Gimme Some Lovin'
"Gimme Some Loving" is a song written by Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis and Muff Winwood, and originally performed by The Spencer Davis Group. The basic riff of the song was borrowed from the Homer Banks song "(Ain't That) A Lot of Love", written by Banks and Willie Dean "Deanie" Parker.[1] The song ("Gimme Some Loving") was a UK #2 in the Autumn of 1966 and a US #7.[2] The song is ranked #244 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The version issued in the UK (and probably most of Europe) is different from that issued in the US on the United Artists label, being slower, clearer and without the "live sounding" performance antics featured on the US single. (The US version has more often been used on reissue CDs, even those coming from Europe.) The single features the sound of the Hammond B-3 organ.
Cover versions
The song has been covered by many other artists, including Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. Just before that, Olivia Newton-John recorded it for her 1978 album Totally Hot with members of Toto. In 1982-83 Chicago included it as an encore in their live set with Peter Cetera taking the lead vocal. Queen also often played it during their 1986 Magic Tour.
Other groups who have covered the song include:
- In 1971 The Supremes and The Four Tops recorded a version that remained unreleased until 2009.
- Also in 1971 Traffic, with Winwood as lead singer, performed it on their live album Welcome to the Canteen.
- French disco group Kongas on their 1977 album Africanism, along with the songs, "Africanism" and "Dr. Doo-Dah", Kongas' cover reached number three on the disco chart.[3]
- The Dutch band "Janse Bagge Bend" covered the song in a Dutch dialect in 1983, naming it "Sollicitere" , meaning "Applying" (for employment), and featuring it on their album "Flazjelettentaere".
- Raven covered the song on their 1986 album The Pack Is Back.
- Thunder on their 1990 album, Backstreet Symphony.
- Hanson opened shows with it on their 1998 Albertane Tour (captured on their subsequent Live from Albertane album).
- Spanish group Mägo de Oz covered it on their 1994 album, Mägo de Oz.
- Grateful Dead also covered it in concert from November, 1984 with the lead vocals shared alternately by Phil Lesh and Brent Mydland.
- Spencer Davis on September 22, 1988 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA, resplendent with white guitar, appeared with Grateful Dead and helped open the band's second set of the concert with this song. It was the only time Spencer Davis appeared with Grateful Dead.
- Furthur covers this song in concert with Bob Weir handling the lead vocals.
- Serbian hard rock band Cactus Jack recorded a version on their live cover album, DisCover in 2002.
- It was also covered by rock group Great White on their 1986 album, Shot in the Dark.
- New York City third-wave ska band The Toasters covered it on their album Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down and have also played it live.
- Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge covered it on their 2008 CD "Greatest Hits Live".
- One More Girl covered it in their shows in 2010.
- Yo La Tengo covered the song in reference to a Blues Brothers question asked by an audience member at The Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, CA on 2/24/2011.
- The Jordan Brothers, from Frackville, PA, recorded the song on Phillips. It proved to be their biggest hit, especially in Boston and Baltimore.
Uses in film and television
"Gimme Some Lovin'" has been used frequently in television and movies, including the films:
In television, the song has appeared in commercials for:
In addition to commercials, the song has been used in television shows, including:
References in other works
References
- ^ Respect 2003 Page
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 143. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 148.
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