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btw, here's two videos of Peggy Lee's Fever versions.  Notice how the lyrics have been changed, and the soul has been whitened.  What you can't notice is that Little Willie John was not paid for providing this brilliant pop song.

Black sex became white marketed sex.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Fri Jan 2nd, 2009 at 08:41:24 PM EST
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"Hey CH, that's virtually a diary, filled with brilliant insights as it is."

"Yeah, i know, but it ain't got no graphs.  I only wrote it so Sven's daughter could do a remix of Peggy, without forgetting Little Willie John and his driving sexuality. "

Robbie Robertson did a great Rimbaud version of a tribute to the sexual awakening brought by Little Willie John.  Notice lying in the back of an abandoned '59 Chevy in the second verse, notice another of my favorite voices, Maria McKee, swaying like a teenage Siren.

Actually, Sven's daughter should check out how Maria evolved from punk country Lone Justice days to the womanly power of Her First Solo Album song Breathe.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 05:17:51 AM EST
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Here's a version by my old pal Pave Maijanen from the 70s. I've always liked his version and it was my intention to play it to the Daughter - so I am glad you reminded me. Sadly she just left for town after coming here to look after me - bless her little cotton socks - but I'll send the link to these for her ;-)

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 05:32:24 AM EST
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Wow.  Little Willie John woulda approved.  "Here Boy, take a sip outa this jar."

Hey Randy, don't you have anything constructive to do before the organic markets close?

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 05:41:49 AM EST
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Diggin' my potatoes, tramplin' on my vine.... ;-)

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 05:49:27 AM EST
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I'm a little confused, CH, I listened to both those clips and I didn't notice the major lyrics changes?
by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 05:57:35 AM EST
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They are imo minor but significant. Somewhat like a 'wardrobe malfunction'.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 06:28:09 AM EST
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Can you list what they are?
by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 06:42:06 AM EST
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CH was comparing the Little Willie John lyrics to Peggy Lee's version(s) which do not include the Willie 3rd verse and substitute a verse about Romeo and Juliet - thus turning it into a song alluding to romantic rather than sexual love.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 07:04:22 AM EST
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See, I knew I was confused!

Thanks, now I'll go look for a LWJ recording.

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 07:07:48 AM EST
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The Little Willie version of fever is the second original CH video post

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 07:27:53 AM EST
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And the writers added a fourth verse to Peggy's version, which makes me puke.

"Captain Smith and Pocahantas
had a very mad affair
when her daddy tried to kill him
Daddy no don't you dare
He gives me Fever."

I don't get that Love had much play in LWJ's version.  He got so feverish, he was gettin' a bit violent, which was also a part of post-slave culture.

Where's rg when you need him, to put up a bit of Scriabin.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 08:10:20 AM EST
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Jellyroll, rock and roll, little red roosters, fish swim so deep, tow me across the pond, etc, the black roots that rock thieved were always bluntly sexual.  

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Jan 3rd, 2009 at 08:23:45 AM EST
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