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From: dsg@mhuxi.UUCP (David S. Green)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Covers ( Yardbirds )
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Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 08:40:52 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 13 08:40:52 1984
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> 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"
> 
> Marcel Simon		{ihnp4!allegra}!mhuxr!mfs

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.  I don't feel it is needed to
name-drop the rest of the Yardbirds alumni.  "I'm a Man" is just as good
as any other of their covers and originals.   The sixties was a time
for experimentation, cover versions of other songs that have popped
up in the seventies and eighties make me cringe, especially disco covers.

David S. Green   {ihnp4|allegra}!mhuxi!dsg   201-564-4468    Ninevah