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glad you did, les. i cant listen to this tune sitting on a chair.

just got out of bed some minutes ago.. - so I’m on _zombie mode_ - but I’m swinging my hips and shaking my shoulders to the sound of this (at least I think I’m doing that). Great tune!

hey, andréa. that must have been a long night. i needed to wake up early today and do "family stuff" but tonight im rocking the city.

How'd we miss this one for halloween?

But I like your song a whole hell of a lot better......

stomped my soul alright......

funny clip, nick. i have no idea how did we miss that one.

heh... I got up early too but then I hit the sack again. I'm sure you'll rock it well ;-)

Thanks for a great cut and a good memory. In May 06 finally got talked into doing a cruise with my wife for our 20th anniversary - highlight of the cruise for me was unexpected performance during an "at sea day" by Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters, 42 years later the man still put on a great show. RIP - he passed away July 4 this past summer of a heart attack, he was scheduled to perform that evening. Crappy picture I know but best I got

andréa- siestas rule. you bet i will :-)

waydutch- i had no idea he had died. there goes one of the best. that must have been quite a fantastic surprise for your 20th anniversary. i really dig a lot of those old doo-wop groups. cadilacs, olympics, coasters, the flairs, the penguins, the spaniels... very nice stuff. that picture is great. i never had the chance to watch the drifters live, only on video. i went to see the cadillacs 2 summers ago and what a show!

People sometimes forget what a kick-ass producer J.B. was: One need only think about "Think" by Lyn Collins - and the above gem.

Dan, your selections always amaze me.

Your what, 12 years old and you got this incredible ear.

Team West's ringer for sure.

mike - i concur.. his formative years are less known than his funk years, still he kicked ass in both. you have a good eye for big tunes, man.

chris- thats why i joined the school for advanced geeks aka mos. will your folks pick you up or should i talk to my dad to give you a lift home after school? this tune could have been in the "blues brothers" soundtrack, it is kind of their thing.

Touche bro, touche.

chris, i hope we meet one day. man, we will be laughing for hours. you have the gift of unpredictibility and that is 10/10 points in my book.

Didn't I tell you, you remind me of Satan?

We will be behind bars if our paths ever cross.

The guy who is on the make and his smart friend Danny.

hey great post even if it is a bit before my time and was shakin my hips pure class lovin the banter too thanks x

hey is that you in the pic ?

chris- stop bringing your christian fantasies here, jerk :-P

bnf- it is before my time too, bnf. yup, that is me at a reggae party. stoned to the bone.

Wow, what a great tune!

Ok, my butt is thoroughly shaken right now. ;-) Cheers, SR. I think maybe that's the next box set that should come out - Produced By JB. (Rhino - you listening???)

do the jerk with my dog shithead really great song did'nt know he had died either cheers

movie- indeed. who knew bill pinkney was that wild?

lmi- i am not surprised, everytime i dance to "i do the jerk" i spend a lot of energy too. a new rhino boxset? i had no idea. i will check their site. thanks for the info.

oceanrain- with lyrics like that he cant lose. sad news to know he passed away recently. cheers.

What I am loving about this song - especially considering that JB produced it - is the simplicity of it. Sounds like one guitar, a drummer, maybe a bass player, period. Then that weird chord sequence with the four-note horn line comes in, then promptly disappears. That's just nuts.

deffinitely there is a bass there. the kind of genius production that doesn’t lack inspiration.

"Do the Jerk" is really powerful. Never heard of it or Pinkney, but now am happily in the know.

spike, bill pinkney = the drifters singer. it is a very powerful song indeed.

I meant that I had never heard of Bill Pinkney before your informative post and its informative comments. Mog has taught me a lot about music, and about clarifying my syntax.

got it. probably my lousy grammar, terrible syntax and lack of vocabulary did the rest.