Saturday, February 5, 2011

Feature 80's Song of the Week pt. 2 = 'Twistin' the Night Away' by Rod Stewart (1987)

The 2nd feature 80's song for this week is Twistin' the Night Away by 70's and 80's icon British singer/song-writer Rod Stewart. Now this song was originally written and recorded by American artist Sam Cooke back in 1962, but Rod Stewart would cover the song first in 1973 (and release that version on his Never a Dull Moment album), and then again in 1987 for the soundtrack to the movie Innerspace. I personally find the 1987 version to be much more to my liking (although both versions are great), and seeing that this a vlog about 80's music that is the version that we are focusing in upon as today's feature 80's song. The 1987 version would peak at #80 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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