Herbie Mann’s Disco “Walk on the Wild Side”

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Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 02, 2018
Category: Fads | Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art | Music | 1970s

Comments

I wonder what Lou Reed thought of this version? Maybe he just smiled as he deposited the royalty check into his bank account...

Posted by Patrick on 10/02/18 at 08:27 AM

I still hate this genre of music. Patrick's comment is something that hadn't occurred to me before - rearranging a song means someone had to be paid for the use. That's a good observation.

Posted by KDP on 10/03/18 at 10:53 AM

Every time Mann released an album, all the crops in Iowa grew a foot taller.

Posted by Old Whitebelly on 10/03/18 at 03:05 PM

One, I don't think Mr. Mann realised just what the original was all about...
Two, the original was quite funky enough already.

Posted by Richard Bos on 10/06/18 at 11:23 AM

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