Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Your Tuesday Moment of Words Utterly Fail Me

From 1963, please enjoy the incredible Bunker Hill and his total destruction to your mind single "The Girl Can't Dance."




There's not a lot of biographical info available on Hill, except that his real name was David Walker and that he was an on again/off again member of the great gospel group The Mighty Clouds of Joy when he wasn't singing the Devil's music under a pseudonym. He apparently died, way too young, in Houston in the early 80s, and hadn't been involved in the music business for quite some time.

In any case, the record features Link Wray on guitar (it was recorded at Link's home studio) and as somebody said in the YouTube comments, it makes Little Richard sound like Pat Boone. Had it been a hit, history might well have been changed in unfathomable ways.

[h/t Tommy Perkins]

10 comments:

Gummo said...

*sigh*
I'll never understand the noise you kids call music.

Alzo said...

Wow! I bet back in the day folks thought someone was playing the 45 at 78.
I can't help but be reminded of the mighty Rex Garvin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv6AD1aNw6A

edward said...

If someone as wild as Little Richard can sell a million records, then some one twice as wild can sell two million records!

buzzbabyjesus said...

The differences between Bunker and Little Richard, are why one sold a million records and the other didn't.

Anonymous said...

The track is too over the top and with very little personality so I can understand why it didn't distinguish itself on the charts.

Also very poorly recorded.

But Captain, tell us how you really feel about the recording!!!

Captain Al

buzzbabyjesus said...

I should have said "The Guy Can't Sing".

pete said...

I love it!

steve simels said...

The missing link between Little Richard and the Sonics

buzzbabyjesus said...

Good point.

M_Sharp said...

YOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!