Does It Work

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:11 am

One of my favourite tracks by Gerry and The Pacemakers was "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying".

I recently found this version done as an instrumental, an unlikely choice you would think for an instrumental, I think it is a superb version but this is about opinions so let me know what you think, if response is positive I'll post this band's version of the Dave Clark Five classic "Because" again done as an instro.

http://s63.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=17ZMFBU28TSNZ24RPPS8971KM9

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:51 pm

It works, Roy! Very nice rendition. It has kind of a "Hards Day Night" feel to it. I don't know The Charades but the lead sounds like Big Jim Sullivan. I would love to hear the DC5 track.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:19 pm

Yes, it does work - very nice track!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:54 am

I really enjoyed that, Roy... thanks! I think the song is a natural for an instrumental. I play rhythm for it often and also include the little riff that is played on the cor anglais (I think) in the G & the P version. It's a lovely song indeed!

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:10 am

Mike requested the DC5 track by The Charades, ok Mike here it is, let's see if you know the song

http://s58.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0B3204W2XT91B34G8EYK2QPHDM

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:49 am

"Because." You mentioned the name before, Roy, at the beginning of the thread. Once again, very nice!

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:59 am

Roy: Thanks for the Charades, in more ways than one. It is always a pleasure to see what gems you come up with. Both of these songs work for me, although I suspect that a full CD without a break might be too much of the same thing.

It is good to hear the Leslie tone-cabinet sound on the organ and the Vic Flickish "James Bond" guitar tonality to boot.

Both of these numbers are time capsules in their own right and certainly take me back to the era in which they were first composed, even without the vocals.