Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals 09:14 - Dec 19 with 4414 views DJR I am not sure if this has been done before as a topic, but I was alerted to this by an article about Toni Basil in the Guardian. And the fact that it has a different title makes it particularly obscure. VIDEO [Post edited 19 Dec 2025 9:15]
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 17:23 - Dec 21 with 727 viewsIndependentlyBlue Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters had a huge hit with this Janis Joplin did a great version Her version now being used to sell bl**dy perfume on the tellybox VIDEO Better to stay silent and be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 18:08 - Dec 21 with 701 viewsmellowblue VIDEO Another Bob Dylan, though not his composition. It is a traditional song, though it is not the earliest recording of it.
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 18:23 - Dec 21 with 686 viewsDJR VIDEO
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 18:37 - Dec 21 with 680 viewsDJR VIDEO
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 18:42 - Dec 21 with 675 viewsDJR Lemmy and the Ramones were great friends and admirers of each other's work. This by Motorhead was later covered by the Ramones. VIDEO [Post edited 21 Dec 2025 18:42]
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 18:43 - Dec 21 with 672 viewsWhos_blue VIDEO Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness.
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 18:45 - Dec 21 with 669 viewsYou_Bloo_Right VIDEO
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 18:51 - Dec 21 with 665 viewsDJR Made famous by the Beach Boys, this is a Bahamian folk song and this (from 1935) is the earliest recording. VIDEO [Post edited 21 Dec 2025 18:52]
Login to get fewer adsFriday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 19:02 - Dec 21 with 654 viewsEwan_Oozami VIDEO
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 19:33 - Dec 21 with 642 viewsWeWereZombies Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 19:02 - Dec 21 by Ewan_Oozami VIDEO
Wow, Thin Lizzy really rocked that up... VIDEO
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 00:36 - Dec 22 with 592 viewsMrBeckinsale VIDEO
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 09:13 - Dec 22 with 557 viewsMrBeckinsale The origins of Madonna’s Ray of Light… VIDEO
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 10:35 - Dec 22 with 546 viewsWhos_blue VIDEO Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness.
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 10:41 - Dec 22 with 540 viewsWhos_blue VIDEO Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness.
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 13:04 - Dec 22 with 511 viewsDJR Later made famous by Chuck Berry, and, from recollection, banned. VIDEO
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals (n/t) on 15:44 - Dec 22 with 490 viewsDJR Originally a Mexican folk song. This is the earliest recording. VIDEO [Post edited 22 Dec 2025 17:45]
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 17:59 - Dec 22 with 465 viewsGlasgowBlue This now seems appropriate to post. Best known version by Elkie Brooks. VIDEO
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 18:26 - Dec 22 with 447 viewsGeoffSentence Massive for Mariah Carey and Before here Harry Nilssen but this was the original VIDEO [Post edited 22 Dec 2025 18:54]
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 18:44 - Dec 22 with 436 viewsGlasgowBlue Obscure B side from 1964. Big hit for Scritti Politti in 1990. VIDEO
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 23:57 - Dec 22 with 399 viewsWhos_blue VIDEO Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness.
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 23:59 - Dec 22 with 398 viewsWhos_blue VIDEO Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness.
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 10:46 - Dec 23 with 332 viewsDJR Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 23:59 - Dec 22 by Whos_blue VIDEO
This was co-written by Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of the Go-Go's, and Terry Hall. They had a brief affair when the Go-Go's were supporting the Specials on tour.
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 10:53 - Dec 23 with 325 viewsDJR Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 23:57 - Dec 22 by Whos_blue VIDEO
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Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 10:56 - Dec 23 with 313 viewsDJR VIDEO
Friday music thread: obscure or little-known originals on 11:02 - Dec 23 with 308 viewsDJR This morphed into Gangsta's Paradise. VIDEO