(10th November 1962)
Has there ever been a “blues” jauntier than this? Ifield’s follow-up to the sweet “I Remember You” is a faintly desperate thumper, and its bullying pursuit of dancefloor fun quickly chafes. As you’d expect, the yodel is given free rein on this one - being fond of yodelling in general I’m not unhappy with the results, in fact I think they go some way to saving the song, but neutrals should approach with caution. 4
Written by Tom on Wednesday, November 10th, 2004 | 620 views |
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Billy Smart on September 13th, 2008
Do you know, I’ve only just realised today that this is a Hank Williams song, albeit a pretty minor one! In some ways I actually prefer the Ifield interpretation - his yodelling jollity suggests a manic phase of lovesickness, which both resonates and makes it a song that it is impossible to ignore.
wichita lineman on September 13th, 2008
One of the many reasons why the Bobby Gillespie Guide To Rock Roots - ie it all came from Hank W and Robert Johnson - doesn’t wash with me. Come on, Guy Mitchell sounds tuffer than this!
Then again, Scream acolyte Kris Needs always used to end his set with Frank Ifield’s She Taught Me How To Yodel, so maybe that informed Bob G’s logic.
Billy Smart on September 14th, 2008
I have never heard a Hank Williams song that I didn’t like.
I have never heard a Frank Ifield song that I didn’t like.
However, I have heard quite a few Primal Scream songs to which I have taken exception.
One of these three acts is desperate to radiate an image of cool and credibility - and its the one who has the least of it!
DJ Punctum on September 15th, 2008
Frank Ifield, incredibly, was once hired for a Julian Cope recording session to do his yodelling. The track was never used but it was the initial recording of “5 O’Clock World” which subsequently appeared, yodel-free, on My Nation Underground.