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I thought that I had lost this pedal in a flood in my old rehearsal space. But then, my old bassist showed up at my door last week with it, all fixed up and fully functional! Sure, it's looked prettier, but the thing still sounds amazing. My old Russian-built Sovtek Big Muff. I love it!

I heard the Blondie version of "Hanging On the Telephone" before the original by The Nerves.

Twist and Shout - The Beatles (The Isley Brothers)

That was awesome. Hard-hitting pub rock. Love it.

Actually, the Brinsley Schwarz (that is the name of the band and the real name of their lead guitar player) version was a hit in the UK in the early 70s, apparently. Nick Lowe was their primary singer and songwriter. He wrote the song and sang that original version, and he also produced the Elvis Costello version. Here is the very outstanding, but very different original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_u2OK_IKw0 And here is the truly outstanding original version of "Samson and Delilah." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjFHR3NCu6Q

I find this astonishing.

"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding?" heard the Elvis Costello version before I heard the Brinsley Schwarz version. And, speaking of Rev. Gary Davis: Heard the Grateful Dead's version of "Samson and Delilah" before that of the right reverend.

Heard The Flying Burrito Brothers' version of "Dark End of the Street" before I heard the original James Carr version. (Or the original Dan Penn demo.)

Bobby Fuller Four. And, by your post, I am assuming that you don't know anything else that Bobby Fuller did, either. That is something that you need to remedy immediately. The Rhino "Best Of..." is a fantastic collection that is all-killer, no-filler. Seriously, do yourself a favor and check it out. I envy your discovery. This is the version that you want of this album: (Click the image for a link to the Amazon page where they're selling it.) And here is one of the fantastic songs on there:

Dolly's version is fantastic and so much better.

Also by Three Dog Night -- "One (Is the Loneliest Number)"—written by Harry Nilsson. Me too.

This is probably true for most American kids of a certain age, but I heard Quiet Riot's versions of "Cum On Feel the Noize" and "Mama Were All Crazee Now" before I ever heard Slade. Or, at least right around the same time that I did (when "Run Runaway" was a hit in the US).

I first heard that REM "Pale Blue Eyes" cover, too.

I heard Emitt Rhodes first, as covered by The Bangles ("Live") I heard The McKinleys first, as covered by The Bangles ("Sweet and Tender Romance") I heard Slapp Happy first, as covered by Bongwater ("The Drum") and Mazzy Star ("Blue Flower") I heard Roky Erickson/The Thirteenth Floor Elevators first, as covered by a whole bunch of folks (Where The Pyramid Meets the Eye tribute record) I heard Jonathan Richman first, as covered by The Burning Sensations ("Pablo Picasso") I heard Gene Clark (solo) first, as covered by Velvet Crush ("Why Not Your Baby?")

I just took my 17-year-old son to see Dinosaur Jr. at Metro in Chicago in October. The rules at Metro are, if I go with him, and stay with him for the duration of the show, it's all good. But, you might want to call the venue to get their rules directly from them, before you buy the tickets.

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