Race With The Devil

 

George that well known Portuguese Devil writes:

Someone said on these pages that the devil has all the best tunes. Now, it has been said on more than one occasion that I am a bit of a contrarian, so it will come as no surprise to those who hold that belief that I disagree. Nevertheless, there are more than a plethora of splendid tunes that refer to either the devil or devilish behaviour, and here are two. Same title, different songs (and there’s another series for CC to research). (Stored away for future consideration - Ed)

First up, some splendid hard rock from the late 1960s. I also include a video, mainly because the lead singer has a quite preposterous perm/afro. Younger readers will no doubt associate the tune with NWOBHM female metal band Girlschool, unlike the older contingent such as CC himself, Ernie….And some even younger readers (if they do exist here) will think that Gun did a particularly crappy cover of Cameo’s crappy song Word Up (different band, same name, and again there’s a series in there)

Gun - Race With The Devil

There’s not enough hairy late 60s hard rock on these pages, CC, you need to catch yourself on.

I prefer the Cameo cover (Ed)

But CC is not averse to posting rockabilly:

Would Gene Vincent have had his brief moment of fame without Cliff Gallup’s fantastic guitar playing?

Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps - Race With The Devil

CC writes - Thanks George. That last question is your homework for this week. He is threatening to do another one.