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BEST ALBUMS 2012
by Tym Stevens

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• Moon Duo, "Circles"
Space Rock New Wave.
Like Hawkwind jamming with Devo.

(See also: Air, Wooden Shjips, L'Epee)

• Santigold, "Master of My Make-Believe"
Electro Pop.
Brash expansions in electronic dance music.

(See also: Romeo Void, M.I.A., Janelle Monae)

• Tame Impala, "Lonerism"
Electrodelic.
Like The Beatles' "Come Together" meets Pink Floyd's "Money".

(See also: Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Temples, GUM)

• Pepe Deluxe, "Queen of the Wave"
Pop Opera.
An epic album of prog ambition, psyche chorals, and theatric melodies.

(See also: B-52's, Queen, La Femme, The Avalanches)

• Soundtrack, "DJANGO UNCHAINED"
Spaghetti Western redux.
A compilation featuring classic score cues from Morricone, Bacalov, and Ortolani.
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(See also: Ennio Morricone, Luis Bacalov, Bruno Nicolai)

• Jesca Hoop, "The House That Jack Built"
Mercurial melodicism.
Folk with more twists than algebra.

(See also: Tom Waits, Joanna Newsome, St. Vincent)

• Dr. John, "Locked Down"
New Orleans Funk.
The Doctor returns to his classic mid-'70s Funk glory.

(See also: Prof. Longhair, The Meters, Little Feat)

• THEEsatisfaction, "awE naturalE"
Hiphop psalms.
The duo branches from fluid rap into soaring chorals.

(See also: A Tribe Called Quest, Meshell Ndegeocello, Georgia Anne Muldrow)

• Gary Clark, Jr., "Blak and Blu"
Blues phoenix.
Clark's feiry guitar bridges the roots of Blues to a wildfire future.

(See also: Freddie King, The Black Keys, Alabama Shakes)

• Rocket Juice And The Moon, "Rocket Juice And The Moon"
Afrobeat futurism.
Damon Albarn (Blur), Flea (Chili Peppers), and Tony Allen (Fela). Nuff said.

(See also: Fela, Gorillaz, Antibalas)

• Lucky Jim, "The Lovers"
Dylan and Cohen's love-child.
The best singer/songwriter that not enough people know. Soulful confessions, majestic productions.

(See also: "Blood On The Tracks", "I'm Your Man", "Time (The Revelator)")

• Nona Hendryx, "Mutatis Mutandis"
Political Soul.
Always a rocker at heart, Nona raises her fist to resist.

(See also: Labelle, Betty Davis, Material, Tamar-Keli)

• Hannah Williams And the Tastemakers, "A Hill of Feathers"
Big-lunged Soul.
By turns groovy, tender, funky, and magnific.

(See also: Stone The Crows, Elkie Brooks, Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings)

• Father John Misty, "Fear Fun"
Folkadelic.
Formerly the drummer for Fleet Foxes, John Tillman's piano confessionals astonish with gossamer vocals and a corrosive wit.

(See also: Glen Campbell, John Lennon, Randy Newman, Elton John)

• The Bamboos, "Medicine Man"
Groovy Funk.
A soulful party throwdown, with guests like Kylie Auldist, Aloe Blacc, and Ella Thompson.

(See also: Medeski Martin Wood, Cookin' on 3 Burners, Orgone)

• La Sera, "Sees the Light"
Power Pop.
Catchy guitar tunes with sunshine vocals.

(See also: Peach Kelli Pop, Colleen Green, Dum Dum Girls)

• Antibalas, "Antibalas"
AfroBeat renaissance.
The Brooklyn band is so on-the-one that they provided the music for the theatre musical, "Fela!".

(See also: Fela, Ikebe Shakedown, El Michaels Affair)

• Soundgarden, "King Animal"
Grunge rebound, unbound.
Still alive with the best qualities of Zeppelin, Sabbath, Black Flag, and Green River.

(See also: Jane's Addiction, Jeff Buckley, Blackwater Holylight)

• Tom Tom Club, "Downtown Rockers"
Rubber Funk.
Still bumpin' the grooves to make your rumpus move.

(See also: Parliament/Funkadelic, Talking Heads, Luscious Jackson)

• Garbage, "Not Your Kind of People"
TripHop Indieclash.
Back and pissed, like a ronin ninja.

