Uncle Joe

Edna, are you sure it isn't Blue Swede? Their version had the ooga-chooka backgroond.

Bubba Wubba??? Are you really Downtown Julie Brown? Just kidding...couldn't resist.

It wouldn't be Huey Lewis and the News', "Need A New Drug" would it? Didn't Lewis win a suit against Robert Parker, Jr. for copping the composition?

..And let's not forget "Thank You" by Sam and Dave. I think it was a bout a girl who was a good sport . Sorry, I know...terrible.

I don't know who did it (it's from the 30's or 40's)but.... "Is You Is Or Is You Aint My Baby"?

Peaches, it took me years to figure out what they were really saying. I didn't hear "linen", but I sure as hell didn't hear "movin' in" either. Peach-lette? LOL...How cute!

So then, shooting blanks can be a good thing? Can't get yours, CGirl...I'll play later.

I think we'd all like to hear more about that.

Does the Spanish part in Who Let The Dogs Out count?

She's A Bad Mama Jama...Carl Carlton...funkadunka

The Doors' Touch Me........stronger than dirt!

The Alan Parsons Project used various guest singers. As did Steely Dan in the early days.

LMAO! Wearing a plain white apron?

There's a wonderful album with BB King and Diane Schuur called "Heart to Heart". I love it. It's blues/jazz. Also, BB King recorded some neat stuff with Bonnie Raitt. I have their versions of, "Baby, I Love You" and "Right Place, Wrong Time". I'll gladly e-mail them to you if you like. Oops, but not in a "file-sharing" sense. Just for you to listen to and then delete. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

I'm not a big fan of country music, though I'll listen to any kind of music. There are a handful of country songs I like. That's beside the point here, though. Over the years many rock groups (especially "classic rodk" groups) have written and recorded country type songs. I'm not talking about groups who have covered a country tune, ie The Beatles', "Act Naturally". No, I'm talking about original songs by rock groups that are strongly country flavored. Here are a few to start us off: The Rolling Stones have done several,such as "The Girl With The Faraway Eyes", "Dead Flowers", "Tumbling Dice", etc. Boz Scaggs did "Fly Like A Bird". The Beatles had, "I've Just Seen A Face" and more. Can you name some? PS: I like all the songs mentioned above.

The Olympics ( Western Movies, Mine Exclusively, etc.)

Mamas and Papas

There was a song called "Marie" by an Irish group called The Bachelors. Could that be what you're referring to?

John Wayne's "Rio Bravo" and El Dorado". These two movies used basically the same script, just shot with different supporting casts. They were both cheesy, but rather fun. Anyone seen 'em both?

MT...you and I can write something in 30 minutes, hire a cameraman and get some idiot on TV to recommend our "wonderful little film" and become millionaires. Damn, now everyone knows! Uh, wanna start a band?

Well, apparently "la la la la", etc. isn't one of them.

I don't know, Edna...BUT...listening to Bread's version I can see how it could easily be re-done in a reggae style. I'm bumpin' and movin' to it in my mind. Much more reaction than I ever got from Bread's original.

You mean that "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" doesn't do it for you? heh heh Seriously, how about a great new sports video? Well then, check out Five For Fighting's, "One Hundred Years". I know...it's not really a sports song but the video is great if you like sports. Trust me.

I always liked Domenico Mondugno's "Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu" aka "Volare" when Bobby Rydell did it. Also, Lio's, "Ba-Na-Na Split". Matt Munro's. "My Kind Of Girl"...oops, wait. He was British wasn't he? Not quite that foreign then....nevermind. LOL

Cos...Deep Purple's "Made In Japan" gets my vote of the albums on your list. Dynamite!