on down to the record store and buy yourself a twelve inch LP.
To fully appreciate what the Sonics can do with a cover, check Richard Berry's original version of "Have Love, Will Travel", and then listen to the Sonics' version. Now go back to what you were doing.
Here's three covers by them. Sonics people will know these. If you profess to love the Sonics but don't know these, you should stop the cherry picking. Take your sorry ass on down to the record store and buy yourself a twelve inch LP.
To fully appreciate what the Sonics can do with a cover, check Richard Berry's original version of "Have Love, Will Travel", and then listen to the Sonics' version. Now go back to what you were doing.
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Listen:
The Sonics - Have Love Will Travel mp3 at Wish I Were There
The Sonics -Do You Love Me mp3 at ATumblr (?)
The Sonics - Walkin' the Dog mp3 at ATumblr (?)
The originals:
Richard Berry - Have Love Will Travel (streaming) at YouTube
The Contours - Do You Love Me (streaming) at YouTube
Rufus Thomas - Walkin' the Dog (streaming) at YouTube
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The Sonics -Do You Love Me mp3 at ATumblr (?)
The Sonics - Walkin' the Dog mp3 at ATumblr (?)
The originals:
Richard Berry - Have Love Will Travel (streaming) at YouTube
The Contours - Do You Love Me (streaming) at YouTube
Rufus Thomas - Walkin' the Dog (streaming) at YouTube
Visit:
More Sonics here Scroll down for older posts.
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