Saw these guys several times all over central NC - downtown Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, etc. Always seemed to be at an outdoor festival for some reason. They were playing with the likes of The Connells, The Pressure Boys, Let's Active and Arrogance. Never picked up one of their CDs, and now I wish I had. Thanks for posting this.
Just think, you write one song like this and you're set for life. It doesn't matter who performs it better or worse, Mr. Terrance Anderson is written on all of the royalty checks. At least until it becomes public domain.
It must have been August of 1985. I was on my third or fourth date with my now wife of 30 years. We entered the Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill. At this point in time CC was at it's third location, on West Franklin across from Kenan Street. Billy "The Horse" Johnson checked our IDs, we paid the cover, and walked in. We immediately heard, "DeeDee is it your birthday again this week?" My girl answered, " Of course, it's my birthday every week." And then they went into this song.
I don't see anyone giving proper respect to Warren Zevon's cover with the Hindu Love Gods. They captured the raw simplicity of the songwriter's version and added Warren's and Peter Buck's debilitating irony.
@@GrantH Indeed they did, Volbeat was a killer cover too tho! Somethin about The Georgia Satellites tho just feels right. Tempo, lyrics n all, I vision this song as a down home southern rock song :D
Actually, Georgia Satellites was the original recording. While Terry Anderson of The Woods wrote it, they recorded it later, which makes them the cover version. Edit: The album "Georgia Satellites" with the song on it came out in 1986. The Woods album "It's Like This" was published in 1987 if anyone wants to verify.
Fun Fact: Dan Baird played with the guys from the Woods in a short-lived band called The Woodpeckers. When they split, they used to joke the 'they got rid of the Pecker and became The Woods'. Terry Anderson occasionally gets together with Dan Baird in a band called The Yayhoos with Keith Christopher and Roscoe Ambel.
So this is the original eh...always knew TA wrote it, but most familiar with the Sats version. Really like Volbeat’s version and Ginger’s too. Not too high on Hindu Love Gods run at it, even though I’m a big Warren Zevon fan. It just doesn’t rock like this songs deserves. I prefer the guitar(s) being out front as in the Sats/Volbeat/Ginger versions. Nothing wrong with this one, it just sounds like it was produced to be more palatable to radio.
I saw The Woods play this for the first time the day after Terry Anderson wrote it. At Clawson's in Beaufort NC. Terry said he wrote it in the van the night before. They were playing it as of the summer of '85. Dan Baird had been in The Woodpeckers and they were doing this song when he was in the band. He left and they became The Woods. He brought the song with him to the Ga. Satellites (actually called The Satellites before their big label record deal - there's an EP floating around of them from that earlier era).
The first version of this song I heard was Hindu Love Gods'. After that Volbeat, then Georgia Satellites. Have to be honest, this version is pretty meh. I prefer the other three.
It just sounds a little "off". It just doesn't sound right. I think this is the version that Michael Poulsen of Volbeat covered. I doubt he's cover a cover.
By the time Volbeat covered this song it had already been covered 3 times previous. Not to mention all the bands who may have covered it but did not reach high acclaim. A good song is a good song. Touche.
Yeah I played this for Kyle that plays bass with Magnolias and I played him this and he said the same thing. He was on the same label as them and had never even hear them...
Volbeats version brought me to Georgia Satellites version, and that version brought me here in 2019 :D Good song!
Hahaha same
Check out the wildhearts cover
Ditto
Hindu Love Gods version is also good.
Always, Always....give props to the original artists of a song.
Yes ❤
Saw these guys several times all over central NC - downtown Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, etc. Always seemed to be at an outdoor festival for some reason. They were playing with the likes of The Connells, The Pressure Boys, Let's Active and Arrogance. Never picked up one of their CDs, and now I wish I had. Thanks for posting this.
This is quite the necro reply after 3 years, but OMG - Arrogance was my uncle's band! Went to many of those same shows myself.
@@MalForTheWin Is your uncle Don Dixon?
Just think, you write one song like this and you're set for life. It doesn't matter who performs it better or worse, Mr. Terrance Anderson is written on all of the royalty checks. At least until it becomes public domain.
That's still a GREAT album!
LOVE this song, and every version I've heard of it. In addition to Volbeat and Georgia Satellites, it was also covered by Ginger from the Wildhearts.
Also the Hindu Love Gods, which is basically Stipe-less REM with Zevon.
