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I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind - A Tribute To Leiber & Stoller

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I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind - A Tribute To Leiber & Stoller --- 2014

BENEFIT FOR THE WAAMA VILLAGE SCHOOL IN TANZANIA Leiber & Stoller meet Waama What’s the link between two of the coolest American composers (Leiber & Stoller) and a tiny village (Waama) lost in the Tanzanian jungle? The thing is there was none, until Philippe Decoster of 62 TV, Swimming House Studio and a bunch of cool musicians from all over the globe (actually, mostly from Belgium) got together. Philippe’s idea of paying tribute to his favorite composing duo was met with instant enthusiasm. The fun of recording their own version of one of the illustrious Leiber & Stoller classics while helping an African village school in pressing need of financial help, motivated no less than 16 amazing bands. The benefits of the sale of this record are going entirely to the local primary school of Waama, which is very important in this region (Mbulu District, Tanzania) because it’s the only one within a very large radius. Classics on vinyl! This album was recorded in the Brussels based Swimming House Studio on a 1 inch tape recorder and mixed on an, also, analogue console: very ‘old school’. Result: a great looking gatefold long-playing record gatefold wich also includes a CD version. But what’s Waama? The whole thing started a few years ago when two traveling Belgians were getting a tan on a beach in Zanzibar and met a German nurse sipping a cocktail. He told them about his work as a volunteer in a dispensary in a Tanzanian village (Waama). They were really impressed and decided to visit him there. Back home they started raising funds for the local dispensary and primary school by organizing a benefit concert (2008) in the marquee of the Brussels Circus School. Girls in Hawaii, The Tellers and Francoiz Breut, donators, sponsors and a consenting public helped raise substantial funds to assist the villagers in extending the dispensary and building modern sanitation infrastructure for the school. Today things are looking up in Waama but the primary school is still in need of improvement and, therefore, more funds. And that’s where I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind comes in. Thanks for buying this record and helping Waama. Enjoy! http://waamaproject-en.fr.gd/ Leiber & Stoller, I presume? On this side of the big puddle Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are probably less known then their mythical hits such as Hound Dog, Jail House Rock, On Broadway, Charlie Brown, Stand By Me, Save The Last Dance For Me or Stuck In The Middle With You. In America they formed one of the most prolific songwriting teams of the early days of rock’n’roll. For over sixty years they relentlessly churned out all time classics and worked with some of the major stars of those days: Big Mama Thornton, Elvis Presley, Peggy Lee, The Beatles, The Coasters, The Drifters,… In the summer of 2011, Jerry Leiber passed away. Thanks A standing ovation for Leiber & Stoller for writing timeless marvels, a big round of applause for all 16 bands wanting to cover them for Waama and for Adriana and her determined sisters. Special thanks to Françoiz Breut, Uwe Teichert, optimal media GmbH , Laurent Nyssen & Thierry Delporte @pias Side A 1. OKAY MONDAY Devilishly efficient pop rock from Lille. Spanish Harlem (Leiber, Spector) Aurélien: guitar & vocals Jeremy: bass Jean: keyboards & guitar Antoine: drums www.facebook.com/okaymonday 2. MUJERES 4 hombres from Barcelona who love to play old music with new shoes. Dance with me (Leiber, Stoller, Treadwell, Nahan) Yago Alcover: guitar & vocals Martí Gallén: guitar & vocals Martin Gutiérrez: drums Pol Rodellar: bass & balls www.facebook.com/mujerestheband 3. KONOBA If Konoba was an animal it would be a wild cat: soft and furry, yet sharp and unpredictable. Young Blood (Leiber, Stoller) Raphaël Esterhazy: vocals & everything else Maxime Honhon: bass & electric guitar www.konoba.be 4. FRANCOIZ BREUT When Francoiz dived into the sea in Cherbourg, she drifted off to Nantes, washed up on the shores of Dunkerque and finally anchored down in Brussels. Although this singing siren has found her haven, she keeps on wandering. Her tempting voice resounds as far as Australia, Brazil, Japan and America. When she doesn’t sing soulful songs, she creates her own splashy world illustrating children’s books. I(Who Have Nothing) (Mogol, Donida; Lyrics: Leiber, Stoller) Françoiz Breut: vocals Stéphane Daubersy: guitar Antoine Rocca: fender rhodes www.francoizbreut.be 5 THE GODDESSES Tony