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EPISODE · Apr 2, 2022 · 2H 4M

C'mon Everybody

from In The Past: Garage Rock Podcast · host Weldon Hunter & Erik Komarnicki

Three versions of the rock n roll classic, "C'mon Everybody" - the original, a garage gem, and a late 60s oddity. Eddie Cochran got the party started in 1958 (1:12).  We confront the conspiracy of silence that surrounds the song's instrumentation, but we can tell you that are rockabilly riffs galore and some spiffy strum 'n' drum.  We discuss how EC's lyrics walk the line between wholesomeness and wild teenage rebellion: a coming-of-age story in every line! We deem the song a proto-hippie communal anthem, because why wouldn't we?  The second versh is different from the first - The Staccatos and their 1966 rendition (58:08). HEY! Here's a garage-ified version by the Ottawa band who will become The Five Man Electrical Band. This version adds FUZZ and modulation.  Will you like it? All SIGNS point to yes. The last to come and the last to leave are NRBQ  (1:18:30) . The very first song the New Rhythm & Blues Quartet ever released way back in '69- wotta statement! A non-heavy version which came out a year after Blue Cheer crushed another Cochran classic. They make it longer, keep the fun intact and add handclaps as a matter of fact. Ah, who cares?!

Three versions of the rock n roll classic, "C'mon Everybody" - the original, a garage gem, and a late 60s oddity. Eddie Cochran got the party started in 1958 (1:12). We confront the conspiracy of silence that surrounds the song's instrumentation, but we can tell you that are rockabilly riffs galore and some spiffy strum 'n' drum. We discuss how EC's lyrics walk the line between wholesomeness and wild teenage rebellion: a coming-of-age story in every line! We deem the song a proto-...

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Three versions of the rock n roll classic, "C'mon Everybody" - the original, a garage gem, and a late 60s oddity. Eddie Cochran got the party started in 1958 (1:12).  We confront the conspiracy of silence that surrounds the song's instrumentation,...

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