Well, it's that time of year again. I decided to search youtube for some video footage of the perennial classic, "I Got You Babe," and I was amazed at the versions I found. Enjoy!
First, the inspiration for this idea.
Now, the original by Sonny and Cher (from a brilliant mime on Top of the Pops).
Now let's get nuts.
The Rolling Stones do their tribute. I had no idea Keith Richards could play the tuba (and without a mouthpiece)!
This is the only version of this video I could find, but anything with Tiny Tim is too great to leave out.
This one features Ziggy era Bowie and Marianne Faithful! Sure beats her collab with Metallica.
Let's watch R.E.M. take a whack at it.
R.E.M. updated their version in 2002 with Cher at a tribute to U2's Bono. Check it out here (sadly, they disabled embedding for this video). At :50 Cher (in reference to Sonny Bono) comments, "...I've never done that song with anybody else, ever." Umm... guess she forgot about this.
I'll end with the version I was thinking about when I first had this idea. This is a cover by Joey Ramone and Holly Beth Vincent. I had it on an old compilation and I was psyched to find this video footage. They're clearly lip syncing and I love that Joey isn't quite sure when his verse is supposed to start.
First, the inspiration for this idea.
Now, the original by Sonny and Cher (from a brilliant mime on Top of the Pops).
Now let's get nuts.
The Rolling Stones do their tribute. I had no idea Keith Richards could play the tuba (and without a mouthpiece)!
This is the only version of this video I could find, but anything with Tiny Tim is too great to leave out.
This one features Ziggy era Bowie and Marianne Faithful! Sure beats her collab with Metallica.
Let's watch R.E.M. take a whack at it.
R.E.M. updated their version in 2002 with Cher at a tribute to U2's Bono. Check it out here (sadly, they disabled embedding for this video). At :50 Cher (in reference to Sonny Bono) comments, "...I've never done that song with anybody else, ever." Umm... guess she forgot about this.
I'll end with the version I was thinking about when I first had this idea. This is a cover by Joey Ramone and Holly Beth Vincent. I had it on an old compilation and I was psyched to find this video footage. They're clearly lip syncing and I love that Joey isn't quite sure when his verse is supposed to start.
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