(See also: Blondie, Tricky, Sleigh Bells, Florence And The Machine)

• Ruby Velle And The Soulphonics, "It's About Time"
Party Soul.
Let's turn this juke joint inside out.

(See also: Motown, Cold Blood, Marta Ren And The Groovelvets)

• The Hives, "Lex Hives"
Garage Redux.
Some growing pains, but still fierce.

(See also: The Sonics, The White Stripes, Sahara Hotnights)

• Georgia Anne Muldrow, "Seeds"
Jazzy Soul.
Moody grooves with an activist fist.

(See also: Nina Simone, Gil Scott-Heron, Jimetta Rose)

• thenewno2, "thefearofmissingout"
Organic pop for the new now.
Dhani Harrison, second to none.

(See also: Hari Georgeson, Jeff Lynne, Fistful Of Mercy, Smith Westerns)

• Galactic, "Carnivale Electricos"
Nawlins Fonk.
Turbocharged by a jubilee of special guests.

(See also: The Meters, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Wild Tchoupitoulas)

• Led Zeppelin, "Celebration Day"
Rock Of Ageless.
Their triumphant 2007 reunion concert, now released.

(See also: Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Lez Zeppelin, Rival Sons)

• Public Enemy, "Most Of My Heroes Still Don't Appear On No Stamp"
The only comeback is a rebuttal.
Two new albums from the greatest, smartest, most rebellious Rap group of all time.

(See also: The Last Poets, The Clash, Consolidated, The Coup)

• Public Enemy, "The Evil Empire Of Everything"
The only comeback is victory.
Two new albums from the greatest, smartest, most rebellious Rap group of all time.

(See also: Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, KRS-One, Rakim)

• Django Django, "Django Django"
Lush Electro Pop.
Somewhere between Depeche Mode and The Beach Boys. Hooky, upbeat, shimmering, and catchy.

(See also: Split Enz, Telekinesis, Liam Finn)

• Ty Segall Band, "Slaughterhouse"
Fuzz Rawk.
Brutal fuzzadelic, as nature intended.

(See also: The Stooges, Mikal Cronin, Tim Presley)

• The Delfonics, "Adrian Younge Presents The Delfonics"
Vocal Soul.
A stunning revival, in craft, sound, and feel.

(See also: Ennio Morricone, Thom Bell, Norman Whitfield, Philly Soul)

• Gemma Ray, "Island Fire"
Indie chameleon.
A liquid songwriter freewheeling between noir cinema, art pop, and torch folk.

(See also: Dusty Springfield, Lykke Li, A.C. Newman, Kandle)

• Cody Chesnutt, "Landing On A Hundred"
Conscious Soul.
Early-'70s Soul for today's street.

(See also: Marvin Gaye, Lenny Kravitz, Curtis Harding)

• Boonaraaas, "More Knick-A-Knacks For Your Bric-A-Brac Shelf"
Garage Rock hullabaloo.
Turbo this Go-Go till it's gone gone.

(See also: Thee Headcoatees, Curlee Wurlee!, The Coathangers)

• Gossip, "A Joyful Noise"
Punky Dance.
Opera diva kicks your butt into sway.

(See also: Brides Of Funkenstein, Le Tigre, Von Iva, Joan As Police Woman)

• Lee Fields And The Expressions, "Faithful Man"
Timeless Soul.
Lee channels everything great and evergreen about late-'60s and early-'70s Soul.

(See also: Dave Porter, Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley)

• Bush Tetras, "Happy"
PostPunk funkiness.
Pioneers in the early-'80s NYC scene return periodically to school you.

(See also: Defunkt, Maximum Joy, Delta 5)

• David Byrne + St. Vincent, "Love This Giant"
Multiform Pop.
Skewed to the rescue.

(See also: David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, Mitski)

• The Honorable South, "I Love My Tribe"
Rock'n'Soul.
Because it only really rocks when it can really roll.

(See also: Ike And Tina Turner, The Bellrays, Vintage Trouble)

• J.D. McPherson, "Signs And Signifiers"
Rockabilly and Soul.
Everything great about Sun Records rock and Atlantic Records soul.

(See also: Johnny Burnette Trio, Sam Cook, Rev. Horton Heat)

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All the REAL MUSIC
beyond the box!

