Psychedelic Time Warp is hosted by Bart Shore.
Who Came First is a theme show featuring original songs that were covered by other artists and either became bigger hits or broad public exposure. Lots of bands have covered hit songs. The goal of this episode is to showcase the artists who had hidden gems that were turned into big hits by other artists. Here are the featured artists, the songs and the bands who rode these tunes to success.
Hour 1, Set A:
Cat Stevens – The First Cut Is The Deepest (PP Arnold, Rod Stewart, Sheryl Crow)
The Box Tops – The Letter (Joe Cocker)
Earl Jean (King/Goffen) – I’m Into Something Good (Herman’s Hermit’s)
Otis Redding – Hard To Handle (Black Crowes)
Brenda Holloway – You’ve Made Me So Very Happy (Blood, Sweat, and Tears)
Jackie DeShannon (Jack Nitzsche/Sonny Bono) – Needles & Pins (The Searchers, others)
Muddy Waters (Big Joe Williams, 1935) – Baby, Please Don’t Go (Them, AC/DC, Aerosmith)
Hey Joe (traditional) – Jimi Hendrix, the Byrds
Paul Revere & the Raiders (Boyce/Hart) – (I’m not Your) Stepping Stone (The Monkees)
Them (Van Morrison) Gloria
Set B:
Hoyt Axton – Never Been to Spain (Three Dog Night)
Badfinger – Without You (Harry Nilsson)
Neil Diamond – Red, Red Wine (UB 40)
BJ Thomas – Hooked On A Feeling (Blue Swede) unga-chaka!
Delaney & Bonnie – Superstar (Carpenters)
Kris Kristofferson – Me & Bobby McGee (Janis Joplin)
Erma Franklin – Piece of My Heart (Janis Joplin)
Sam Cooke – Another Saturday Night (Cat Stevens)
Fleetwood Mac – Black Magic Woman (Santana)
The Arrows – I Love Rock & Roll (Joan Jett)
Hour 2, Set C:
B.W. Stevenson – Shambala (Three Dog Night)
Peter, Paul, Mary (Laura Nyro) – And When I Die (Blood Sweat and Tears)
Al Green – Take Me To the River (Talking Heads)
Otis Redding – Respect (Aretha Franklin)
James Ray – I Got My Mind Set on You (George Harrison)
Everly Brothers – Love Hurts (Nazareth)
Hoyt Axton – Joy to the World (Three Dog Night)
Eddie Floyd – Knock on Wood – Amii Stewart (1978 disco version) original recorded at Stax in Memphis
Bob Dylan – All Along the Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix)
Gloria Jones – Tainted Love (Soft Cell)
Set D:
Elmore James – One Way Out – (Allman Brothers)
Amon Milburn – One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer (George Thorogood)
Bruce Springsteen – Blinded By the Light (Manfred Mann)
Billy Joe Royal – Hush (Deep Purple)
Shuggie Otis – Strawberry Letter # 23 (The Brothers Johnson)
Bobby Womack – Looking for a Love (J Giels)
David Bowie – The Man Who Sold the World (Nirvana)
Bob Marley – I Shot The Sheriff (Eric Clapton)
Sam & Dave – Wrap It Up (Hayes/Porter) – Fabulous Thunderbirds
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Psychedelic Time Warp is a two-hour mind expanding journey of music, comedy, and memories.
tags: PTW 100, original, covers, psychedelic
