Re: Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony - Disco Baby (1975)

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:33 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Last track - Hey Girl, Come and Get It.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:34 pm

Last one, Hey Girl, Hey Boy

by Nightjar Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:34 pm

Amherst Records?

Isn't Amherst the lunatic asylum from that Edgar Allan Poe story? scared

by Nightjar Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:34 pm

SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:Last one, Hey Girl, Hey Boy

Chemical Brothers cover?

by Butterfield Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:34 pm

It sounds a lot like that Gladys Knight song "Don't Change It" or something.

by Butterfield Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:35 pm

Nightjar wrote:
SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:Last one, Hey Girl, Hey Boy

Chemical Brothers cover?

lol

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:35 pm

Like the theme to some long forgotten BBC comedy show…

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:36 pm

Butterfield wrote:Hard to believe Hamish of Paul McCartney backing band "fame" co-wrote a song like this.

And that Hugh McCracken of Paul McCartney backing band fame was playing guitar on this version. scared

by Butterfield Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:36 pm

Butterfield wrote:It sounds a lot like that Gladys Knight song "Don't Change It" or something.

Which Cilla Black did a cover of in 1980. cilla

by Nightjar Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:37 pm

It's not exactly shrieking "Hey Girl, Come and Get It" to me this.

More like, Hey Girl, Come in, sit down, have a petit four while I finish this washing up...

Great Train Journeys with Michael Portillo's on on the telly.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:37 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Hugh McCracken

There's a joke in there somewhere.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:37 pm

It is over.

They played the right notes in the right places but it all felt strangely impersonal.

Now to look back at the thread and see what everybody else made of it. Excited

by Nightjar Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:37 pm

Oh, this sounds promising.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:37 pm

I shall give it 3 stars.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:38 pm

Oh, yeah, that hits harder. dance

by Nightjar Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:38 pm

Oh, it's Air Supply. shifty

by Nightjar Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:38 pm

SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:
The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Hugh McCracken

There's a joke in there somewhere.

We used to have a dentist called Phil McCaverty.

by Butterfield Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:40 pm

Well, that was somewhat lacklustre compared with what I was expecting. I love The Hustle but the rest was mostly quite tame, if not bland. And I only realised there were a million covers after I'd created the thread.

As a music journalist I'd probably give it 2/5, but I personally didn't dislike it and I was happy enough listening along - it was just a bit.... generic.

3/5

by Butterfield Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:42 pm

SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:
The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Hugh McCracken

There's a joke in there somewhere.

I thought that was Phil McCracken. Or Hugh Janus. Or somebody Fitzgerald or something.

Clary

by Nightjar Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:42 pm

I've just realised that I'm sat here topless but wearing jeans.

Not entirely unlike...

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