Quite simply one of the most exciting rock performances ever...the drummer is my hero...the song is almost unknown..but has been a classic in my head since the Groovies recorded it...and thanks to Jack White I discovered Wanda Jackson...and saw her in concert last week... Bring back The Raconteurs I say...Rock and Roll is here to stay...
The Raconteurs are one of few bands that could put out an album full of covers, and have it hold up to their original stuff... and the covers be better than the original versions.
Not this cover, though. It lacks the combination of loose and flowing intensityintensity that the original does. This has intensity, but is more tight fisted.
@@eastwest42286 The Flamingo album is packed with both high energy numbers like this tune and more soulful songs like Childhood's End and She's Falling Apart. A killer LP indeed. Also like Teenage Head, another great collection of original compositions given that in later years the band did a lot of cover versions.
If you enjoy this song, then you owe it to yourself to listen to the album from which the original was on: Flamingo by the Flamin’ Groovies released in 1970. A rock ‘n’ roll classic! But don’t stop there, you must then listen to Teenage Head, which was released the following year. Brilliant!
If you mean it was "borrowed" from Ray Charles' "I Don't Need No Doctor", I agree. But let's face it, everyone borrowed from everyone and still do. The lyrics are most definitely Flamin' Groovies lyrics.
Loved this when I saw it on ACL years ago. When I looked for it on Itunes, I couldn't find a listing, but I did find a version from 2001 by the Maggots (Sorry, the Flaming Groovies weren't listed either. Admittedly, I thought the Raconteurs were covering the Maggots!), which I purchased. Similar feel and tempo. Recommended.
One of the few songs UI ever learnt the solo off Cyril San Francisco every weekend Groovies gig was our hit Cyril got pissed off with us Brit lsads because Danny Mihm met us in the bar before gigs Like Baldy was a saint!
it must be the first time the Groovies got any royalties for one of them killer tunes.... thanks to Jack White even if I still prefer the Flaming(o) version
does anyone know where to get any good live performances of them on dvd? i swear i've been jamming their live videos off youtube through my phone and into the car for weeks months now...even more than the actual albums.
i dig the cover, but the Flaming Groovies pull off the ending so much better... Of course, They wrote the song. Raconteurs still rule for covering the Flaming Groovies though. Long Live Rock!!!
I have looked on Amazon & this performance(on DVD) is not avaliable. Does anybody know of where else I could look? I a huge Raconteurs fan, & would love to have a legit copy of their performance on austin city limits.