Goddess was the leader of the legendary 90's indie pop band PApAs fritAs. With his actual band, The Goddesses, he delivers simply divine songs. I'm a Hog For You (Baby)(Leiber, Stoller) Tony Goddess: vocals & everything else Samantha Goddess: vocals Jack O'hara: vocals tonygoddess.com 6. JOHNWAYNESHOTME Operating from an abandoned agricultural bank building in their deserted Dutch home town Ammerzoden, johnwayneshotme used to burn tiny stages across Europe while playing quirky lo-fi popsongs about love, technology and monsters. After a lawsuit with the heirs of the late actor Marion Michael Morrison went dirty, the band mysteriously disappeared in 2006. They temporarily came out of seclusion to record What To Do With Laurie?. What To do With Laurie? (Leiber,Stoller,Wheeler) Marieke van den Broek: vocals, keys Geert van Beers: vocals Thijs van den Broek: guitar, vocals, keys Merijn van Pelt: bass Sjoerd Knijnenburg: guitar, vocals Eimert Komen: drums Philippe Decoster & Marleen Cappellemans: cheerleaders Emilio the Friendly Robot: chimes For legal reasons, johnwayneshotme's website is no longer online 7. YOUNG RIVAL Wildcat rock‘n’roll from Hamilton. Some Other Guy (Leiber, Stoller, Barett) Aron D’Alesio: guitar, vocals Noah Fralick: drums, vocals John Smith: bass, vocals http://www.youngrival.com/ 8. MALIBU STACY Malibu Stacy was a Belgian rock band born in 2003 and dead in 2013. This song is the last testimony of their efforts to make Wallonia a better place for all. There Goes My Baby (Leiber, Stoller, Nelson, Patterson, Treadwell) David Leo de Froidmont: vocals Michaël Goffard: guitar Christophe Levaux: bass & percussions Their website is also dead and buried. Amen. Side B 9. BED RUGS Bed Rugs are from Antwerp, taking 'er easy for all us sinners! Down in Mexico (Leiber, Stoller) Stijn Boels: vocals & bass Yannick Aerts: vocals & guitar Noah Melis: drums & percussions Georgios Tsakiridis: percussions & backings www.facebook.com/pages/Bed-Rugs/172778518165 10. Lucy Lucy From the Lion’s Mound. Love Potion Number 9 (Leiber, Stoller) Aurelio: vocals, guitar François: guitar, vocals Jeremy: guitar Fabio: drums Thomas: bass https://www.facebook.com/wearelucylucy 11. DOGBOWL Dogbowl (aka Stephen Tunney) is an artistic octopus: he paints, he writes, he sings, he plays guitar, and moves like a reptile! When he meets up with his Belgian backing band Poney there’s no controlling him… Little Egypt (Leiber, Stoller) Stephen Tunney: vocals Philippe Decoster: guitar François Maquet: bass Chris Raes: drums Marleen Cappellemans: sax Ziggy Shake Master: shaker www.dogbowl.com 12. Hong Kong Dong Futuristic pop driven by bewitching electronic grooves and flippant lyrics. Hey Sexy! (Leiber, Stoller) Sarah Yu Zeebroek: sexy voice Boris Zeebroek: sexy voice Geoffrey Burton: guitar & shaker Marleen Cappellemans: sax http://www.hongkongdongmusic.com/ 13. The Tellers Kings of Bousval Beach. Poison Ivy (Leiber-Stoller) Ben Bailleux-Beynon: vocals, guitar Fabrice Detry: bass Cesar Laloux: drums Joos Houwen: guitar Aurélie Muller: keys https://www.facebook.com/thetellersband 14. THE VAPORELLAS The Vaporellas are five ladies who love to let some steam off while making lots of lo-fi noise. This song about 3 cool cats was covered by 3 of them, a guest guitar player, and 1 very cool cat called Greg Rémy from Ghinzu. Result: a pedigreed cat song that will make you purr! Three Cool Cats (Leiber, Stoller) Sylvie Baeyens: vocals Ingrid Vanden Broeck: bass Greg Rémy: percussions & drums Carine Massuy: guitar Marleen Cappellemans: sax www.facebook.com/TheVaporellas 15. THE EXPERIMENTAL TROPIC BLUES BAND An overheated trio notorious for frantic stage antics and raw blues and rock ‘n’ roll. They’ve shared the stage with The Cramps and their 3rd album, Liquid Love was produced and mixed by Jon Spencer. Girls! Girls! Girls! (Leiber, Stoller) Boogie Snake: guitar and vocals Dirty Coq: guitar, vocals and percussions Devil d'Inferno: drums www.tropicbluesband.com 16. DEZ MONA Dez Mona is a band from Antwerp. Blood Is Redder Than Wine (Leiber, Stoller) Gregory Frateur: vocals, fender rhodes Nicolas Rombouts: el. bass, big drum, keys, re-501 & other fx www.dezmona.com Recorded on a 1 inch tape Tascam MSR-24 and mixed on analogue console. All songs recorded and mixed at Swimming House Studio in Brussels by Stéphane Schrevens, except: - Hog For You: played, produced, recorded and reduced by Tony Goddess at Bang-A-Song, mixed by Stéphane Schrevens. - Hey Sexy!: recorded and mixed by Hong Kong Dong and Stéphane Schrevens. - Blood Is Redder Than Wine: recorded and mixed by Nicolas Rombouts at Studio Caporal. Mastered by Uwe Teichert @Elektropolis. Artwork by Françoiz Breut. www.facebook.com/pages/Swimming-House-Studio/146434722061553