THE KOPY KAT KUT
This week's Kopy Kat Kut was written and originally recorded in 1960 by UK rockers Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. It gained international acclaim 5 years later when kopy kats Chad Allan and the Expressions released the song in Canada marketing it in America under the moniker Guess Who? The record company hoped that fans would be intrigued by the mystery of it all and ASSUME it was a British invasion band maybe even the Beatles. Since then, the song has become a rock and roll staple kopied by everyone from Zeppelin to the MC5. Our kopy kats this time, however, are Guess Who?, The Who, and Wanda Jackson with Jack White but we’ll start with the originators Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. The Kopy Kat Kut this time is "Shakin’ All Over." |
Just click this link to hear this week's Kopy Kat Kut:
http://soundcloud.com/carolinecorley/the-kopy-kat-kut-shakin-all
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Last week’s Kopy Kats:
This Kopy Kat Kut was written by Ed Cobb of the Four Preps, Ricky Nelson's band on Ozzie and Harriet. Gloria Jones recorded it the first time in 1965 but it went nowhere. 10 years later, a British DJ found her record in the "used" bin, played it on the dancefloor and it became a huge club hit so she recorded it again. Then, Soft Cell came along and changed the tempo and it hit the dancefloor a second time. Three decades later Imelda May gave it a rockabilly beat and here we are with a Kopy Kat Kut!
Just click this link to hear last week's Kopy Kat Kut:
http://soundcloud.com/carolinecorley/the-kopy-kat-kut-tainted-love
http://soundcloud.com/carolinecorley/the-kopy-kat-kut-tainted-love
The Kopy Kat Kut Kollection
Kopy Kat Kuts from weeks past...
Hallelujah
Written by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, originally released 1984, this song achieved little initial success but found greater popular acclaim through kopy kats. It has been covered by almost 200 different artists in various languages.
Leonard Cohen said recently that he finds the number of different kopy kats "ironic and amusing" given that when he first wrote the song his record company wouldn't release it.
To hear Hallelujah, click this link: http://soundcloud.com/carolinecorley/the-kopy-kat-kut-hallelujah
Leonard Cohen said recently that he finds the number of different kopy kats "ironic and amusing" given that when he first wrote the song his record company wouldn't release it.
To hear Hallelujah, click this link: http://soundcloud.com/carolinecorley/the-kopy-kat-kut-hallelujah
Good Lovin'
This song was first recorded in 1965 by R&B singer Lemme B. Good and it went nowhere. About a month later it was redone with considerably rewritten lyrics by The Olympics. And it went nowhere. They say the third one’s the charm so when the Young Rascals covered the song in 1966 it went to number one.
Our kopy kats this time are an interesting and diverse group – first the Grateful Dead with Bobby fronting the band, then Bobby McFerrin accapella then, believe it or not, Bruce Willis, yes, the actor. He did the song once in an episode of "Moonlighting." Then we wrap it up with the greatest kopy kats of all Felix Caveliere and The Young Rascals.
To hear one of the RNR Hall of Fame’s Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, click this link: http://soundcloud.com/carolinecorley/kopy-kat-kut-the-songs-that
Our kopy kats this time are an interesting and diverse group – first the Grateful Dead with Bobby fronting the band, then Bobby McFerrin accapella then, believe it or not, Bruce Willis, yes, the actor. He did the song once in an episode of "Moonlighting." Then we wrap it up with the greatest kopy kats of all Felix Caveliere and The Young Rascals.
To hear one of the RNR Hall of Fame’s Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, click this link: http://soundcloud.com/carolinecorley/kopy-kat-kut-the-songs-that