Friday Night Cat Fight
Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast
“Rockin’ Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu”
The Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast takes on flu season with this classic rock n’ roll tune. We return to the original two song Cat Fight format as Huey “Piano” Smith & The Clowns’ 1957 original version of “Rockin’ Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu” takes on Johnny Rivers’ top 10 version from late 1972. Who’s got the hotter fever? Who’s got the colder chills? Who’s lunch is coming up first? You decide by listening to this week’s Cat Fight and then voting for the one that gets you the most sweaty.
Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast
“Unchained Melody”
The Friday Night Cat Fight takes on one of the most popular, most covered and best selling songs of all-time with “Unchained Melody.” Originally, it was written for the 1955 motion picture, “Unchained,” but after Les Baxter released an instrumental version of the tune on Capitol and it hit #1, it became one of the biggest songs of 1955, with versions by Al Hibbler and Roy Hamilton topping the R&B charts and charting top 10 on the pop lists. We’ll also feature some very unique and heartfelt renditions of “Unchained Melody” by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (1957), New York’s Vito & The Salutations (1963) and the mega-selling 1965 Righteous Brothers classic.
So listen and then vote for your favorite version of “Unchained Melody.” With over 500 covers of this tune, I couldn’t feature them all, but I think all six that are featured here are worth your time.
Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
The Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast takes on the classic tale of winter joy, “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” which first appeared on record in 1946 by Vaughn Monroe. We’ll give Vaughn some stiff competition by putting strong performances by Frank Sinatra (1950) and Dean Martin (1966). Listen to the Cat Fight and then vote for your favorite version of this winter classic.
Let the nog flow and have a wonderful holiday season. Happy New Year, everyone. 2011 is gonna be BIG!
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