Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site lasspvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!lasspvax!ask From: ask@lasspvax.UUCP (Andreas S. Kronfeld) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Yardbirds Message-ID: <150@lasspvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 02:19:08 EST Article-I.D.: lasspvax.150 Posted: Fri Dec 14 02:19:08 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 15-Dec-84 00:35:45 EST Reply-To: ask@lasspvax.UUCP (Andreas S. Kronfeld) Organization: Theory Center (Cornell University) Lines: 32 >> [] >> > On the other hand, one of the absolute WORST covers in history is >> > the Yardbirds's so-called version of "Mannish Boy", which they retitled >> > "I'm a Man" >> > >> >> The Yardbirds "broke up" almost 20 years ago. I happen to like their >> version of "I'm a Man". It is up-beat and you can dance to it (-:. >> But seriously, I think that the Yardbirds were one of the most important >> groups to come out of England during the '60s because of the content of >> their work and the members of their band who went on to bigger and perhaps >> better things, specifically Eric Clapton. <... Rest Deleted...> > >I LOVE the Yardbirds. That does not change the fact that their desecration >of "Mannish Boy" is an affront in the face of the Universe > > >Marcel Simon {ihnp4!allegra}!mhuxr!mfs Indeed. "I'm a Man" doesn't seem so bad until you hear Muddy Waters do "Mannish Boy." Anyone who wants a nice retrospective of the Yardbirds with informative liner notes should pick up the greatist hits album on Epic a few years back. Incidentally, they have regrouped as Box of Frogs, made an album and toured; of course this is without the electrocuted Keith Relf. Jimmy Page has expressed interest in collaborating if another BoF album comes to pass. -- ``Bustin' makes me feel good!'' Andreas Kronfeld arpa: ask@lnsvax Newman Lab. of Nuclear Studies usenet: cornell!lnsvax!ask Cornell University