ROCK Sex: "Early In The Morning" - Louis Jordan > Elmore James > Emitt Rhodes > Nilsson > Gap Band

ROCK Sex faces each new day with a song.

Today, another cycle of 'same title, different song'!

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Blues lament by the great Sonny Boy Williamson.

SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON -"Early In the Morning" (1937)



A different song, swaying between Barrelhouse and Mambo, by the devious Louis Jordan.

LOUIS JORDAN -"Early In the Morning" (1947)



Here's a fierce guitar workout of the Sonny Boy Williamson song by Rock pioneer Elmore James.

ELMORE JAMES -"Early In the Morning" (1953)



A Gospel-soaked Pop original by Bobby Darin, that had to compete with Buddy Holly's cover version!

BOBBY DARIN -"Early In the Morning" (live, 1957)



A pretty Folk ode.

PETER, PAUL, and MARY -"Early In the Morning" (1962)



Perfect Pop by Emitt Rhodes and company.

THE MERRY-GO-ROUND -"Early In the Morning" (1968)



A Baroque Pop hit.

VANITY FARE -"Early In the Morning" (1969)



An ethereal cover of the Louis Jordan song by the One-Man-Beatles.

HARRY NILSSON -"Early In the Morning" (1971)



Electro Funk by the mighty dance masters, with Blues licks.

THE GAP BAND -"Early In the Morning" (1982)



A fiery Garage Punk cover of Sonny Boy Williamson's song.

THE GORIES -"Early In the Morning" (1990)



A song as bright as a new day should be.

JAMES VINCENT McMORROW -"Early In the Morning, I'll Come Calling"" (2010)




© Tym Stevens

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See Also:

• "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" - Ray Charles > Gerry And The Pacemakers

• "Don't Bring Me Down" -The Animals, The Beatles, Neil Young, WAR, McCartney, ELO

• "I Want You!" - The Troggs, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Cheap Trick, Elvis Costello +

• "Games People Play" - Joe South > Beach Boys > John Lennon > The Spinners > Alan Parsons

• "Talk Talk!" - The Music Machine > Talk Talk

• "Too Many People!" - The Hollies > The Leaves > Paul McCartney > Pet Shop Boys


• The Real History of Rock and Soul!: The Music Player Checklist

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PAUL McCARTNEY: Playlists Of His BEATLES And SOLO Songs!

To honor PAUL McCARTNEY for his timeless work, here are 2 Music Players of his BEATLES and SOLO songs!

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T H E
B E A T L E S

Here are songs Paul wrote and sang with THE BEATLES in order from 1959 to 1970.

Spotify playlist title=
McCARTNEY 1: The Beatles songs 1959-1970

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P A U L
M c C A R T N E Y

Here's an overview of Paul's solo songs from 1970 to today.

Power Pop, Techno Funk, Tough Blues, perfect Ballads, Grunge, and fun curveballs!

Spotify playlist title=
McCARTNEY 2: Solo Career 1970-Today


© Tym Stevens

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See Also:

• BEATLESQUE Albums: 450 Alternate Universe BEATLES Albums You Need!, with 2 massive Music Players!

B E A T L E S Q U E
Songs series,
with massive Music Players!:
• 1963-esque
• 1964-esque
• 1965-esque
• 1966-esque
• 1967-esque
• 1968-esque
• 1969-esque
• 1970-esque
• 'REUNION' 1970-Now

✭ BEATLESQUE: Christmas


• McCARTNEY-esque: All-Star Homage Playlists To His BEATLES And SOLO Styles!, with 2 Music Players

• JOHN LENNON: Playlists Of His BEATLES And SOLO Songs!, with 2 Music Players

• LENNON-esque: All-Star Homage Playlists To John Lennon's BEATLES And SOLO Styles!, with 2 Music Players

• BEYOND COOL: Badfinger, the Beatles of the 1970s!, with Music Player!


• The Real History of Rock and Soul!: A Music Player Checklist

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ROCK Sex: "Without You" - Badfinger > Harry Nilsson

ROCK Sex can live with this song forever.

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BADFINGER were The Beatles for the 1970s, except that the decade didn't know it.

Glorious songs and horrible luck. But I consider that great band a treasure chest instead of a tragedy, and here's one more reason why.

"Without You" started out in half moves. First it took form as a song sketch by Pete Ham with the working title "If It's Love", with the verses and melody close but the chorus entirely different. Then Tom Evans put in the chorus from his incomplete song "I Can't Live".

PETE HAM -"I Can't Live" demo (1970)


TOM EVANS -"I Can't Live" demo (1970)


Badfinger recorded the melded version on their album NO DICE in 1970.

Paul McCartney, one of their Apple label bosses and an admirer, enthused that it was "...the killer song of all time."

BADFINGER -"Without You" (1970)



Another running mate of The Beatles, HARRY NILSSON must have felt so, too. First he did a heartfelt piano demo, and then recorded a stunning cover version. While everyone missed it on Badfinger's version, his "Without You" was a world smash and stayed at #1 in the US for a month.

HARRY NILSSON -"Without You" (1971)


It was such a success that he also did a Spanish version, "Sin Ti".


This is another case of how the cover version eclipsed the original, with most folks thinking it's Harry's song. Though lately they may think it's Mariah Carey's or any one of these.


But for me it's one more reason to be grateful for Pete, Tom, Mike, and Joey.



© Tym Stevens

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See Also:

• THE BRITISH INVASION!, with Music Player!

• BEYOND COOL: Badfinger, the Beatles of the 1970s!, with Music Player!

• BEATLESQUE Songs: 1969-esque, with Music Player!

• All over, "Baby Blue"! - Gene Vincent > Bob Dylan > Badfinger > Beach Boys > Topley Bird


• The Real History of Rock and Soul!: The Music Player Checklist

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