Mae West
Hard To Handle
mp3 I know I shouldn't have, but I watched the very very very bad movie "
Myra Breckinridge" (1970) on the
Fox Movie Channel last week. Well in this movie was a cover of "Hard to Handle" by of all people
Mae West. Before that very moment. The only version of that song I've ever heard was by the
Black Crowes. If you had asked me who originally did that song I would have said the
Black Crowes. Not only would I have been wrong, but I would have missed out on some wonderful renditions by
Otis Redding,
Grateful Dead, and
Harpers Bizarre. I haven't discovered who orignaly perfomed it yet. Maybe I'll send an e-mail off to Brian Ibbott at
Coverville to see if he knows.
iTunes Music Store Links of "Hard to Handle":
Tuesday, February 14, 2006, 10:41:00 AM by Scrow
Didn’t know that either. Interesting.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006, 11:32:53 AM by Program Witch |
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wwwAfter pay day I may have to buy those and compile an album of nothing but "Hard to Handle" covers. Ha!
A friend of mine says "Hard to Handle" was originally done by Otis Redding.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006, 5:11:57 PM by Brian Ibbott |
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wwwOtis Redding was indeed the first to release the track, in 1968 (released after his death). He co-wrote the song with Allen Jones and Alvertis Isbell.
Yeah, you’re not the only one who didn’t know that the Crowes’ version was a cover. They did make it their own, which is the sign of a good cover. I think I’ll play the Redding version on an Originalville episode of Coverville in the next few weeks.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006, 8:18:40 AM by Program Witch |
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wwwThanks Brian.
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