Stand By Me, Rolling Stones "Tattoo You", Peter Gabriel "So", Plus Dead & Company Live Citifield 2021 E145
A song can disappear for decades, then come roaring back because a movie director picked the perfect closing credits. That’s where we start, tracing how Ben E King’s “Stand By Me” went from an early-’60s hit to a late-’80s revival, and why those second lives are one of the best parts of being a music fan. We also talk about John Lennon’s take on the song and its connection to a 1987 U2 show.We also rewind to a truly old-school mashup experiment from 1981, built on vinyl and tape, answering The Who’s “Who Are You” with rapid-fire Beatles titles long before anyone used the word “mashup.”The…
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