WWF Grudge Match 4: Don't Run With Headscissors!

Welcome to Round 4 of my

WWF (Wow What Fun)

Grudge Match!

This is the series inspired by the pro wrestling exhibitions I watched
on TV as a kid. Today I present, for your entertainment and edification,
three original recordings, two covers and one that samples the daylights
out of the original. I'd like you to tell me which recording or recordings
if ANY!!!... :) you like most. Ready... set...

LET THE

WWF Grudge Match

BEGIN!

Remember, ladies and gentlemen...

This is only an exhibition...
This is not a competition...
Please... no wagering.

 GRUDGE MATCH #1 

"Tragedy"

 THE BEE GEES 

Rockers revenge - "Disco Demolition
Night" - was still a few months away

and the disco oriented Bee Gees were
still going strong in the U.S. and UK

when in early '79 they released their
15th album Spirits Having Flown
which yielded three chart topping
singles including this one, "Tragedy,"
a song written by the brothers Gibb.

"Tragedy" - The Bee Gees

(Mar. 1979, highest cht pos. #1,

from Feb. 1979 album
Spirits Having Flown)

 STEPS 

Fast forward two decades to 1999
when "Tragedy" turned to triumph

for the English group Steps. Re-

leased on a double A sided

single with "Heartbeat," the
dance pop cover reached #1.

"Tragedy" - Steps

(Feb./Mar. 1999, highest chart pos. 
1 UK/New Zealand, released as
double A side of "Heartbeat")

 GRUDGE MATCH #2 

"My Boyfriend's Back"

 THE ANGELS 

In the late summer and fall of 1963 the girl group The Angels
topped the pop chart with their sig song "My Boyfriend's Back."

"My Boyfriend's Back" - The Angels

(Sept. 1963, highest chart pos. #1)

 KAT GRAHAM 

In 2009 Kat Graham, the R&B/hip hop singer
and actress known for her role on the TV series
The Vampire Diaries, released "Boyfriend's
Back," a rap song that samples the Angels' hit.
Kat's kool kaper might not be a cover in the
strictest sense, but it's close enough..
and it slays!

"Boyfriend's Back" - Kat Graham
(2009 cover and video)

 GRUDGE MATCH #3 

"Grease"

 FRANKIE VALLI 

In 1978 Frankie Valli had a #1 charting hit with "Grease," the title
song of the musical film based on the stage play of the same name.

"Grease" - Frankie Valli

(July/Aug. 1978, highest chart pos. #1,
  live perf. on Soul Train, from OST of Grease)

 DAB feat.   SUSHY 

Susanna Galimi, stage name Sushy,
is a pop singer and songwriter from
Milan, Italy. DAB is Diego Abaribi,
an Italian DJ and producer. In 2009

Sushy & Diego teamed up to make
this "Grease" cover and video.

"Grease" - DAB (Diego Abaribi)
featuring Sushy (2009 single)

I'm grappling with the idea

of bringing you more volumes of

WWF Grudge Match

in the near future.

Stay tuned!