Nevermind Gloss Pop, Stepford Idols, Karaoke Choruses ("woh-oo-oh"), Ego Brats, Emo Prats, Plinky Folk, Brittle Bombast, Vegas Country, Smug Thug, Mope Noodling, De-mixed Throb, and Robot-o-Tune schlock! >

Here's the
D R E A M
J U K E B O X !
Twist around and rebound
and shake your body down to the ground!

COOL SONGS 2012
by Tym Stevens

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This jukebox is sequenced into groups of sound, instead of randomly.
All the songs elasticize their genres.
Get your groove on in this sonic order.:
Rockabilly! Surf! Garage! Psyche!

Glam! Blues! Soul! Funk!

Folk! World! Riot Grrrl! Alt-Rock!

Electro! Alt-Rap! Cinematic! Cover Versions!

Jesca Hoop; La Sera;
Lucky Jim; Lianne La Havas
10 hours of brain-flaming, booty-scootin' music, featuring the following fine folks in this exact order!:

• Rockabilly! • Heart Attack Alley, and Jack Ladder.

• Surf! • The Sunmakers, That's a NO NO!, Grass Widow, Peach Kelli Pop, Habibi, and Django Django.

• Beat / Garage! • The Jikens, The Fondas, The Younger Lovers, Sitcom Neighbor, The Fresh And Onlys, Lips of Salome, Boonaraaas, CONNY with Goggle-A, White Fence, and Jack Of Heart.

• Psychedelic / Beatlesque! • Nick Capaldi, La Sera, Neil Young, The Bootles, Kaiser Chiefs , Jim Noir, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Mystical, Weapons, Thee Oh Cees, Crash Normal, Stealing Sheep, Capsula, Pepe Deluxe, Deep Cotton, and Cat Power.

• Classic Rock / Glam! • Led Zeppelin, Eric Burdon And the Greenhornes, The Heavy, Spacin', The Dynamite Pussy Club, The Dandy Warhols, Ty Segall Band, Moon Duo, Tame Impala, The Sheepdogs, Foxy Shazam, The Mynabirds, The Hives, Redd Kross, The Peach Kings, Jack White, Band Of Skulls, and ZZ Top.

• Blues! • Gary Clark Jr., Danielia Cotton, Kid Koala, and The Savage Rose.

• Soul / Funk! • Hannah Williams, Cody Chesnutt, Pimps of Joytime, Tom Tom Club, The Bamboos, Alabama Shakes, Nicole Willis And the Soul Investigators, Dr. John, Galactic, The Honorable South, Rhett Frazier Inc., Ruby Velle And The Soulphonics, The Jezebel Sextet, Quantic, Georgia Anne Muldrow, The New Mastersounds, Mark Lanegan.

• Folk / Alt Songwriter! • Lauren O'Connell, Meshell Ndegeocello + Toshi Reagon, Father John Misty, Angel Olsen, Marissa Nadler, Sharon Van Etten, Jesca Hoop, Lucky Jim, Lianne La Havas, Gemma Ray, and Logistics.

• World-arama! • Beachwood Sparks, Antibalas, Karriem Riggins, Sinkane, Rocket Juice And The Moon, Here We Go Magic, and Hollie Cook.

• Riot Grrrl! • Cougars, Sleigh Bells, Brig Feltus, The Hussy Becky Lee and Drunkfoot, Nona Hendryx, Bush Tetras, and Garbage.

• Alt-Rock! • thenewno2, A.C. Newman, Killing Joke, David Byrne + St. Vincent, Dirty Projectors, Deerhoof, and Fiona Apple.

• Electro! • Air, La Femme, Geoff Barrow, Gossip, Santigold iamamiwhoami, Ava Luna, and Spektrum.

• Alt Rap! • Spoek Mathambo, Speech Debelle, The Ting Tings, K’NAAN, and THEESatisfaction.

• Cinematic! • Mount Eerie, Lava Children, JD McPherson, Silencio, David Holmes, The Surphonics, Durango14l Adele, Kandle, Serena Ryder, Hooverphonic, Luis Bacalov, Adrian Younge, Soulsavers, Calexico, Menahan Street Band, and Lana Del Rey.

• Cover Versions! •
List = Original By / Cover Artist
Songs are sequenced in the chronological order of the Originals.

