Young Blood (The Coasters song)

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"Young Blood"
Searchin'"
ReleasedMarch 1957
RecordedFebruary 15, 1957
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:15
LabelAtco 6087
Songwriter(s)Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Doc Pomus
Producer(s)Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
The Coasters singles chronology
"One Kiss Led to Another"
(1956) 		"Young Blood"
(1957) 		"Idol with the Golden Head"
(1957)

"Young Blood" is a song written by Doc Pomus along with the songwriting team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller that first became a hit by The Coasters in 1957.

Structure

Musically, the song follows a minor blues structure, built mostly around three chords (i7, iv7, V7) except for the bridge (IV, VI, III, V). The lyrical theme is one typical of early rock and roll: boy meets girl, then meets girl's father, who does not approve of boy; so the boy departs, but cannot stop thinking about the girl, declaring "You're the one, you're the one, you're the one."

The Coasters' version

"Young Blood" was originally recorded by

R&B chart and reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

The Coasters' version is ranked #414 on

500 Greatest Songs of All Time, the group's only song on the list.[3]

The song was included in the musical revue Smokey Joe's Cafe.

Chart history

Personnel

The Beatles' cover version

"Young Blood"
Song by the Beatles
from the album Live at the BBC
Released30 November 1994
Recorded1 June 1963
GenrePop
Length1:56
LabelApple Records
Songwriter(s)Leiber/Stoller/Pomus
Producer(s)Terry Henebery

The Beatles played "Young Blood" in their Cavern Club repertoire. It is one of twelve songs recorded by them in July 1962 on a tape, which was re-purchased by Paul McCartney at a Sotheby's auction in 1985.[9][10]

A previously unreleased version performed by

Live at the BBC, released in 1994. It was recorded at the BBC Paris Studio, London on June 1, 1963, and George Harrison is the lead vocalist on this recording; the tempo is moderately fast, considerably faster than in the original.[11][12]

Personnel

Personnel per The Beatles Bible[13]

Bad Company cover

"Young Blood"
Single by Bad Company
from the album Run with the Pack
B-side"Do Right by Your Woman"
ReleasedMarch 1976
Recorded1975
GenreRock
Length2:37
LabelSwan Song
Songwriter(s)Leiber/Stoller/Pomus
Producer(s)Bad Company
Bad Company singles chronology
"Feel Like Makin' Love"
(1975) 		"Young Blood"
(1976) 		"Honey Child"
(1976)

Bad Company recorded the song on their 1976 LP Run with the Pack. It was released as a single, reaching the Top 20 in the United States and the Top 10 in Canada.[14]

Cash Box called it "a straight ahead rock -out version of a great song."[15] Record World said that "The group recaptures the flippant attitude of the original with Paul Rodgers providing the dynamic tension."[16]

Chart history

Other cover versions

"Young Blood" has been

Rhino Records, The Band also recorded a cover, which later appeared on the re-release of their 1996 album High on the Hog
.

The song was sung by season 10 American Idol contestant Scotty McCreery during the Leiber & Stoller week of the competition.

References

  1. ^ Leiber & Stoller interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 125.
  3. ^ "Young Blood". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2006.
  4. ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 125.
  6. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 22, 1957". Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
  8. ^ The Coasters: The Complete Singles As & Bs 1954-62, Acrobat Licensing LTD., ADDCCD3180, 2016, UK
  9. ^ "A Beatles' Recording Timeline: First and Best". Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. Retrieved November 3, 2006.
  10. ^ "August 29". BeatleLinks - A Day In The Life. Retrieved November 3, 2006.
  11. ^ "Live at the BBC". JPGR. Retrieved November 3, 2006.
  12. ^ "Beatles Recording Variations". Retrieved November 3, 2006.
  13. ^ "Young Blood | The Beatles Bible". www.beatlesbible.com. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-05-22. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  15. ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 27, 1976. p. 26. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  16. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 6, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  17. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-05-22. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  18. ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  19. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 15, 1976". Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  20. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  21. ISBN 0-89820-142-X
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