The New Tams' Medley

The New Tams Medley


Virtually every Southern Beach band of the 60s paid tribute to the Tams by playing one of these songs: “What Kind of Fool ( Do You Think I Am) ”, “ I’ve Been Hurt” , “Laugh It Off” , “Untie Me” “Hey, Girl , Don’t Bother Me”, “Silly Little Girl”, “You Lied To Your Daddy” and of course “Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy.” Many of the bands from the Hey Baby Days even did a medley featuring the songs above… But what if the band happened to be a 60s/70s band from Jamaica ? Their medley of Tams’ hits might surprise you because their medley would most likely include “Dancing Mood”, “ Concrete Jungle”, “Riding For A Fall” along with the better known “Hey, Girl, Don’t Bother Me.”

Check out these covers of Tams’ originals. ( you will need to copy the link and paste it into your browser)

Delroy Wilson’s cover of “Dancing Mood” ( Ray Whitley)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYi2xl-7brQ


Delroy Wilson's “Riding For A Fall” (Mac Davis)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRx1e5uYLeU


Then there’s “Hey Girl, Don’t Bother Me” by Johnny Clark (Ray Whitley)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8nWlCKkSEs

but if you like the frat party sound of the Tams, try this horn version of “Dancing Mood” by Police Woman

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXD24qvOh0A


If you are still in the "Dancing Mood", then here are a couple more from Police Woman… many other versions from other artists on the net


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5xY_ST5ZaA&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjUG0jcQkpk&feature=related

UGA frat boys ham it up with their version of "Dancing Mood"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsvgUgCq3vI&feature=related


But we are just scratching the surface, covers of the Tams abound. We’ll post others soon.