Last October, did you see Fogerty perform 'Fortunate Son" with Bruce
Springsteen? Dynamite!
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "ScottGee1" <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:15 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OT follow up on DVDs was WTB: grid screen
>
> Well, I have no idea what happened to my original WTB thread and how
> it morphed into a discussion of "Heard it through the Grapevine", but
> since I'm from Motown and still live in the area, here are the facts.
>
> It was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Stong. They custom
> tailored three different versions for Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight & the
> Pips and The Temptations. I won't even hazard a guess as to how many
> other artist have covered it over the decades, but my favorite was
> John Fogerty's arrangement for Creedence Clearwater Revival.
>
> Norman was the primary force behind The Temps and also co-wrote "Ain't
> Too Proud To Beg," "My Imagination," "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" and
> "War".
>
> BTW, Fogerty wrote "Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising," "Who'll Stop The
> Rain," "Lodi," "Looking Out My Back Door," "Run Through The Jungle,"
> "The Old Man Down the Road," "Centerfield," "Fortunate Son" and
> countless other tunes. He continues to write terrific songs, still
> tours and gets virtually no air play likely because he's over sixty
> now AND his music refuses to fit a niche.
>
> How's that for off-topic? Or . . . as clever as those folks are, I'll
> bet their personal cameras are OMs. ;o) ;o)
>
> ScottGee1
>
>> From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [OM] Re: OT follow up on DVDs was WTB: grid screen
>> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:57:00 -0400
>>
>> Whenever I imagine 'Heard it through the Grapevine' in my head I hear a
>> woman
>> singing it, so the Gladys Knight and the Pips version must be the one
>> that
>> stuck with me the most. I don't know if the Temptations ever recorded it
>> though.
>>
>> John Hermanson
>> Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
>> 21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
>> 631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:41 AM
>> Subject: [OM] Re: OT follow up on DVDs was WTB: grid screen
>>
>> >
>> > Did they ever perform it? Seems like a natural. Very
>> > Motown song, anyway. Marvin was certainly Motown.
>> >
>> > Joel W.
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