Felt like sharing this

[when i was cruel]

I came across this yesterday on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfLgDGm-aJA

I absolutely love this version of Chewing Gum, did I just get on the life boat late ? has everyone heard this ?

[Paul B]

Then I'm late on the boat too, that version sounds great. There must be recordings of solo gigs in EC's archive that would make a good release, or two.

[Poor Deportee]

Hey, that's neat. Love the chords. This certainly suggests the song can hold its own as a guitar-driven number, severed from the bizarre treatment it got on Spike.

That being said, the Spike version is great fun too. It sounds like some sort of demented steam-powered contraption.

This is one of EC's most discomfitingly vulgar songs, incidentally, what with the cringy 'bang-kok' pun and the classic crack about the 'something' that 'always comes between them.' Ick.

[when i was cruel]

PD, You just explained how the song sounds ! 'Steam Powered Contraption' is right ! I wish I knew the chords ! , this is a fantastic version too though !

[History History]

Thanks for that WIWC. It's a very sharp live version, I love it!

[watercamp]

The man knows his song, naked or dressed for the ball.

This version is interesting, it's so bare and breathes so large but the released version from Spike is "MASSIVE".
The funk generated by The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is infectious, the vocal interplay, the clanging pipe.
I played it a half a dozen times at very loud volume in the car last week, wish I had pictures of the people in the other cars stopped at red lights, you could read it on their faces, what the fuck is he listening to?

[Neil.]

This is such a great song - always loved it - it deserves to be covered a lot more.

Chords:

Verse:
Am9, Am, Am6

Chorus:
Am9, D, E-10 (on 'take that chewing gum')