Best (or Worst) FZ Covers – The Four Directions perform “Lonesome Cowboy Burt”
Jeff and Diane of The Four Directions perform “Lonesome Cowboy Burt” at the Bolton Street Theater in NewCastle, Australia – complete with trumpet and harmonica solos, as well as an improvised tap interpretation. I kid you not. Personally, I don’t know whether this cover belongs as one of the best, or worst FZ covers I have ever heard. They certainly deserve marks for nerve and enthusiasm, though. For bookings or info please contact their agent [ jeje-Management@good-craft.com], or contact Diane [tapsolo@gmail.com]. I dedicate this post to Gail.
May 31st, 2010 at 4:19 am »
Very surreal. Who do you think would have gonged them first, Jaye P. Morgan or Jamie Farr?
May 31st, 2010 at 10:14 am »
I enjoyed the yodel and the trumpet, but I just wasn’t convinced that the voluminous silken pantaloons Diane gestured to at the appropriate point in the lyrical proceedings were actually authentic ‘cowboy pants’ – and that spoilt it a little for me.
May 31st, 2010 at 11:16 am »
HaHa! Nice one. I thought at first they were going to do a Beefheart style of the song due to the way she was playing her harmonica!!!
They should have done the ‘Swaggart’ version of “Lonesome Cowboy Burt” – now that would have earned them some extra points with this viewer!!!
May 31st, 2010 at 2:04 pm »
Colaiutesque charlestoning in the intro: the time is 3/4 but he play it 4/4
June 1st, 2010 at 5:09 am »
A quote from Matt:
Ha!
I’m not sure, but I know when it’s time for “Gene, Gene The Dancing Machine”!
June 1st, 2010 at 2:34 pm »
GONG!
June 2nd, 2010 at 11:03 am »
“Sit BY my face?”
Now that is a clean version.
June 2nd, 2010 at 11:43 am »
A quote from Jeroen:
So i’m not the only one who heard this example of self-imposed censorship…
June 3rd, 2010 at 5:48 pm »
I enjoyed that–i think–can i have my six minutes back now?
June 5th, 2010 at 4:45 am »
Holy mackerel! Well, I guess there’s something to be said for… No, wait, there’s nothing to be said for this. I just hope no one paid to see this ‘performance’. I for one will not be able to sleep tonight. God help us all.