The Ramones > Blitzkrieg Bop
Composed by Dee Dee & Tommy Ramone
“Blitzkrieg Bop is number 92 on the Rolling Stone list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.” [Wikipedia.org]
Carole King > Up On The Roof
Composed by Carole King & Gerry Goffin
I was too young to hear the original hit by The Drifters, so when The Persuasions sang it a cappella it hit me like a ton of bricks. I never much liked James Taylor’s cursory treatment, and like almost everyone else I ignored this album where Carole covered it herself. Who really wants to hear a white girl writer-turned-singer cover her own tune (and she didn’t even write the poigant lyric)?
What an idiot! My recent rediscovery led me back to Carole’s first solo album. Just like on You’ve Got A Friend, she takes a song I had related to the background and reinjects it with heartbreak. Soul? It’s soul baby, for real. Don’t be as stupid as me, listen.
Carole King Week #4
Legends of Singer/Songwriters #3
Legends of Songwriting #4
A critic once said “few records are this perfect.” I’d have to agree, but what do expect when it’s build on a perfect Bach melody?
