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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253320
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An astute observation, flotsam, but apparently there are a couple of bands called Mustache which I would offer as strong contenders...! lol

The Cars actually sang Drive, but should obviously have performed Route 66 and Speedway At Nazareth (and I am sure there must be other appropriate songs for them)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCjLWDWS1VU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuZA6qiJVfU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs91er7AZmg


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Oh wow LadyK I would love to hear those renditions by Disturbed


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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253346
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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253356
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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: michele rose] #1253391
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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253428
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Lex,
I do think Cars also should have covered Paul Simon's "Cars Are Cars."

Flotsam,
I was thinking that Debussy's La Mer would be too difficult for Seals and Crofts, but a good sea chanty like "Greenland Fisheries" or "Shoals of Herring" might be good.

Also:
"The Marvelous Toy" by Yo-Yo Ma


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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253434
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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253458
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Nice ones MR smile
A sea shanty would be excellent LK, and maybe to feature the latter half, what about Rain On The Scarecrow?
And Little Red Corvette is another for The Cars.

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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253488
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ABC - ZZ Top (RIP Dusty Hill)

A couple more for the Cars - Long Black Limousine and Chauffeur Blues

Excellent Gordon Lightfoot suggestion from michele rose! lol

(Paul Simon's song Cars Are Cars was a new one to me, and the rather impressive Angels were a new act to me)

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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253490
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Since we're on the car theme....


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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253491
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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253519
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I particularly liked the Stills one UW thumbsup

Staying with the theme ...

Big Yellow Taxi - Deathcab For Cutie
Im In Love With My Car - Rage Against The Machine

Glad you liked The Angels Lex. They were my go-to pub band at the time.
The song for which they are iconically known is Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again. A reowrked version of a terribly boring effort once they reinvented themselves to be way heavier, here is a 1979 version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLZl6vgT7HM

Not long after, a very fun and boozy ((and not entirely appropriate aka rude words) audience refrain sprung up at live performances. How many times did I go hoarse as a result!
Two links below also highlight the tempo at which they variously performed the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jLoxp8EmoM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-lO3tZDKLQ

So many great Aussie bands of that period.

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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253536
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Flotsam, did the Angels have a change of vocalist or did the vocalist have a radical change of image?

My favourite Australian offerings are just about anything by Emily Barker (now a UK resident) but especially the album Dear River, Diesel and Dust by Midnight Oil, The Kick by INXS, and of course some of the BeeGees material (although at least some of them were born in the Isle of Man and a statue of them has recently been erected here).

But back to the theme, perhaps Drive All Night by Midnight Oil or The Cars smile

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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253543
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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: Lex] #1253592
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No change Lex; he aged and then got quite sick. He was 67 when he passed away in 2014.
I didn't know the Gibb boys came specifically from Isle of man. And I don't know Emily Barker so will check out Dear RIver. The other two are classics.

Re the theme, The Cars would certainly have an extensive catalogue. We could add Little Red Corvette, Mustang Sally, Highway Star, Heel on Wheels and lots more.

To change tack, there was an Ozzie band for a brief fleeting moment called Big Pig. What songs might they sing??



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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253600
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There is a rash(er) of songs about bacon... lol

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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253601
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haha


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Almost anything else I can think of in connection with Big Pig would probably be considered unacceptably insensitive for GB... shame lol

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Moving on then .........rolleyes

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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253641
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bravo

Maybe Big PIg could do All The Small Things.

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And maybe Dusty Springfield?

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Re: Who should have performed that song? [Re: flotsam] #1253651
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Grind Baby Grind and Grind With Me by The Steve Miller Band smile

I was trying to think of a suitable artist's name (other than perhaps Cheap Trick again) for performing Leader Of The Pack or The Joker, and stumbled upon this... https://www.well-played.com.au/my-f...-about-crazy-band-names-and-song-titles/

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How 'bout this Lex.......

Leader of The Pack by The American Breed

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