Punks Got Soul (One More Time)

 

It's another Friday night after a long, shitty week at work.  Please forgive me if I don't have the energy to post anything more creative than another number in this series of cover songs.

Once again, only some of the performers are punks.  There's some new wave, pub rock, no wave, and post punk as well.  And in addition to soul songs, there are some girl group and funk covers in there (Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, the Chi-Lites and Charles Wright).  

Some of the songs have been featured before (by other performers).  And some of the performers have been featured before, but they're covering different songs this time!  

Wilko Johnson appears here twice (as a solo artist and with his Solid Senders).  Clive Langer is also on here twice (with his band The Boxes, and backing his former Deaf School bandmate Bette Bright).  Pearl Harbour (the patron saint of our blog) is here as well.  And the whole thing ends with some vintage Ralph Records weirdness.

Thanks to Koen for the Bette Bright track, and to Richard for the Rhythm Pigs (the boys from El Paso, not Top Jimmy's crew).  I forgot to thank Richard last time for the Rock Against Junk album, which was the source of two songs on Volume 5.  And a tip of the hat to RYP for reposting Chris Bailey's solo albums at my request.