Jackie Brenston / Tim Timebomb • Jerry Lee Lewis / Freddie Fano And Los Marijuana Trio • Roy Orbison / Molly Sue Gonzalez And The Mean, Mean Men • Sam Cooke / Meklit • Traditional / Le Chefs • Gloria Jones / Imelda May • Jackie DeShannon / The Sugarman 3 • Los Nivram / The Ugly Beats • John Mayall / Joan Osbourne • Jimi Hendrix Experience / Inga Rumpf + NDR Bigband • Nancy Sinatra / Jessica Fichot • Traffic Sound / DC Fontana • MC5 / The Fuzztones • Led Zeppelin / Dee Hemingway • War / Lettuce • The O'Jays / The Dynamics • Roxy Music / The Bryan Ferry Orchestra • Marvin Gaye / Martha High • Paul McCartney And Wings / Melvins • The Rolling Stones / Lee Fields And The Expressions • Bob Dylan / Lucia Micarelli + Steve Earle • Neil Young / Chromatics • Prince / Ishan Cooper • Bob Dylan / Tom Morello • Jane's Addiction / Fanesha Fabre • Terry Evans / Wtm Blues Band • Nirvana / Robert Glasper • Portishead / The Civil Wars • Bob Dylan / Adele • Lucinda Williams / Shemekia Copeland • The Black Keys / Kylie Auldist • Martina Topley-Bird / Neneh Cherry And The Thing • Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Macy Gray.

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Quality is timeless.

BEST REISSUES 2012
by Tym Stevens

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This music player has songs from the following albums, in the same order.

• 1920s •

• Woody Guthrie, "Woody At 100" box set (1930s-40s)
Folk troubadoure. This guitar kills fascists.

• 1950s •

• Howlin' Wolf, "Smokestack Lightning" Chess box set (1950-60s)
Blues patriarch. 300 pounds of heavenly joy.

• 1960s •

• The Winstons, "Color Him Father" vinyl (1969)
The Rock'n'Soul album that the infinitely influential "Amen Break" sample came from.

➤ "Amen Break" - How 6 Seconds From 1969 Propel All Modern Music

• Daughters of Albion, "Daughters of Albion" (1968)
Like "The White Album" deconstructed by The Mamas And Papas.

• 1970s •

• Quincy Jones, "The Adventurers" soundtrack (1970)
Quincy Jones arranged and produced many great film and TV soundtracks, such as "In Cold Blood", "Mannix", "In The Heat Of The Night", "Ironside", and "The Color Purple".

• Rodriguez, "Searching For Sugar Man" soundtrack (1971-73)
A forgotten folk-rock figure, Rodriquez's cult following in Australia led to this acclaimed documentary and his return.

• Paul And Linda McCartney, "Ram" (1971)
Paul crafted a homespun "Abbey Road", and time has borne this underrated record out for the required classic that it is.

• Marvin Gaye, "Trouble Man" soundtrack (1972)
Underprized at the time, Marvin's jazzy score stretches out his game with sophistication and soulfulness.

• T. Rex, "The Slider" (1972)
Glam Rock's throne. Get it on.


• David Bowie, "Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars" (1972)
Rock opera. Jamming good with Weird and Gilly.

• Various Artists, "Ancestors of Rap" (1970s)
Proto-rappers from the '60s and '70s.

• Black Sabbath, "Iron Man: The Best of..." (1970s)
Hard Rock tough enough to grind stone down.

• Various Artists, "Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria's Afro-Rock Exponents 1973-1977"
For a brief period in the mid-'70s, various African nations had Rock scenes, until coup tyrannies wiped them out. Never mind oppression, here's the record.


• Roxy Music, Catalog Remasters (1972-82)
The first two and the last two are essential, and the journey arcs from edgy to groovy.

• Sex Pistols, "Never Mind the Bollocks" (1977)
THE Punk band, THE Punk record.

• The Avengers, "The Avengers" (1979)
Essential record from the San Francisco punk band.

• Francis Bebey, "African Electronic Music 1975-1982"
New frontiers in motherland futurism.


• 23 Skidoo, "Seven Songs" (1979)
PunkFunk for your badonkadonk.

• Electric Light Orchestra, "Mr. Blue Sky: The Best of..." (1970s)
If The Beatles had made really smart Disco Pop...

