You Know Who... Is Right on Time

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Jimmy Cliff, 1982
Photo by John van Hasselt
 “It’s between that and exercise, and drugs win hand [sic] down.”
-A little wisdom from John Lennon
 
So let’s see... Tribute was paid to Jimmy Cliff, I found the B-side of that weird Peter Sellers Beatles cover from last week, and I dug out a recording of Sellers and The Beatles talking about Acapulco Gold. Musically, the most pleasant surprises for me this week were finding out that Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s music is far more adventurous than their big hit had led me to believe, and Metallica doing an absolutely brilliant job covering Bob Seger.
Sent a lot of love out into the universe for legendary bass player Donald “Duck” Dunn in honor of his birthday, playing some classic Stax cuts that he played on, oh and another surprise, his work on a classic Stevie Nicks/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tune.
I also had a little time left over to pull a few things out of the backburners/leftovers folder, and tell (for the umpteenth time) my story of meeting Neil Innes (a.k.a. Ron Nasty, a.k.a. Sir Robin’s minstrel).
 
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LIC Radio 11/24/2025
 
 
David Torn
“Previous Man”
(Bill Bruford, Mark Isham, Tony Levin, David Torn)
From Cloud About Mercury  (ECM, 1987)
 
 
Jimmy Cliff
“Many Rivers to Cross”
(Jimmy Cliff)
Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor, MI, 11/7/75
Studio version released on Jimmy Cliff  (Trojan, 1969)
 
 
Peter Sellers with The Master Singers
“Help!”
(Lennon-McCartney)
Single B-side (Parlophone, 1965)
Originally recorded by the Beatles; released on Help!  (Parlophone, 1965)
 
 
The Beatles
“Strawberry Fields Forever” – take 1
(Lennon-McCartney)
Studio 2, EMI Studios, London, UK 11/14/66
Officially released as single A-side (Parlophone/Capitol, 1967) 
 
 
Rossington Collins Band
“Three Times as Bad”
(Allen Collins, Dale Krantz)
Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ, 11/24/80
Studio version released on Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere  (MCA, 1980)
 
 
The Police
“Bring On the Night”
(Sting)
Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, 11/24/80
Studio version released on Reggatta de Blanc  (A&M, 1979)
 
 
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood have a lot more 
going on than I thought.

“Disneyland”
(Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash, Mark O'Toole)
Peel Sessions, Maida Vale Studios, London, UK, 11/24/82
Official version released on the various artists sampler I Q 6 Zang Tumb Tuum Sampled  (ZTT, 1985)
 
 
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
“Learning to Fly”
(Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne)
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA, 11/24/91
Studio version released on Into the Great Wide Open  (MCA, 1991)
 
 
Alex Chilton
“Thing for You”
(Alex Chilton, Rick Davies)
The Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans, 11/24/94
Studio version released on High Priest  (Big Time, 1987)
 
 
David Bowie
“The Man Who Sold the World”
(David Bowie)
Point Depot, Dublin, IE, 11/24/95
Studio version released on The Man Who Sold the World  (Mercury, 1970)
 
 
Metallica
“Turn the Page”
(Bob Seger)
Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, 11/24/98
Studio version released on Garage Inc.  (Elektra, 1998)
Originally recorded by Bob Seger; released on Back in '72  (Palladium/Reprise, 1973)
 
 
Albert King
"Born Under a Bad Sign"
(William Bell, Booker T. Jones)
From Born Under a Bad Sign  (Stax, 1967)
 
 
Eddie Floyd
"Knock on Wood"
(Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd)
From Knock on Wood  (Stax 1967)
 
 
Amii Stewart
“Knock on Wood”
(Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd)
From Knock on Wood  (Stax 1967)
 
 
Wilson Pickett with Dan Aykroyd (as Elwood Blues) and the MG's
“Land of a Thousand Dances”
(Chris Kenner)
Atlantic Records 40th anniversary, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, 5/4/88
Pickett’s studio  version released on The Exciting Wilson Pickett  (Atlantic, 1966)
Originally recorded by Chris Kenner; released as single A-side (Instant, 1962)
 
 
Levon Helm and the RCO All-Stars
Donald "Duck" Dunn

“Milk Cow Boogie”
(Kokomo Arnold; arranged by Levon Helm and Donald Dunn)
From Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars
Originally recorded as “Milk Cow Blues” by Kokomo Arnold; released as single A-side (Decca, 1934)
 
 
Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
(Tom Petty, Mike Campbell)
From Bella Donna  (Modern, 1981)
 
 
James
“Laid”
(Tim Booth, Larry Gott, Jim Glennie)
Witness Festival, Punchestown Racecourse, County Kildare, IE, 8/5/01
Studio version released on Laid  (Fontana, 1993)
 
 
Richard Thompson Band
“The Calvary Cross”
(Richard Thompson)
Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 3/20/94
Studio version released on I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight  (Island, 1974)
Featuring Henry Kaiser
 
 
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
“The Equestrian Statue”
(Neil Innes)
From Gorilla  (Liberty, 1967)
 
 
The Allman Brothers Band
“Hot ‘Lanta”
(Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, Berry Oakley, Jai Johanny Johanson)
From Live from A&R Studios  (Allman Brothers Records, 2016)
Recorded at A&R Studios, New York, NY, 8/26/71

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