jllWAfan1982 wrote:We know that JLL has written only very few songs, so that limits the scope to this question. But I was listening to Cliff do "High School Confidential," and I was wondering, what are other great covers of JLL written songs that I should be aware of, and which are perhaps worth searching out?
peterchecksfield wrote:jllWAfan1982 wrote:We know that JLL has written only very few songs, so that limits the scope to this question. But I was listening to Cliff do "High School Confidential," and I was wondering, what are other great covers of JLL written songs that I should be aware of, and which are perhaps worth searching out?
Personally I don't think that one's worth seeking out as it's only a rough TV recording...
Anyway, 'Lincoln Limousine' by Kenneth Swanstrom is one that springs to mind.
Perhaps you should expand the question to include songs written specifically with JLL in mind? That way we can include things like 'When I Get Paid' by Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers & 'Fools Like Me' by The Merseybeats.
jllWAfan1982 wrote:We know that JLL has written only very few songs, so that limits the scope to this question. But I was listening to Cliff do "High School Confidential," and I was wondering, what are other great covers of JLL written songs that I should be aware of, and which are perhaps worth searching out?
jllWAfan1982 wrote:I heard High School Confidential on a Cliff Richard 4 disc box set called Rare 'n' Rockin'--I've no idea if it is official or bootleg. Some of the songs sound studio and others sound live, though the audience was so hysterical I wondered if it was a studio faked audience rather than a real one. At any rate, I thought Cliff's High School Confidential was pretty good, though not anywhere in the same league as JLL.
peterchecksfield wrote:jllWAfan1982 wrote:I heard High School Confidential on a Cliff Richard 4 disc box set called Rare 'n' Rockin'--I've no idea if it is official or bootleg. Some of the songs sound studio and others sound live, though the audience was so hysterical I wondered if it was a studio faked audience rather than a real one. At any rate, I thought Cliff's High School Confidential was pretty good, though not anywhere in the same league as JLL.
It's from the 'Oh Boy!' TV show & yes it's been released officially (& yes the audience were real; The Beatles weren't the first to have hysterical female audiences nor were they the last!).
I love Cliff's hit version of 'It'll Be Me', & his version of 'Down The Line' is pretty good too.
As for "Jerry Lee Lewis songs", if the artist who covers these songs learnt them via JLL then they're "JLL songs" as far as I'm concerned, just like 'Money' & 'Roll Over Beethoven' are Beatles songs to many.
Tim in St. Louis wrote:I may have mentioned this in another thread, but Tom Jones' version of "Green, Green Grass" is so blantantly taken from JLL that he even uses the same pausing and emphasis in his recitation. I had never noticed before, but heard it again recently and was surprised.
BTW, Hank Jr. does a very good version of Whole Lotta Shakin, including playing the piana.
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