who said it....

[c.n.]

"I talked about them wanting to wallow in meaninglessness and their lack of
vision for our music."

I guess this sort of diversion/trivia is made much easier with Google at
your fingertips, but never the less, it is a statement that rings true for
more than one genre of music. (and to give credit where credit is due, folk
music, to a larger degree than most, rose above this level in the 50s and 60s).

chuck

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[Harri Haka]

First off, I want to warn all the haters of Mustang Sally to delete this
post immediately. For those who remain, here is an example of a pop
singer from my home country covering the song. I am not saying it is one
of the best versions but just goes to show how wide audience appeal a
song can have. Of course you can be a purist and say that everything
that is commercial and loved by big audiences is reprehensible.

Arguably Youtube hits is a measure of interest from overall music fans.
"Mustang Sally" gets 1 680 816 hits whereas my personal favorite tune, a
Muddy Waters classic, "Walking Through The Park" has 37 306 hits. I
would not criticize a blues band that covers Sir Mack Rice between
Howlin Wolf and Little Walter, if they do covers. Originals are, of
course highly appreciated by most audiences. In the end, the paying
public decides what they go for.

But here goes Sally with the pop singer from Finland, Markku Aro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1FIGB4690E

Harri

PS We have a load of blues musicians over here, some of which are par to
the best international comparison.