• 1980s •

• Feedtime, "The Aberrant Years" (1980s)
Ferocious roar that hinges Hardcore Punk into Grunge.

• Tom Tom Club, "Tom Tom Club" / "Close To the Bone" (1981/1983)
The first two albums, essential and finally remastered and rereleased.

• Talk Talk, "Spirit of Eden" (1989)
At first New Wave, then Psyche Soul, the band evolved into epic Floyd-ian moodscapes with this neglected gem.

• Pixies, catalog box set (1987-92)
The crucial guitar-driven band that drug Indie Rock into the light, igniting Janes Addiction and Nirvana to take the torch next.

• 1990s •

• Bikini Kill, "Bikini Kill" (1992)
Revolution Girl Style Now and forever.

• My Bloody Valentine, Catalog Remasters (1990s)
Moody Shoegaze trances for the ages, anticipating cinematic TripHop just around the corner.

• Massive Attack, "Blue Lines" (1992)
TripHop, and you don't stop.

• Soundgarden, Vinyl Catalog (1989-96)
Grunge was the perfect merger of Punk rage and Classic Rock mejesty.

• 2000s •

• Goldfrapp, "The Singles" (2000s)
Electro-Glam for your foxy orgy.


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"A splendid time is guaranteed for all!"

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See also:


• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2025
• BEST MUSIC: 2025
• BEST COMICS: 2025

• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2024
• BEST MUSIC: 2024
• BEST COMICS: 2024

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• BEST MUSIC: 2023
• BEST COMICS: 2023

• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2022
• BEST MUSIC: 2022
• BEST COMICS: 2022

• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2021
• BEST MUSIC: 2021
• BEST COMICS: 2021

• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2020
• BEST MUSIC: 2020
• BEST COMICS: 2020

• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2019
• BEST MUSIC: 2019
• BEST COMICS: 2019

• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2018
• BEST MUSIC: 2018
• BEST COMICS: 2018

• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2017
• BEST MUSIC: 2017
• BEST COMICS: 2017

• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2016
• BEST MUSIC: 2016
• BEST COMICS: 2016

• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2015
• BEST MUSIC: 2015
• BEST COMICS: 2015

• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2014
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• BEST COMICS: 2014

• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2013
• BEST MUSIC: 2013
• BEST COMICS: 2013

• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2012
• BEST COMICS: 2012

• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2011
• BEST MUSIC: 2011
• BEST COMICS: 2011

• BEST MOVIES + TV: 2000-2010
• BEST MUSIC: 2000-2010
• BEST COMICS: 2000-2010


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ROCK Sex: "Think!" - 5 Royales > James Brown > Marvin Gaye > Lyn Collins > DJ Rob Base

ROCK Sex follows a train of thought.

This is a culture relay where one song ends up very different on the other end, splicing with others through various styles.

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"It takes two to make a thing go right /
It takes two to make it out of sight!"

Let's put our mental mettle to the pedal.

"Think" was first done by The "5" Royales in 1957. (The "5" was a joke because there were actually six of them.)

Typically, this Rock'n'Roll band was catagorized/segregrated as R'n'B because they were all black, but Lowman Pauling's fiery guitar leads tell the real tale. Just check out his driving and stinging leads in songs like "Say It", "Slummer The Slum", and "Messin Up". Steve Cropper of Booker T And The MGs sure did, and he credits Pauling as the main man who inspired him to take up guitar.

THE "5" ROYALES -"Think" (1957)



Another label mate of The Royales at King Records was the young James Brown. James' remake of the song completely transformed it, revving the tempo and intensifying the shuffle into a precision tap workout. This rhythmic lockstep of syncopation became the first blueprint of the Funk to come later on.

JAMES BROWN -"Think" (1960)


James' version is so definitive, it is routinely thought of as his song.


In the mid-'60s, Marvin Gaye had a run of classic duets such as "It Takes Two", with Kim Weston. Soon after, he made the best duets ever with Tammi Terrell, who was a former protege of James Brown.

MARVIN GAYE And KIM WESTON -"It Takes Two" (1966)



Never one to be left out of the action, James re-remade "Think" as a duet with new ingenue Vicki Anderson in this slinky revamp. Notice how Vicki's tough repeats of the title will anticipate the next song.

