It's once again about time that I put up a musical post. I have planned this one for a while, and finally found the time to go through with it. The first song is an original version of one that I used to hear back in the 1970s by a band called Black Oak Arkansas, named after their place of origin. Their lead singer Jim Mangrum even used the song's title as a stage name. But in reality, Jim Dandy (to the Rescue) was first sung by R&B singer LaVern Baker in 1955.
In 1986, the Eurythmics released their Revenge album, which includes Thorn in My Side. Lead singer Annie Lennox and guitarist Dave Stewart are joined by Jimmy Zavala on sax and harmonica, Patrick Seymour on keyboards, John McKenzie on bass, Clem Burke (of Blondie) on drums, and Bernita Turner on backing vocals.
The Beach Boys 1969 album 20/20 includes All I Want to Do, written by Dennis Wilson and Stephen Kalinich, and sung by Mike Love. This song should not be confused with their other song All I Wanna Do, from their 1970 album Sunflower.
The James Gang are known for their 1970 hit Funk 49, from the album James Gang Rides Again. A year earlier, however, their debut album Yer'Album included Funk 48, sung by drummer Jim Fox. While guitarist Joe Walsh appears on both albums, the earlier one (and thus this song) features Tom Kriss on bass instead of his replacement Dale Peters.
To finish, this is Barabajagal by Donovan, the title song of his 1969 album. Donovan plays acoustic guitar and is joined by Jeff Beck on electric guitar, Ron Wood on bass, Tony Newman on drums, and Nicky Hopkins on piano, in other words, the Jeff Beck group except for singer Rod Stewart. Madeline Bell, Suzi Quatro and Lesley Duncan contribute backing vocals. Stewart sings some backing vocals on the album, but not on this song.
If you're wondering who or what a Barabajagal is, your guess is as good as mine. I'm still trying to figure out what a Manalishi is.
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