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defrog ([personal profile] defrog) wrote2014-05-15 11:52 pm

dEFROG ON 45 #67 b/w BAD COVER VERSION 059: IT’S LIKE THUNDER, LIGHTNING

If you’ve followed the “dEFROG On 45” series from the beginning, you know there are a lot of one-hit wonders in my collection. There’s also a lot of disco.

Here’s one of both.



This one comes with an amusing anecdote: When this came out, I was reasonably convinced that Amii Stewart was Rod Stewart’s sister.

Why? Because they had the same last name. Obviously.

It was only later I saw a picture of her, and realized I might have gotten that one wrong.

Told you it was amusing.

FUN FACT: This is actually a cover of an Eddie Floyd song.



It’s hard to compare the two. They’re different enough versions (classic Stax/Volt sound vs Gary-Glitter inspired disco) that they kind of stand on their own.

The way you love me is frightening,

This is dF