tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874687919193635.post5495283811828836273..comments2024-02-22T02:50:23.692-08:00Comments on Derek's Daily 45: JOHNNY THUNDER - I'M ALIVE b/w VERBAL EXPRESSIONS OF TVDerek Seehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16243707785298348196noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874687919193635.post-66838991116550067102011-05-29T06:59:43.011-07:002011-05-29T06:59:43.011-07:00I always imagine this being some showstopper rock ...I always imagine this being some showstopper rock 'n roll horror musical sequence with some kind of Funked up Frankenstein's monster leaping off the bench after the stage lightning effects and screaming out "I'm alive!"DJWatermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609245880265385484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874687919193635.post-12780865135125840412011-05-25T18:38:09.469-07:002011-05-25T18:38:09.469-07:00Oops, forgot to mention that "I'm Alive&q...Oops, forgot to mention that "I'm Alive" uses the same backing track as the original version by the Tommy James and The Shondells.ana-bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06918502866288050783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874687919193635.post-88510640247551338542011-05-25T18:10:22.138-07:002011-05-25T18:10:22.138-07:00I've been looking for this 45 for some time. M...I've been looking for this 45 for some time. Mainly 'cause several of Thunder's sides recorded with Tommy James used well known pre-existing backing tracks. <br /><br />"Verbal Expressions Of TV" is direct a rip off of Calla 148 ,The Sandpebbles' "If You Didn't Hear Me the First Time".ana-bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06918502866288050783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874687919193635.post-23025329240357231302011-05-25T12:34:03.321-07:002011-05-25T12:34:03.321-07:00That's an interesting one.
Don Fardon did thi...That's an interesting one.<br /><br />Don Fardon did this song as well. I play it out off an LP sometimes.<br /><br />Love the Bongo action on it:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgzRgLRuKt0&feature=related<br /><br />I see the writing credit is half Tommy James. It sounds like it could certainly fit in the Shondells repertoire.Out In The Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728619887221472901noreply@blogger.com