tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post2701740714980904568..comments2024-03-23T18:29:54.952-07:00Comments on ON THE FLIP-SIDE: Song of the Week: "Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)", Earl KingOn The Flip-Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319364292191851993noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-29213175516100640692009-11-16T12:13:11.861-08:002009-11-16T12:13:11.861-08:00Thanks for the comments Nick. I hope you stop by r...Thanks for the comments Nick. I hope you stop by regularly.On The Flip-Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319364292191851993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-17580562444513048862009-11-12T15:26:40.039-08:002009-11-12T15:26:40.039-08:00Thanks for the mention. Our (Ron Silva & The ...Thanks for the mention. Our (Ron Silva & The Monarchs) cover is definitely based on Alvin Robinson's 1964 recording of the tune - with a slightly different arrangement that goes back to Ron's days with The Crawdaddys. That said, Earl King was a GREAT talent and his records (especially those he cut for Imperial) are well worth digging for. I must admit to first hearing it via Jimi Hendrix. In fact I covered his version in my high school garage band. Being a young, white, suburban, bookwormish-type - I was VERY confused how a Jimi Hendrix rocker was penned by the subject of a Goethe poem.Nick Rossihttp://www.myspace.com/ronsilvaandthemonarchsnoreply@blogger.com