One of the reasons I wanted to get this CD set of original Herman's Hermits albums is because it has "Jezebel." I'd heard a live version of theirs a few years ago, so I wanted the studio version.
This is just a minor point, but they include the riff from "Peter Gunn" in the instrumental backing. I have two other versions of "Jezebel" (by Edith Piaf and Gene Vincent), and neither has that feature, so I'm assuming that it was the Hermits who first put the two together.
Every other year, I listen to all of the music in my collection. Often, I discover new things about music I'm familiar with or learn new things about songs I'm not as familiar with. This is where I'll be documenting that.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
The Animals' "Baby Let Me Take You Home"
I'm currently listening to a compilation album of the Animals. It includes "Baby Let Me Take You Home." I can't believe I didn't notice this earlier, but the first six notes or so are the same as those in the theme from "Peter Gunn" (except the Animals play them much faster than they are in the "Peter Gunn" theme). I've never actually seen the show, but the tune is a pretty popular one; I have four different versions in my collection.
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