To get to the bottom of who really gave life to this iconic Amarillo tune, you have to go back to 1973. That's when you'll come across a guy named Terry Stafford.
Check out the 1990's Hiphop classic song Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio covered in Vintage 1920's style. Scott Bradlee and The Postmodern Jukebox recreated their own way.
As kids we enjoy singing out loud no matter where we might be. Then, as we get older the singing tends to fall off. Either we can't sing, we don't want to, or it is just not in us. Then, their are the ones that have the voice to sing beginning at a young age.
Although Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball" video crushed Vevo's record for most views in an initial 24-hour period. This country band is getting a lot of attention and views on their version of Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball." the Gregory Brothers are a mixture of pop,country, and a little twang....
If you are a child of the 80s (I'm more of the 90s, but had an older brother who made me jam every new 80s album) then I think you'll be able to appreciate these cover songs. One of my favorite things to do is to scour YouTube and find people doing awesome covers of some of my favorite songs.
I'll be honest with you. I love listening to cover songs on YouTube. It's amazing to see the amount of talent, the sad thing is that most of these people will never get the recognition that they should.
There's about 5 retailers that will not be carrying the Rolling Stone magazine with the Boston Marathon bomber gracing the cover. Even stores in Amarillo, like United Supermarkets, are refusing to allow the picture of the bomber to give it's shoppers that creepy look. It's got rockers PO'd all over the world, stating that putting him on the cover makes rock stars out to be bad people.