The Locomotion

I'm with Jimbo and Grant on this one and for the same reasons. I grew up with the Grand Funk version so it's the one that I prefer...although I do like Little Eva's as well, but Grand Funk just has a certain charisma about it that isn't in the other 2 versions.

 

Little Eva (by a narrow margin) over the song's writer, Carole King, from her "Pearls" release. (Never heard the Kylie cover.) For me, the GFR version kind of runs rough-shod over the song, but some of that is just my own aversion to post-60's arena rock.

doug

 

I'm for Kylie on the visuals and Little Eva for the ears.

 

Makes me wish we had a double-take smiley. :chuckle:

 

Linda Thompson takes the Locomotion to a whole other place on an LP called "The Bunch" Also featuring husband Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny and others. An album of rock and roll oldies, sung by a bunch of English folkies. Carthage CGLP 4424. I don't know if it's on CD.

 

This is from Overnight Sensation by Ken Sharp:

Speaking of Carnegie Hall, didn't Todd Rundgren see the gig and your cover of "The Locomotion" which he later recorded with Grand Funk?

Wally: Yeah, at Carnegie Hall we played "Locomotion" and he was producing Grand Funk and I guess his wife like it, you know, "Locomotion", and they beat us to putting it out! We were kicking it around. We were into it.

 

I have it, but I forgot about that album. Then I guess that puts Kylie in fourth!

 

Yeah, duh, Little Eva. Why are we even voting on this??? Was someone other than Little Eva gonna win?

OK, how many of you know "Little Eva" by the Locomotions? How many of ya got that 45? It's on the Gone label.

 

I can hear the Raspberries doing "The Locomotion"...