Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues <video 3:27min>

youtube.com ^ | September 29, 1958 | Eddie Cochran

[virgil283]

"The American psychedelic blues-rock band Blue Cheer recorded their version of "Summertime Blues" in 1967. Is a song co-written and recorded by American rockabilly artist Eddie Cochran. It was written in the late 1950s by Cochran and Jerry Capehart. Originally a single B-side, it was released in August 1958and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 29, 1958." .....WIKI;

[virgil283]

.....;

[rktman]

Now that’s funny. I think I still have one of their albums. I think I have a “Dust” albumn also. How about this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwfW9WwIXLk

heh heh heh.

[Gay State Conservative]

Both versions are classics...both are part of my music collection.

[Argus]

Eddie rules. Blue Cheer was for speedfreaks.

[Fiji Hill]

My brother and I strongly disagreed over this song when it came out in the late fall of 1967. I much preferred Eddie’s version, which I thought was crazy, cool, and the end. It was often played on my favorite radio station, KWIZ. However, he thought the Blue Cheer version, which was played on KRLA, his favorite station, was out of sight.

[virgil283]

Yeah Vanilla Fudge, ....They had a very unique sound, a suspenseful beginning in each song, building up to a dramatic climax....It was definitely listening music and to think, most were cover songs....

[rktman]

Dang it virgil238. Now you got me cruisin’ youtube lookin’ at some uh, purty good dang music. Doin’ Nugent and Stranglehold right now. And Momma’s lovin’ it. ;>}

[bigbob]

Just about every rock and roll band covered blues tunes, so it was clever of Blue Cheer to cover a rockabilly classic. Not many did that, but now a number of rockabilly bands have covered old rock and rolls songs. Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2B2A32EBF506636A

Quite a few are pretty good!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I can never hear that song again without thinking of this;

Adult language warning and violence,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i-dB_6Dvcw

[bigbob]

A couple of live versions:
Brian Setzer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZHfIMZm2uo

and these guys:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea0759BeJ2U

[peteyd]

Went to the Fillmore West in the year ....
Ike and Tina Turner were the opening act for Blue Cheer.
Even now I can hear and feel the reverberations.

[V K Lee]

Eddie Cochran is a long long way from Blue Cheer. He and Gene Vincent are two of the oldies that will always be missed. RIP. Great music of the be bop era.

[dynachrome]

A Japanese band’s version. Live. pretty wild!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOcUNKM2AGA

[glock rocks]

Watched Blue Cheer sing Summertime Blues here in Salt Lake at the Terrace. They were the warm up band for Three Dog Night. Ah, the sixties...

[DAC21]

This is the only version to consider *wink*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea0759BeJ2U&list=RDea0759BeJ2U#t=93

[DAC21]

“A Japanese band’s version. Live. pretty wild!”

Nice, pulled straight off of Live at Leeds, Townshend windmills and all.

[21twelve]

Here’s RUSH doing a cover of Summertime Blues, Live, 2004. The guy’s voice with Blue Cheer adds a lot to the song though, Geddy sounds like a choirboy in comparison.:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSHQumypPCc

Here is RUSH’s entire (short) album “Feedback” where they covered 6 or 7 songs that they loved growing up. Their version of “Crossroads” is really good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxucItPmsZ8

[wardaddy]

Lmao

I know the band and they done Eddie Cochran good

But when I think BLUE CHEER.....

....it ain’t about the band.

Man......actually my first dose to be honest....a blue chalky capsule given to me by a guy whose brother played for Quicksilver

Ziggy Stardust had just come out...

Nothing is ever quite the same afterwards

I probably warn all my large brood of spawn about LSD more than any intoxicant this side of drunk driving

For good reason....despite the romanticizing.... its so powerful....or was

A dice roll...

[dennisw]

They had stacks upon stacks (a wall of them) and were infamous for playing the loudest at the time. They were OK saw them live once....they were psychedelic out of San Fran or thereabouts. They were on many psychedelic posters for concerts. Their big hit was good but the rest.... Each dude had very long hair

[blam]

My only child (Dr blam) was conceived in 1967 (The Summer Of Love) in Golden Gate Park during a free Grateful Dead concert.
(That's all I'm gonna say)