Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site mhuxr.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!mhuxr!mfs From: mfs@mhuxr.UUCP (SIMON) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Covers ( Yardbirds ) Message-ID: <165@mhuxr.UUCP> Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 10:02:16 EST Article-I.D.: mhuxr.165 Posted: Thu Dec 13 10:02:16 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Dec-84 05:57:45 EST References: <4000052@uokvax.UUCP> <39000044@ctvax.UUCP> <160@mhuxr.UUCP> <248@mhuxi.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 18 > [] > > 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