Friday Night Cat Fight
Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast
“Good Rockin’ Tonight”
The Friday Night Cat Fight presents “Good Rockin’ Tonight,” one of the most important and influential songs every recorded. Three versions are in contention with week, with the tune’s author, Roy Brown leading the pack with his original version from 1947. Wynonie “Mr. Blues” Harris and Elvis Presley also take a shot at the song. Wyonie’s went to #1 on the R&B lists in 1948 and Elvis’ version helped to spark the “Rock n’ Roll Revolution” of the mid-1950s.
Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast
“The House Of The Rising Sun”
This week, we celebrate the 100th Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast (that’s 100 shows since Matt The Cat left XM in October, 2008) with a true American folk ballad classic: “The House Of The Rising Sun.” We’ll put NINE versions of the tune in competition this week from Clarence Ashley and Gwen Foster’s original known recorded version from 1933 to Frijid Pink’s 1970 guitar distorted masterpiece. In-between, you’ll find Joan Baez and Bob Dylan giving it the folk treatment while The Animals take it to a new level and top the US and UK charts while doing so. Listen to all nine versions and vote for the one you TRULY DIG THE MOST.
Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast
“Nature Boy”
This week, The Friday Night Cat Fight is a battle royale between 4 distinguished crooners over the classic, if not eerie tune, “Nature Boy.” Nat King Cole scored the first and biggest hit in 1948, but Sinatra and Haymes each had top 20 versions of the tune also in ’48. Bobby Darin brought it back to life in 1961 with a slightly different take on it musically and today, “Nature Boy” is a jazz standard.
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