I was never sure quite why Kiss put this on the ‘Love Gun’ album, though they cleverly re-titled it as ‘Then She Kissed Me’. Originally recorded by The Crystals in 1963. The drums are arranged slightly differently but that was more likely down to producer Bob Ezrin than Paul.Įither way, the version Bob got Kiss to record is far more rocking than Kim’s original. It’s hard to see what Paul Stanley added to the already recorded song to deserve his writing credit in first place on this song. The song that Kiss recorded for Destroyer is basically a cover version. Kim Fowley had already recorded this song under the band name of Kim Fowley and the Hollywood Stars. I always though from the writing credit on the Destroyer album (Paul Stanley, Kim Fowley, Mark Anthony, Bob Ezrin) that this was basically a Kiss song by Paul Stanley with Kim Fowley and friends maybe adding some ideas. Originally recorded by Kim Fowley and the Hollywood Stars. It was not a popular choice with the band who refused to play it live, although it is a favourite among many hard core fans as uniquely it features lead vocals from Gene, Paul and Peter Criss. It was added to the rerelease of the debut record in July 1974 and has been included on all versions of the album since then. The single was released in May 1974 and received some favourable radio airplay. To remedy this situation Casablanca record company boss, Neil Bogart sent the band back into the studio in April 1974 to record his suggestion of this cover version as a single. The first album, entitled ‘Kiss’ was recorded in October 1973 and released in February 1974 with all original songs.Īlthough it included many later classics such as ‘Deuce’, ‘Strutter’ and ‘Black Diamond’, the debut Kiss album did not have a clear single and was not an instant success. This was a contentious later addition to the debut Kiss album. Originally recorded by Bobby Rydell in 1959 Kiss rules!īut having said that, let’s have a listen to the originals just out of curiosity. I make them to be:Īctually this would make a really good Kiss compilation album because the thing that unites almost all these covers is that the Kiss version is usually immeasurably better than the original. It might seem odd to have to define what exactly constitutes a cover version and what does not but as we’ll see later in this and future articles, some songs such as ‘Rock and Roll Hell’, ‘Little Caesar’ and ‘All For the Love of Rock and Roll’ blur the lines between a cover version and an original song.īy that definition, let’s look at the covers that Kiss have recorded and released. I define a cover version as recording or playing a song by another songwriter or band that they had previously written and/or recorded themselves. Have you ever tracked down all the original artists versions of these songs?īut first, let’s define what a cover version is. The obvious ones spring to mind – ‘Kissin’ Time’, ‘Then She Kissed Me’, ‘New York Groove’, ‘2000 Man’ etc but there’s loads more. There’s some good listening to be had here and you may be surprised by some of them. No, in this episode of UNDISCOVERED KISSTORY, we’re going to sit back and listen to the original versions of all the songs that Kiss have covered on their records. I’m not talking in this article about other people covering Kiss songs, like we’ve all probably done from time to time. Now all of a sudden it Only shows up in a totally different state and with exact name search. Is there something I could do to send signals to Google to show that I am in Matthews, NC?Ģ months ago my listing quit showing up at all unless you typed exact business name What could possibly cause my listing or Google to do this? I have been without my listing for a few months now and have NO calls coming in from it. If you search Locksmith Independence, KS it shows up on the maps. If you search Locksmith Matthews, NC my listing does not show up at all. Keep in mind the GMB is in Matthews, NC All my service areas and the actual map show the correct areas. Now if I search my business name under the auto populate I see it with Independence, KS on the listing. I pretty much do not have any traffic, views or calls now. Posted about my SAB listing a few weeks ago about not showing up in search only when you entered the exact name.
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