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Topic: Cat's Squirrel
Posted By: mrcozdude
Subject: Cat's Squirrel
Date Posted: August 05 2007 at 07:20
I know jethro tulls version but i saw this title also on creams debut album i havent heard it,is it the same song if so who's was the orignal or is it just the same title different track?

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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: August 05 2007 at 12:47
There's an explanation on this fansite:
 
http://www.cupofwonder.com/thiswas2.html - http://www.cupofwonder.com/thiswas2.html
 


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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: August 06 2007 at 05:55

There isn't a huge amount of difference between Cream's arrangement and Tull's subsequent arrangement. Not particularly surprising as many British blues bands (and that is what Tull started off as, beit belatedly) ) borrowed freely from each other, once someone had created a good electric arrangement to rip-off. How many bands played Crossroads a al Clapton rather than base it on the original Robert Johnson version (btw labelled composer as 'traditional' on my Robert Johnson compilation CD)? Cream themselves ripped themselves off, e.g.  Oh Lawdy Mama became......??? Probably the most ripped off song was Elmore James' Dust My Broom - can we blame Jeremy Spencer of Fleetwood Mac for starting that? Canned Heat when they weren't boogying, regularly "updated" 30's blues for their own purposes. In fact when Taj Mahal appeared on the scene, there was a  collective breath of relief with somebody  appearing to do something original with old and new blues - in truth Taj had a knack of taking the old blues 'back to the country'.



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Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: August 06 2007 at 08:35
Originally posted by Dick Heath Dick Heath wrote:

Lawdy Mama
 
CREAM's hit song "Strange Brew" was crafted out of this song by Felix Pappalardi, as the record company didn't like the original one by the band. There original tune can be found from their 1st "Live" album, and also as a BBC Radio session version from their BBC album. A funny rant IMO, though not original or good as the better stuff by them (the long live jams IMO Tongue). 


Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: August 06 2007 at 08:40
Originally posted by Dick Heath Dick Heath wrote:

There isn't a huge amount of difference between Cream's arrangement and Tull's subsequent arrangement. Not particularly surprising as many British blues bands (and that is what Tull started off as, beit belatedly) ) borrowed freely from each other, once someone had crated a good electric arrangement to rip-off. How many bands played Crossroads a al Clapton rather than base it on the original Robert Johnson version (btw labelled as composer traditional on my album)? Cream themselves ripped themselves off, e.g.  Oh Lawdy Mama became......??? Probably the most ripped off song was Elmore James' Dust My Broom - can we blame Jeremy Spencer of Fleetwood Mac for starting that? Canned Heat when they weren't boogying, regularly "updated" 30's blues for their own purposes. In fact when Taj Mahal appeared on the scene, there was a  collective breath of relief with somebody  appearing to do something original with old and new blues - in truth Taj had a knack of taking the old blues 'back to the country'.

 
as far as I'm concerned Cream and Tull did this cover more or less the same. And if you want to check out Tull's version with Sabbath's War Pigs solo, you'll be astounded at the similarities.
 
Not surp^rising when you know Iommi guitared for two months with Tull (there is a video on Rolling Stones' RnR Circus decumenting this!


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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: August 06 2007 at 09:54
Originally posted by Eetu Pellonpää Eetu Pellonpää wrote:

Originally posted by Dick Heath Dick Heath wrote:

Lawdy Mama
 
CREAM's hit song "Strange Brew" was crafted out of this song by Felix Pappalardi, as the record company didn't like the original one by the band. There original tune can be found from their 1st "Live" album, and also as a BBC Radio session version from their BBC album. A funny rant IMO, though not original or good as the better stuff by them (the long live jams IMO Tongue). 
 
Well done, worth the full 10 pointsClap


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