A few days ago, I watched some videos from Conan O’Brien’s cross-country concert tour and last night, the band intro got stuck in my head so I had to find out where it came from.
Here’s La Bamba & the band performing in Seattle before Conan walked out onto the stage. (original video)
…and here’s La Bamba and the Hubcaps at the 2009 New Jersey Hall of Fame ceremony.
A quick search of the lyrics brought me to the answer: Curtis Mayfield’s “Move On Up”. Here’s a vinyl record of the full version, shot by someone who runs a Japanese website called SOUNDFINDER that can be used to find vinyl records for sale from shops.
The Jam doing a live cover of “Move On Up” on European TV.
The related videos sidebar on YouTube displayed The Undertones and their catchiest song among those offered was “My Perfect Cousin” from 1980.
To close: since the World Cup begins this Friday, here’s “Footballing Weekenders” from Hideki Kaji.
Okay, one more – since soccer/football is such a “fantastic game”!