My Music Guilty Pleasures: #14

"IS THIS THE WAY TO AMARILLO? EVERY NIGHT I'VE BEEN HUGGING MY PILLOW. DREAMING DREAMS OF AMARILLO. AND SWEET MARIE WHO WAITS FOR ME." 

Naaah, it's not that one...

Tony Christie - Only Ones Who Know

Much to my (relative) dismay, this song cannot be found anywhere on YouTube. I knew I'd step foot in the copyright mire at some point along the way on this guilty journey of guilty pleasures. Didn't expect it to happen with Tony Christie, though... I suppose what I'll have to do is whack the Arctic Monkeys' original version onto the end of this post. It's one of my all-time favourite Arctic Monkeys songs; a seriously beautiful songwriting gem from Alex Turner, and though I certainly don't prefer this cover version, it's a pretty darn decent stab. It retains some of the feeling of the first cut, whilst giving it a slightly more vintage feel. However, it's also Tony Christie...Tony...fucking...Christie...sha la la la la la la la...sha la la la la la la la...sha la la la la la la la... Yeah, you get the idea with that. Woah woah woah, any genuine link between AM's Hellcat Spangled Shalalala, or just a pure coincidence...? Mind not quite blown, but certainly provoked.

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