Pacific Gas & Electric (the band) "Staggolee"

Youtube ^ | 5/3/14 | n/a

[DemforBush]

The song "Stagolee" from the Death Proof soundtrack, by the late 60's funk-rock band PG&E.

[DemforBush]

Another one of those bands that maybe aren't all that well-remembered compared to some of their classic rock peers, but still put out some great music.

[DemforBush]

A few other gems:

Screamin’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sxq13Hu64s (my fave of the bunch)

Jelly Jelly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShD8doj7Xd8 (album cover for this one is a tiny bit raunchy)

[Sivad]

Heard many versions of that song .
Now I’ve heard what may be the worst.

[nickcarraway]

Are you ready?

[Fiji Hill]

Heard many versions of that song.
Now I’ve heard what may be the worst.

This one's a lot better.

Stack-a-Lee--Archibald (1950)

[Fiji Hill]

I like this instrumental version:

Stack O'Lee Blues--Waring's Pennsylvanians (1924)

[The_Media_never_lie]

For later.....

[Gene Eric]

Excellent!

[Fresh Wind]

Yes, there are quite a few versions of the song...

http://www.staggerlee.com/pgs/the-list.php

[corkoman]

OK THAT was the song I was searching in the cobwebbed cranium.

[virgil283]

Thanks DFB...Haven’t thought of PG&E in some time....[grin]

[OwenKellogg]

Thanks DFB...Haven’t thought of PG&E in some time....[grin]

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Forty years or more ... but they were good.

[Fiji Hill]

In this version of his 1959 hit, Lloyd Price totally changes the legend of Stagger Lee to make it palatable for the squeamish. It's now a collector's item.

Stagger Lee (beta version)--Lloyd Price

[Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi]

I remember that song.

Loved it.

[Fresh Wind]

Wow, that’s truly bizarre!

I’d love to know what Price and his band members had to say about the sanitized lyrics.