We were in New York City, so it seemed appropriate at the time. So during the middle of “Nights of Mystery,” I think it was, there’s a lull and Dan just started singing “Waiting for the Man.” It’s kind of a tribute to that whole scene, the Velvet Underground, Andy Warhol. But we used to do “I'm Waiting for the Man.” That came about from a gig at the Ritz in New York City. I can’t really recall right now off the top of my head. Īre there covers that you recorded that didn't make the albums? You have to carry on a musical tradition that hopefully, people will delve into it a little bit deeper. I think it’s part of the deal, to keep that kind of thing going. I certainly hope people would go back and touch base with some of the artists that we covered. So we said, “Let’s do one of Joe’s songs, man.” We did that one and I’m glad. Joe South presented the award to us on stage at the event and man, he was so cool. I don’t remember what the accolades were. We got nominated for some sort of award in Atlanta, a songwriter’s thing or a new band thing or something. This Cleveland gig features a version of "Games People Play," which ended up on the next album, In The Land of Salvation and Sin. Listen to Georgia Satellites Perform 'Don't Pass Me By' Everybody’s looking at me like, “What are you doing?” I looked at them and i said, “Just trust me!” I went up to the mic and started singing the first verse and everybody kind of knew what I was doing, so they hopped in and took it from there. One night, I think we were tuning or something between songs. I think we were at a gig and there was a bar here called Hedges that was kind of like Atlanta’s CBGB’s, if you will. How did you end up recording "Don't Pass Me By" for the Open All Night album? The band always put a bunch of great covers into the set. I vaguely remember it, but I do remember it to an extent. You know, at that time, we were coming off the big song and tearing up the road. What sort of memories do you have from that night? It's great to have this concert being released. Richards, who later spent a number of years recording with Izzy Stradlin, recently shared his memories of the golden era for the band in an interview with UCR. Covers of favorites by the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry and yep, the Ramones, helped to round out the night. In addition to Satellites staples like “Hands,” “Battleship Chains” and the then-recently released take on “Hippy Hippy Shake,” from the soundtrack to 1988’s Cocktail, they wrapped in additional musical ammo. The band's 90-minute set was recorded and has now been released as Lightnin' in a Bottle, their first official live album. More than a year in, they landed their ship in Cleveland for a sold out gig that was packed to the rafters, in spite of snowy and treacherous conditions outside. "It was us and Jason and the Scorchers who were the only people I knew that were actually doing that, taking country songs and bastardizing the hell out of ‘em to turn them into a Ramones song, that kind of thing. "Even country at the time, really wasn’t what it was," he tells UCR. They were, as you might expect, out of step with new wave music and British pop, quite naturally – but also other the current trends in music. Guitarist Rick Richards was similarly gobsmacked, noting how the Georgia Satellites didn't fit into what was going on musically.
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