YouTube Deep Tracks: Live Zombies

In this series we comb YouTube for live tracks or rarities of some of my favorite artists.  

My favorite group from the 1960's would have to be The Zombies and I've written about that a couple of times.  Today's YouTube Deep Track is a live version of "Gotta Get A Hold Of Myself" from the British TV show called the Hippodrome Show.  The song itself was a UK single only and you won't find it on either of the Zombies official albums Begin Here or Odessey and Oracle but it is regularly found on Zombies collections like my personal favorite Absolutely The Best.



The Zombies -- Gotta Get A Hold Of Myself [Live from Hippodrome Show, 1966] [mp3]
You can purchase the studio version of this song here.

Bo Diddley Megapost

Bo Diddley passed away on Monday and a more influential musician they may never have been. While many people cannot name a Bo Diddley song outright, they have without a doubt heard the distinctive beat that Diddley created and that thousands "borrowed" afterward...some in tribute, some because the beat seeps into your brain never to escape...The Diddley Beat is possibly the archetypal rhythm that all of our ancestors at one time sang and drummed to around the fire in a primordial cave.

The best example of the Diddley Beat can be found in the song "Bo Diddley":

Bo Diddley -- Bo Diddley
From the Chess Box collection.

While listening to The Tony Kornheiser Show podcast this week, he did a great tribute to Diddley and played his songs throughout the show. He commented that if you had a Mount Rushmore of Rock, three of the four faces would be Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Bo Diddley. He added, you could throw Elvis up there if you wanted. I agree. Here are some of the people directly influenced by Bo and the Diddley Beat...as well as some of Diddley's greatest hits...

Greatest Hits [all these songs are from the Chess Box collection]:

Bo Diddley -- I'm a Man

Bo Diddley -- Who Do You Love?

Bo Diddley -- Mona (I Need You Baby)

Bo Diddley -- The Story of Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley -- Road Runner

Bo Diddley -- Bo Diddley 1969

Songs with the Diddley Beat:

Elvis Presley -- (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
From the Elv1s 30 #1 Hits collection.

Bruce Springsteen -- She's the One [Live]
From the Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 double live album.

U2 -- Desire [Live]
From the Rattle and Hum live album.

Morrissey -- How Soon Is Now? [Live]
From the Live at Earls Court album.

George Michael -- Faith
From the album of the same name.

KT Tunstall -- Black Horse and the Cherry Tree
From the Eye to the Telescope album.

Primal Scream -- Movin' On Up
From the Screamadelica album.

David Bowie -- Panic in Detroit
From the Aladdin Sane album.

Wayne Fontana -- The Game of Love
From The Very Best of Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders collection.

The Strangeloves -- I Want Candy
From the Nuggets collection.

The White Stripes -- Screwdriver [Live]
From the Walking With a Ghost EP.

The Stooges -- 1969
From The Stooges album.

The Rolling Stones -- Not Fade Away
From the Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) collection.

Buddy Holly -- Not Fade Away
From The Buddy Holly Collection.

The Who -- Magic Bus
From The Who: The Ultimate Collection.

Bo Diddley Related Songs & Covers:

The Animals -- The Story of Bo Diddley
From The Complete Animals collection.

Warren Zevon -- Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger / Bo Diddley [Live]
From the Stand in the Fire live album.

George Thorogood -- Who Do You Love?
From the Live album.

The Zombies -- Road Runner
From the Begin Here album.

And last but not least, we should not forget this:

Hollywood Fever

Question: Who is this quote describing?:

"He doesn't want to be our congressman anymore. It's clear he's left the building. The guy's got Hollywood fever, and that would be fine if he was using his national stature to actually get things done."

That is a quote from Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman, describing Dennis Kuchinich who is having some trouble holding on to his seat in Congress. Cimperman is running against everyone's favorite peacenik in the Democratic primary...and he is actually doing pretty well.

The Flaming Lips -- You Got To Hold On
From the W.A.N.D. single.

Hot Chip -- Hold On
From the Made in the Dark album.

Les Savy Fav -- Hold On To Your Genre
From the Inches album.

Jet -- Hold On
From the Spider-man 2 soundtrack.

Sam & Dave -- Hold On! I'm Comin'
From the Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration collection.

Sarah McLachlan -- Hold On
From the Hold On single.

Magnet -- Hold On
From The Tourniquet album.

Guided By Voices -- Hold on Hope (Live)
From a CD called The XFM Live Sessions from the great [but now defunct] British music magazine Select.

The Zombies -- You've Really Got A Hold On Me
From the Zombies collection Best of the 60's.

The Zombies in Concert

If you are London in March swing over and see The Zombies in concert for one of their rare live performances.

The Zombies -- Brief Candles
From the best album from the 1960's Odessey and Oracle.

9-1

As Brett Favre (age: 38) battled Vinny Testaverde (age: 44) today it was a match up for the record books as two quarterbacks this close to collecting social security had never met before...The miracle season continued as the Packers wiped the floor with the Panthers...

Up next for Boys in Green, the Lions on Thanksgiving Day...a win would essentially lock up the division title.

And one more thing...yes, that is the typical size of the lunch that kids in Wisconsin eat.

Damien Rice -- 9 Crimes

From the 9 album.

The Polyphonic Spree -- Section 9

From The Beginning Stages Of... album.

Nine Black Alps -- Attraction

From the Nine Black Alps EP.

Neil McCarthur (Colin Blunstone of The Zombies) -- Twelve Twenty Nine

From the Into the Afterlife album.

Zombie Completeist

I am complete and total freak for The Zombies. I've got to have close to 10 CDs plus the Zombie Heaven boxed set...I even buy the various greatest hits collections even when I have all the individual songs on them because I want to hear how their song selection and order changes the music (the best I've found is the Absolutely the Best collection)...

As I was searching Easy Street Records earlier this week I came upon a new "Zombies" CD that I knew nothing about...my mind was racing, my stomach a little sick...

A Zombies collection I didn't know about...well to be fair it is a collection of music made by members of the Zombies immediately following their breakup...although there are four previously unreleased Zombies songs/demos on the album...Needless to say, I bought it straight away but I haven't gotten to dive into it yet...until then, here is a Zombies classic...

The Zombies -- Whenever You're Ready (Mono Version)

If you don't own Odyssey & Oracle...it's okay...we're going to get through this together...