Here' a curious little chicken/egg phenomena: Bend Me, Shape Me, - a massive hit by The American Breed in the US when I was a little kid, but at presumably the same time a hit in England by another group, Amen Corner. The weird part is that the
vibe is completely different for each song. When I was in the UK I saw they were always doing this - a commercial (an advert) for "H
its of the 60's" would come on, and it would be all, "
King of the Road by Rory Flanksbury! -
Streets of Laredo by Rupert Clive!
Devil in a Blue Dress by Larry Lawrence and the Lads! - AND MORE!!" It was like (sometimes) the US didn't exist, then next minute life would be a hailstorm of Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Humphrey Bogart and Elvis memorabilia
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- Giva lissen.
PS: Listen to
just the left track of the American version, and Voila'
You've got Karaoke....