2015 saw the Nowhere To Run DJ team of Sarah Gardner (aka Sixties Sarah), Glenn Porter and Anthony Gebhardt (aka DJ Antimatter) work their mojos across a variety of vibing venues throughout Brisbane.
With a penchant for high-octane, '60s-northern soul, R&B, garage, beat and mods sounds, Nowhere To Run club nights inevitably get the crowds shaking and shimmying to a stomping selection of '60s-era dancefloor shakers, all spun exclusively on 45 vinyl.
The team will be going out with a bang for 2015 with a special New Year's Eve show at The Bearded Lady; here they select five original songs that were made famous by other artists.
Big Mama Thornton – 'Hound Dog'
While Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton didn't write 'Hound Dog', she was the first to record it, coming out in 1953 on Peacock Records. Covered by many but made famous by Elvis in 1956, Big Mama's version delivers a powerful wallop with a raw, slinky, blues-laced take of this classic track. Far superior in our opinion!Etta James – 'Something's Gotta Hold On Me'
Written and recorded by Etta in 1962 and released on Argo Records, this song has been covered and sampled umpteen times. None, however, come close to breathing the rarified air of Etta's original R & B groover. It's gutsy opening strains and celebratory, gospel-tinged vibes hit you right between the eyes!{youtube}OueyaMoUUt4{/youtube}
Gloria Jones - 'Tainted Love'
Gloria Jones originally released this upbeat dancer as the b-side to 'Bad Boy's Comin' Home' in 1965 on Champion Records. Covered most famously by Soft Cell in 1981, this insistent and frenetic original has been a long-time staple on the dancefloors of British northern-soul clubs.Wilbert Harrison - 'Let's Work Together'
Bryan Ferry's mid-'70s anthem 'Let's Stick Together' is one of the most instantly recognisable songs out there... nowhere to run from that little ditty! And most folk assume it's an original... however back in 1962 a chap named Wilbert Harrison put out the original version of 'Let's Stick Together' to very little fanfare.In 1969, Harrison re-recorded the track under the name of 'Let's Work Together', a smoky, bump and grind, bluesy shuffler with slightly different lyrics. Plenty of folks have covered it since, but we say you can't beat Harrison's original 1969 reinterpretation of his own song!
Richard Berry and the Pharaohs - 'Have Love Will Travel'
Modern-rock audiences would no doubt be familiar with this song via The Black Keys, and the best reinterpretation of this classic garage track was performed by '60s proto-garage screamers The Sonics. The original however, was released by Richard Berry and the Pharaohs in 1959 and channels a nice line in early rock and roll and doo wop... dig it!Nowhere To Run DJs party at The Bearded Lady on New Year's Eve. The talented triumvirate have plenty more groovy-licious events and new surprises in store for 2016 – tune into their Nowhere To Run radio show on 4ZZZ on Sunday afternoons at 3pm.
