Valerie Bailey Remaking a Rock Classic.
- Jan 29
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 30
It’s another unusual but exciting choice for a re-imagining that ties in perfectly with my “never cover a woman” philosophy. Pete Townshend wrote this classic for The Who as a critique of revolution and power, and how things in the sociopolitical realm are promised but nothing ever changes.
Just as it was written in the politically charged time of the Vietnam War, we’re in another politically charged era now. The song is just as relevant now and I thought it would make a great closer for the project.
We tracked a total of six songs with the band in a single day, and I thought Ray Brinker, who trying to channel the relentless energy of the late Keith Moon on drums, was going to pass out! The original song features one of the greatest rock screams of all time and I’m proud to say I delivered it my way and held my own against the great Roger Daltrey. The song is nonstop energy and movement from the beginning. It’s super charged, like fighting in the street, an aggressive song about knowing what things won’t change – a sobering message we can certainly relate to now. Like Mark Twain once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.”- Interview by Jonathon Widren
CREDITS
Vocals: Valerie Bailey
Guitars: Michael Landau
Bass: Leland Sklar
Drums: Ray Brinker
Drum Programming: Barry Coffing
Percussion: Jon Stanka
Engineers: Bobby Ginsburg, Woody Woodruff
Barry Coffing & Jon Stanka
Produced by: Barry Coffing
Mixed by: Dale Penner
Recorded at: Track Record Studios, Hollywood, CA. USA
Mixed at: Hipposonic Studios, Vancouver, BC. Canada
Mastered by: Ken Love
Mastered at: Five Points Mastering, Nashville, TN. USA
Executive Producer: Jim Stanka
Photography: Ron Fontenot
Graphic Design: Megan Coffing & Ron Fontenot
Hair: Gayla Belay Make
Video Shot by: Shawn Thompson Edited by: Jon Stanka
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