@@ContractAaron HLG is the best of the versions I've heard. Zevon's voice fits the lyrics perfectly.
Blackberry Smoke does a great cover
First heard this song covered by Volbeat in 2016 \m/
Something one might listen to blandly in an elevator Thank You Georgia Satellites for updating and upgrading this
It must have been August of 1985. I was on my third or fourth date with my now wife of 30 years. We entered the Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill. At this point in time CC was at it's third location, on West Franklin across from Kenan Street. Billy "The Horse" Johnson checked our IDs, we paid the cover, and walked in. We immediately heard, "DeeDee is it your birthday again this week?" My girl answered, " Of course, it's my birthday every week." And then they went into this song.
It sounded a lot better live than it did on record back in the day.
Yep, The Woods never had a recording that truly captured their sound.
Dan Baird played guitar on this version too.
I'm a rock music guy but I think I like this version better than by the Georgia Satellites. Love the violins.
I don't see anyone giving proper respect to Warren Zevon's cover with the Hindu Love Gods. They captured the raw simplicity of the songwriter's version and added Warren's and Peter Buck's debilitating irony.
They also did good cover of raspberry beret, RIP Warren, Prince
Our childhood was a lie haha
Post more songs --- Please
While not as heavy as Volbeat it's still a good song. Plus there wouldn't be a Volbeat version without this so .... :)
Dave Mason Georgia Satellites did the best version of this song by far. This was meant to be a good 'ol southern rock song
Volbeat just copied Georgia Satellite's version
@@GrantH Indeed they did, Volbeat was a killer cover too tho! Somethin about The Georgia Satellites tho just feels right. Tempo, lyrics n all, I vision this song as a down home southern rock song :D
Think it's safe to say anything the Sats did turned to gold
I reckon anyone who likes this would also like Hornblower.
Actually, Georgia Satellites was the original recording. While Terry Anderson of The Woods wrote it, they recorded it later, which makes them the cover version.
Edit: The album "Georgia Satellites" with the song on it came out in 1986. The Woods album "It's Like This" was published in 1987 if anyone wants to verify.
The Woods version was on the 1986 compilation "Welcome to Comboland"
I'd say the woods version was floating around for awhile and the GS picked it up.
Fun Fact: Dan Baird played with the guys from the Woods in a short-lived band called The Woodpeckers. When they split, they used to joke the 'they got rid of the Pecker and became The Woods'. Terry Anderson occasionally gets together with Dan Baird in a band called The Yayhoos with Keith Christopher and Roscoe Ambel.
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So this is the original eh...always knew TA wrote it, but most familiar with the Sats version. Really like Volbeat’s version and Ginger’s too. Not too high on Hindu Love Gods run at it, even though I’m a big Warren Zevon fan. It just doesn’t rock like this songs deserves. I prefer the guitar(s) being out front as in the Sats/Volbeat/Ginger versions. Nothing wrong with this one, it just sounds like it was produced to be more palatable to radio.
Definitely sounded better when Dan Baird 'fixed' it. Lol.
oof you can say that again
I think rich Richards fixed it tho, cause dan bairds on this I thiiink
Yes, Dan Baird is credited for the guitar on this recording. Thing is, Georgia Satellites released it first, so The Woods' version is the cover.
I saw The Woods play this for the first time the day after Terry Anderson wrote it. At Clawson's in Beaufort NC. Terry said he wrote it in the van the night before. They were playing it as of the summer of '85. Dan Baird had been in The Woodpeckers and they were doing this song when he was in the band. He left and they became The Woods. He brought the song with him to the Ga. Satellites (actually called The Satellites before their big label record deal - there's an EP floating around of them from that earlier era).
@@samman188 he did because Rick Richards sung it
I prefer the covered one
The first version of this song I heard was Hindu Love Gods'. After that Volbeat, then Georgia Satellites. Have to be honest, this version is pretty meh. I prefer the other three.
It just sounds a little "off". It just doesn't sound right. I think this is the version that Michael Poulsen of Volbeat covered. I doubt he's cover a cover.
By the time Volbeat covered this song it had already been covered 3 times previous. Not to mention all the bands who may have covered it but did not reach high acclaim. A good song is a good song. Touche.
This is weird southern rock.
The production on this was rubbish. Just goes to show how they made a great song sound insipid.
Yeah I played this for Kyle that plays bass with Magnolias and I played him this and he said the same thing. He was on the same label as them and had never even hear them...