Keep On Running

It's Canadian Thanksgiving, so get ready to be stuffed - with versions of "Keep on Running", that is. The appetizer is Jackie Edwards' original version (1:47). Or we think it's the original - a rare case where our intrepid hosts don't know it all! At any rate, this one is smooth and (rock)steady - JE isn't worried about not getting the girl. The main course is Spencer Davis Group's 1965 hit version (25:04). This one has FUZZ guitar and MUFF bass. Lead crooner Stevie Winwood sounds like he's not the hunter, but the game! We go to Sweden for a side-dish - namely Gaggas' fine garage version, which keeps the fuzz and adds a mean minor 3rd  and some huggin', but is a little lacking in the hey-hey-hey's (1:00:24) Still good, though! Finally, let's have a rich Italian dessert - a 1966 version of the tune renamed "Vieni Fuori" by I Pooh (1:12:24). No, that's not a reference to what you will be doing after the big meal (well, it sort of is ...), it's a reference to the famous Canadian bear. Some sprightly singing and sassy guitar stings make this an especially sweet confection. Now start running to burn all those calories!