![]() Here, he does a sloppy, half-joke cover of “Sugar, Sugar,” throwing a little James Brown into the mix for good measure. He was leaving his gruff soul vocals behind and hadn’t yet landed on his keening pop voice, so he tried on a number of masks in the privacy of the studio. Post-Box Tops, pre-Big Star, the teenaged Alex Chilton began recording his first solo material in 1969. Alex Chilton – Sugar, Sugar (The Archies cover) They perform the song engagingly, but as the evidence would soon show, Marley was better suited to bigger messages. ![]() And it’s raked up a lot of covers – including some by artists you never would have guessed…īob Marley & the Wailers – Sugar, Sugar (The Archies cover)į’rinstance, would you have guessed that before Bob Marley caught a fire, he chewed a little bubblegum? Marley and the Wailers’ cover of “Sugar, Sugar” was only released in the United States, likely as not in an effort to gain success via airplay. It’s been remade for Archie-related live-action TV shows, not once but twice. Sung by Ron Dante and backed up by Toni Wine (who turns 72 today!), it’s the perfect AM rock song, the #1 song of 1969, one that Lou Reed once admitted he wished he’d written. The Wicked Pickett’s version is indeed eternally worthy of relistening, but I don’t want to slight the Archies song. “This has songs on it I’ll actually want to listen to more than once!” ![]() In a twinkling he was holding a Very Best of Wilson Pickett CD, containing Pickett’s classic “Sugar, Sugar” cover. “If it doesn’t matter what version you lip-sync to…” “I have to learn this song for a lip-sync for work.” He grimaced. One day a customer came in and asked, “Do you have a copy of the song ‘Sugar, Sugar’?” We did, of course I took him to the Various Artists section and handed him a copy of Billboard Top Rock ‘n’ Roll Hits: 1969. 51 52 D 95 G 96 53Honey, D 97 G 98 54Oh, Sugar, Sugar.I used to work in the music department of a chain bookstore. D 89 G 90 A 91 49You are my candy girl, D 92 G 93 A 94 50and you got me wanting you. 35 36 D 64 G 65 37Oh, Sugar -Pour little sugar on me honey- D 66 G 67 38Pour little sugar on me baby D 68 G 69 D 70 G 71 39I'm gonna make love so sweet -hey hey yeah- D 72 G 73 A 74 40Pour little sugar on me -oh yeah- D 75 G 76 41Pour little sugar on me honey D 77 G 78 42Pour little sugar on me baby D 79 G 80 D 81 G 82 43I'm gonna make love so sweet -hey hey yeah- D 83 G 84 44Pour little sugar on me honey 45 46 D 85 G 86 47Ah, Sugar, D 87 G 88 48Oh, Honey Honey. D 61 G 62 A 63 34-Pour your sweetness over me. D 55 G 56 D 57 32-I know how sweet a kiss can be- D 58 C 59 D 60 33Like the summer sunshine pour your sweetness over me. 29 30 D 52 C 53 D 54 31When I kissed you girl, I knew how sweet a kiss could be. D 48 G 49 A 50 27You are my candy girl D 51 28and you got me wanting you. ![]() D 37 G 38 A 39 21You are my candy girl, D 40 A 41 G 42 A 43 22and you got me wanting you. ![]() D 30 G 31 A 32 16-I just can't believe it's true. D 27 C 28 D 29 15I just can't believe the wonder of this feeling too. D 24 G 25 D 26 14-I just can't believe it's true. 11 12 D 21 C 22 D 23 13I just can't believe the loveliness of loving you. D 17 G 18 A 19 9You are my candy girl D 20 10and you got me wanting you. 5 6 D 13 G 14 7Honey, D 15 G 16 8Oh, Sugar, Sugar. D 6 G 7 A 8 3You are my candy girl, D 9 A 10 G 11 A 12 4and you got me wanting you. DO NOT SHOW ADS Interlude -x2-: D 0 G 1 0 D 2 G 3 1Sugar, D 4 G 5 2Oh, Honey Honey. ![]()
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