Dearly Belovedā¦
CHANGES ARE COMING!
Chubby Checkerās cover of the Hank Ballard penned song is the only song to be a number one hit on the Billboard charts in two non-consecutive years. The geezerās here may remember just how weird that was, hearing the exact same song as a #1 hit basically a year after it had been a hit.
I heard Hank Ballard interviewed once and he said the first time he heard the cover, he thought it was his own recording being played on white radio! He was in a tunnel when the ānewā song was being introduced, and didnāt realize it was a cover. Iāve listened to both a whole lot of times and I canāt really tell a difference.
I way prefer Finger Poppinā Time, but is there much difference really?
Thundermug?!? Havenāt heard that name in a long timeā¦Love Africaā¦Ahh-awwuh!!!
Thatās awesomeā¦never heard The Marijuana Song!