NOW I know it! ;-)
Yes, I heard of Spiderbait as first performer, didnt know that it was that old though.
> AAGGGHHHH!!!! Did I not make my point clearly the first
> time?
>
> You think this song is recent? You think it's a new pop
> hit? NO!! It's not a "meat Loaf song", it's not a "tom
> jones song", it's not "a Spiderbait song", and the very
> reason it isn't any one of these, is because it's all of
> these.
>
> It's an old african american folk song fvrom centuries ago
> that was adapted by LeadBelly over 70 or 80 years ago.
> It's been around for years and years and decades and more
> and it's been performed by EVERYONE, including Tom Jones.
>
> And Meat. Et al.
>
> So sure, it's a Tom jones song. And sure, it's a
> Spiderbait song. but to hear someone singing it, and think
> "oh my god they're performing that song by Spiderbait!?!"
> is just plain STOOOOOOOOPID!!!
>
> -- OK, That's me done. :o)
>
> > Its best known by Black Betty, though I recently found out
> > that this version isnt the original. Forgot who did the
> > original though.
> >
> > I rather wonder why/how people get the impression this is
> > a Tom Jones song...
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