‘Under the Boardwalk’ – The Drifters
Since its release, “Under the Boardwalk” has been a summertime staple of beach-town jukeboxes. It captures the carefree sounds of the shore. But it wasn’t a day at the beach when it was recorded. Because the track’s initial singer, Rudy Lewis, did die of a drug overdose in his accommodation room the night before the session, Johnny Moore was drafted to sing lead.
Since it was released, “Under the Boardwalk” has been the summer title song of any beach town jukebox. It depicts the carefree sounds of the shore. But the recording was not from a day spent on the beach. Since Rudy Lewis, the original singer of the track, died from a drug overdose in his accommodation room the night before the meeting, Johnny Moore was selected as the lead singer.
‘Under The Boardwalk’ The Drifters
‘I’m Eighteen’ – Alice Cooper
Before “I’m eighteen”, Cooper was another furry rock and roll fool. However, as Cooper said, this proto-punk smash classifies you as “old enough to be drafted but not old enough to vote”. A few years later, Johnny Rotten started singing the song during his sex pistol audition. Cooper was a guest of The Muppet Show at the time.
‘I’m Eighteen’ Alice Cooper