L.. L. LITTLE WILLIE J.

Here's a fun one. Three cover versions of "Fever", the song first recorded by Little Willie John in 1956 and a hit by for Peggy Lee two years later. The three covers below are all are close enough in length that you can open them open separately and try your hand at syncing your own chorus. Haven't tried it yet myself, but my evening ahead is empty enough that I'm sure I will. It just seems like, if it is possible, it will either sound really good, bizarre or laughable. Any of those could describe my mood, so there's nothing to lose at this end. That's not to say that these versions aren't good on their own. They're all great, and all different.

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Listen:
Little Willie John - Fever (streaming) at YouTube
La Lupe - Fever mp3 at Aurgasm
Sharon Cash - Fever mp3 at De Discos y Monstruos
Patti Drew - Fever mp3 at Music Dawn

HERE'S YOUR KISSY KISSY POO POO

Being that I've not had a squeeze on Valentines Day more often than I've had one, I don't have a lot of experience in this field, never been very clear on what all the lovey dovey protocol is. Let me see if I've got this straight, you buy chocolates that taste like crap, buy flowers that will eventually die, go to a fancy dinner that you can't really afford, and top it all off with red stuff all over the place? Really? That's what you do to tell someone you love them? Like rolled tacos with guacamole and a six pack isn't romantic? Never could figure those courting rituals out. That said, who am I to stand in your way? I know it's already the day of, and late in the day at that, but they may help you close the deal. Two mixes over at the hibernating Spread the Good Word, just perfect for your petting party. They're streaming, but you can just turn down the lights and tell your partner you moved the stereo. Good mixes too, go there and check the song lists.  There's a few single songs down there too. Is that what's called foreplay?

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Listen:
Ronnie Self - You're So Right For Me mp3 at Rocky-52.net
The Sonics - Have Love Will Travel mp3 at Girl Jukebox
Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love? mp3 at Rocky-52.net
Little Willie John - Fever mp3 at Clones Project
The mixes:
A Bloody Love Mix Part 2 at Spread the Good Word
A Bloody Love Mix Part 3 at Spread the Good Word

DO THE SAINT VITUS

I would be mighty surprised if a bunch of you didn't already know Little Willie John's "I'm Shakin'" from the Blasters cover of it. Then again, that was the eighties and if you aren't a middle age person who had good taste back then, or a younger person who's done their homework, you may not know it. Come to think of it, a lot of you may not know it. Well, it's high time we fix that, because, although I'm sure I've brought it up it before, it bears repeating. It's a damn fine song, and you should know it like the back of your hand. Being that the Blasters are the ones that turned me onto it, I can think of no better segue, so here's a link to a great post at Beware of the Blog, "Songs the Blasters Taught Us." It's the original versions of a mess of songs the Blasters have covered. Yep, I know, I've posted it before. But did you get them all back then? I didn't think so cherry picker. Go school yourself.

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Listen:
Little Willie John - I'm Shakin' mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Little Junior Parker - Barefoot Rock mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Lee Allen - Walkin' With Mr. Lee mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Thirty more! at Beware of the Blog

LAST MINUTE DOG HOUSE PASS

Did you forget what day it is? Depending on what time zone you're in, this might be too late. A preemptive kiss up should have been posted last night, but I was too busy getting off on the Invictas. Regardless, if you're in the dog house, this might be your only chance for redemption. So here's a few sweets for your special someone. If you need to make your point with gusto, I'd start the plea Ronnie Self or the Sonics, move on to the mix from Funky 16 Corners and seal the deal with Phil Phillips. And, you can always lay it on real thick by handing over the mixes from Romeo Reverend Tom Frost that were posted a few days ago. But, as you can probably guess, I'm the last person you should take this sort of advice from.

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Listen:
Ronnie Self - You're So Right For Me mp3 at Rocky-52.net
The Sonics - Have Love Will Travel mp3 at Girl Jukebox
Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love? mp3 at Rocky-52.net
Little Willie John - Fever mp3 at Diddywah
Phil Phillips - Sea of Love mp3 at Diddy Wah
Five more lovey doveys at Diddy Wah

Mixes:

Funky 16 Corners' Dance of Love - 18 song soul heavy mix from loverboy Larry Frank Wilson, Charlie Rich, Darrell Banks, Jackie Wilson, Eddie Bo and Inez Cheatham, Charlie Earlands Erector Set, JJ Barnes, Spinners, Sand Pebbles, Platters, Lee Dorsey and Betty Harris, Len Barry, Producers, Lee Williams and the Cymbals, Broadways, Velvelettes, Soul Brothers Six, Wilson Pickett

Spread the Good Word's A Bloody Love Mix, Volume 3

John Buck & The Blazers, Bobby Freeman, Dorsey Burnette, Donnie & Ronnie, the Del-Vikings, Don Johnston, Marvin Rainwater, Piano Red, B.B. King, Ann Cole, the Valentinos, Soul Brothers Six, the Duetts, the Highway Q.C.'s, Del Shannon, Tom Reeves, Jimmy Kirkland, Lord Creator, Johnny Burnette, Sanford Clark, Eddie Cochran, the Four Dreamers, and the Animals

Spread the Good Word's A Bloody Love Mix, Volume 2
The Cramps, the World Famous Upsetters, Ronnie Love, Lavern Baker, Mickie Most & His Playboys, the Mustangs, the Righteous Brothers, Johnny Cash, the Wild Ones, Etta James, Benny Joy, Elvis Presley, Roy Hamilton, Bracey Everett, Shouting Thomas Torment, Billy Fury, Little Willie John, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson, Renato Carosone, Irving Aaronson & His Commanders, Ric Cartey, and the ever amorous Wild Man Fischer.