I guess we would all vote for the dulcet tones of us Gasheads belting out the song at every game. But this Leadbelly song has been recorded loads of times by some of the greatest artists around, and following Pirate49's thread, which do you think is the best recorded version? I've omitted Maximum Overdrive's enthusiastic version, which was bound to put in a strong showing!
problem with poll threads, the thread gets made 1st before the options on the poll are even made! the selections are now there
in order of the poll.... the weavers... [video=youtube;PItSzsBFNws]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PItSzsBFNws[/video] lead belly [video=youtube;Rs3mj1E8LSU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs3mj1E8LSU[/video] johnny cash [video=youtube;YvNavReXi7U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvNavReXi7U[/video] tom jones [video=youtube;SAVpm4R89WI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAVpm4R89WI[/video] ry cooder [video=youtube;2MMGT8DgM4k]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MMGT8DgM4k[/video] the sensational alex harvey band [video=youtube;kUnbxzG_AUw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUnbxzG_AUw[/video] little richard [video=youtube;mjOAsNdnCQU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjOAsNdnCQU[/video] jerry lee lewis [video=youtube;9OmVso7bqMY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OmVso7bqMY[/video]
john martyn [video=youtube;ZaurzvC8Xug]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaurzvC8Xug[/video] brian wilson [video=youtube;btWlQIyfkvk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btWlQIyfkvk[/video] willie nelson [video=youtube;nGd4jkaoHRg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGd4jkaoHRg[/video] raffi [video=youtube;CsWbo6OzBmw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsWbo6OzBmw[/video] pete seeger [video=youtube;ZcHLCv6sFFU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcHLCv6sFFU[/video] bryan ferry [video=youtube;gazP_kXMwJs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gazP_kXMwJs[/video] nat king cole [video=youtube;Iz3iDUFCXuA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz3iDUFCXuA[/video]
yes way too much time on my hand from wiki... Selected list of recorded versions 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis 1958 Johnny Cash 1960 Jim Reeves c. 1964 Mississippi John Hurt (album: Last Sessions, released 1972) 1964 Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix (album: Little Richard Is Back (And There's a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!)) 1967 The Originals on Soul Records 1968 The Irish Rovers (album: All Hung Up) 1969 The Kingston Trio (album: Once Upon a Time) 1971 John Sebastian (album: Cheapo-Cheapo Productions Presents Real Live John Sebastian) 1972 Mitch Miller and the Gang (album: Mitch Miller's Greatest Sing Along hits)[11] 1973 Leon Russell (album: Hank Wilson's Back (Vol. 1)) 1976 Ry Cooder (album: Chicken Skin Music) 1976 James Booker (album: Junco Partner) 1979 Raffi (album: Corner Grocery Store) 1986 John Koerner (Album: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Been) 1986 Michelle Shocked (album: The Texas Campfire Tapes) 1987 Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band (album: Ragged But Right) 1989 Maureen Tucker (album: Life in Exile After Abdication) 1992 Half Man Half Biscuit 1992 Dr. John (album: Goin' Back to New Orleans) 1994 Meat Puppets (EP: Raw Meat) 1999 Kelly Joe Phelps (album: Shine Eyed Mister Zen) 2002 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Willie Nelson and Tom Petty (album: Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III) 2004 The White Stripes (album: "Under Blackpool Lights") 2005 Bill Frisell (album: East/West) 2005 George Winston (album: "Montana - A Love Story") 2006 Tom Waits (album: Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards) 2007 Shivaree, (album Tainted Love: Mating Calls and Fight Songs) 2007 Band from TV, with Hugh Laurie doing piano and vocals (album Hoggin' All The Covers) 2009 Deer Tick, secret song (album: Born On Flag Day)
Trouble is, you're only allowed 15 selections per poll. I think we could have a few polls with different versions, then one Grand Final with the most popular ones from all the polls. We'll let this one run for a week or so, then I'll run number 2. There are so many versions that I'm sure we could get another two or three polls. I would knock out Raffi straight away, by the way. It's a bit like a young Jimmy Osmond!
OK you lot....hijack my idea..I don't mind...thought this could run for a few weeks while people dug out different versions....but no...let's tidy it up and have a bluddy poll Then it can die a death...you seem to have it all in hand..I'll let you get on with it then
sorry p49, i thought your thread was just for adding versions and using it as like a jukebox for us to listen to while posting on threads can always merge the threads if you want? as its your thing and gastros thing, why dont you work together on it. be nice for me to have a break. nice to see others take up projects