JAMES BROWN And VICKI ANDERSON -"Think" (1967)



Then things start to intersect.

James' new diva, LYN COLLINS The Female Preacher, made a different song called "Think (About It)". It takes the sentiment of the original "Think" and puts a female empowerment upgrade on it, while calling up Marvin And Kim's "It Takes Two" in the bridge.

After the 30 second intro, you'll recognize it immediately as one of the most sampled songs in HipHop history.

LYN COLLINS -"Think (About It)" (1972)



The first Rapper to sample it was Roxanne Shante, but this song a few months later stole the show on that, using whole sections of it in one of the biggest breakthrough Rap hits ever.

ROB BASE & DJ E Z ROCK -"It Takes Two" (1988)



MTV was, as was their conservative custom, skittish about Rap music in the '80s. It had barely played any black acts at all in its first two years, despite angry pressure from artists like David Bowie. They finally caved in when the monster successes of Michael Jackson and Prince forced their hand.

Though hit singles by RUN-DMC and The Beastie Boys brought Rap into the radio mainstream by 1986, more political acts like Public Enemy still scared the video network. It was the parallel outbreak of HipHop acts with intensely dancable tracks based on samples that turned the tide, such as MC Hammer, Tone Loc, and Young MC. Bending to the changing wind, in 1988 MTV alotted 30 minutes to "Yo! MTV Raps". It became the biggest hit show they had ever had.

(The other) Doctor Dré, Fab 5 Freddy, and Ed Lover
Rap became a dominant part of the mainstream for the next three decades. Nowadays every dance-pop hit by anyone is a child of that breakthrough. But as usual, synthesis and mutation is the creative path that got us here. It transcends all imposed barriers.

Think about that.

(Rock Sex, baby!)



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LADIES FIRST: "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" - Kim Weston > The Doobie Brothers

LADIES FIRST gives due to famous songs that actually 'she did first'.

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"Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" was written by Motown's monster hitwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland in 1964. And technically, the first version was by Eddie Holland himself, though it was never released (until 2005). But the smash hit recording that set it all off was by Kim Weston.

KIM WESTON -"Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" (1965)



During their Motown years The Isley Brothers also covered it.

In 1971, it was embraced awhile by Blood Sweat And Tears.

It was also updated by Vinegar Joe, a British Rock'n'Soul band with the good fortune to have both Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer ["Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)", "Addicted To Love"] as their vocalists.

A Canadian soul singer named Charity Brown next did a go at it in 1975, but just as her single was taking off, it was lost in the dust of the following version.


Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers loved Kim Weston's single and took the song's title literally by ramping it up guitar style. It became one of their signature songs, so much so that many fans think it was theirs in the first place.

THE DOOBIE BROTHERS -"Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" (1975)




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

ROCK Sex tells you what it wants what it really really wants.

Today's relay is that universal desire, "I Want You". Here's a lot of ranting and raving about the craving.

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Let's let Liverpool's unsung Beat group, Jeannie And The Big Guys, kick us off.

JEANNIE AND THE BIG GUYS -"I Want You" (1964)



Bringing some of that Garage lust, via the "Louie Louie"/"Wild Thing" riff, is The Troggs.

THE TROGGS -"I Want You" (1966)



Bob Dylan mixes scorn, ache, and surreality in his plea.

BOB DYLAN -"I Want You" (1966)



The Beatles make an epic Grunge grind out of it that hypnotizes you into submission.

THE BEATLES -"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (1969)



Marvin Gaye seduces us into sin with angelic grace.

MARVIN GAYE -"I Want You" (1976)



Cheap Trick make sure it's mutual.

CHEAP TRICK -"I Want You To Want Me" (live, 1978)



Fleetwood Mac's most restless member pays tribute to Prince with this number.

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM -"I Want You" (1984)



After the intro, a minute in, listen to how Elvis Costello rechannels The Beatles' groove and Dylan's edge from the songs above.

ELVIS COSTELLO -"I Want You" (1986)



Bringing us round trip, here's Canada's Fefe Dobson making her feelings known.

FEFE DOBSON -"I Want You" (2009)





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• LADIES FIRST: "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" - Kim Weston > The Doobie Brothers

• Chuck Berry > Bob Dylan > Ultravox > Elvis Costello

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