Tell Her
No, originally
by The Zombies, and Lies, originally by the Knickerbockers, were
two of our favorite 60's songs. We recorded them just for fun. The idea behind
these recordings was to capture the essence of the originals without listening
to them. We loved these songs, and knew them intimately, but we hadn't
heard either of them for years before. When they came out as well as they
did, we felt that they would make a good second release for the Badbeats.
If you are familiar with the original records, you'll think our versions are
just the way you remember the songs, but The Badbeats versions have a drive and
cohesiveness that are not quite there on the originals.
The line up on this single was -
Tell her No - Barry Knoedl on bass, fender
rhodes, and lead vocals, Bill on drums and background vocals, Joe Schillace on
acoustic guitar.
Lies - Bill on drums and lead vocals, Barry
on bass and background vocals, Ray Knoedl on guitars.
The four of us are pictured on the sleeve on the Long Island
Rail Road tracks, and in Ray's back yard in front of a LIRR passenger train that
often parked there.