~ Searchers' Songs Never Recorded~ |
I thought it might be of interest to list songs, which I know the band has performed, or broadcast on radio but have never recorded.
Rockin' all over the world (Status Quo)
Let's twist again (Chubby Checker)
You'll never walk alone (Gerry & The Pacemakers)
You've got a friend (James Taylor)
Nutbush City Limits (Ike & Tina Turner)
Beach Baby (First Class)
Whole Lotta Shakin (Jerry Lee Lewis)
Johnny Be Good (Chuck Berry)
All the above numbers have been part of the stage act at some point.
They also did a song in their act, in the seventies, called How Do You Free The People. I have no idea who recorded this, but I recall liking it very much. Equally in the nineties, the band appeared on a radio show, to celebrate D - Day, yes I couldn't figure out why either! Nevertheless they did a number called Over There which they also performed in their act for a short while during this period. I believe this was a song originally done in the forties and The Searchers did a modern arrangement and result was a catchy little number, which I enjoyed.
The following are songs I have personally heard them do on radio but not live.
Look At Me (Bread) featured on the first Bread album, only heard this the once, on a radio show in the early seventies. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (Beatles) featured on The Beatles "Abbey Road" album. The Searchers did this on a radio show, same one as "Look At Me" was performed, if memory serves me right.
A huge fan of the band in Norway, a lady called Torill Olsen, listed a number of songs, some years ago in the Fanzine produced by Tim Viney, that she had heard the band perform, although it was not made clear whether she had heard them do the songs live or if she had heard them perform the songs on radio. I gather the band did a lot of radio broadcasts in the sixties/seventies, in Sweden and Norway. Indeed I gather that a new CD is to be released in late November featuring some of the tracks I am about to list. Torill's original list, only gave song titles, so where possible, I list what I believe to be the artist who did the song originally.
Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Rock and Roll Music (Chuck Berry)
Show Me The Way (Peter Frampton)
Let Your Love Flow (Bellamy Brothers)
Let The Four Winds Blow* ( Fats Domino?)
Red Sails In The Sunset* (Fats Domino)
Memphis* (Chuck Berry)
*These tracks will be on the new CD apparently.
My World Is Empty Without You (Supremes)
Those Were The Days (Mary Hopkin)
Take Me In Your Arms and Love Me (Gladys Knight)
Southern Man (Buffalo Springfield)
I know that they performed this song at a gig in Madison Square Gardens on a British Invasion Tour in the mid seventies, some press reviews I recall, stated they had confused the audience by playing such a song.
Don't Think Twice It's Alright (Bob Dylan)
To Love Somebody (Bee Gees)
For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield)
Kentucky Woman (Neil Diamond)
This Little Girl Of Mine (Tony Jackson)
I don't recall who did this originally but TJ recorded this, it was the "B" Side of his second single.
San Franciso (Scott McKenzie)
I have no idea who did the following songs but they are also on Torill's list.
Questions Soldier Are You Ready Send Me a Letter Lay Me Down Sad Gypsy Irish Soldier
I clearly do not doubt Torill's veracity, but I do find that there seems to be a lot of songs that in 35 years of going to seeing the band play, I have never heard them do. Some of the songs seem rather strange choices also.
Perhaps they saved the songs listed for a different market.
Before anyone corrects me I have purposely left out songs like White Christmas, Silent Night, Winter Wonderland songs that around Christmas time they tend to put in the act to get into the Christmas spirit I suppose. I also don't count the infamous Wheelbarrow Song.
It will interesting if others come up with songs not listed and I don't suppose there is a chance of John or Frank confirming above, they probably do not remember.
Submitted October 28, 2001
© 2001 Roy Clough. All rights reserved.
|
|