Over Under Sideways Down
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"Over Under Sideways Down" was a single by The Yardbirds
released on Columbia in the UK and Epic in the U.S. Chart tops: UK: #10, US: #13.
It was the title song to the album Over Under Sideways Down (US, German and French title), or Yardbirds (UK title) which is more commonly referred to as Roger the Engineer
. The song was based around Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" with Jeff Beck on lead guitar and bass guitar.
The B-side was "Jeff's Boogie", an instrumental featuring Jeff Beck on lead guitar. Stevie Ray Vaughan
and Beck, Bogert, and Appice also performed the song live in concert.
"Jeff's Boogie" was, although the band claimed writing credits for the song, a thinly veiled cover of Chuck Berry
's Guitar Boogie.
It was rated No. 23 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.
The song was featured during a drug binge sequence in the 2009 film
Observe and Report
, as well as at the beginning of the trailer.
The Yardbirds
- Current :* Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Jim McCarty - drums, backing vocals * Ben King - lead guitar * David Smale - bass, backing vocals...
released on Columbia in the UK and Epic in the U.S. Chart tops: UK: #10, US: #13.
It was the title song to the album Over Under Sideways Down (US, German and French title), or Yardbirds (UK title) which is more commonly referred to as Roger the Engineer
Roger the Engineer
Roger the Engineer is an album by the English blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in 1966. It was produced by bassist Paul Samwell-Smith and Simon Napier-Bell. It was the only Yardbirds album with all original material...
. The song was based around Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" with Jeff Beck on lead guitar and bass guitar.
The B-side was "Jeff's Boogie", an instrumental featuring Jeff Beck on lead guitar. Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stephen Ray "Stevie Ray" Vaughan was an American electric blues guitarist and singer. He was the younger brother of Jimmie Vaughan and frontman for Double Trouble, a band that included bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton. Born in Dallas, Vaughan moved to Austin at the age of 17 and...
and Beck, Bogert, and Appice also performed the song live in concert.
"Jeff's Boogie" was, although the band claimed writing credits for the song, a thinly veiled cover of Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
's Guitar Boogie.
It was rated No. 23 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.
The song was featured during a drug binge sequence in the 2009 film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Observe and Report
Observe and Report
Observe and Report is a 2009 American comedy film written and directed by Jody Hill, starring Seth Rogen, Anna Faris and Ray Liotta.-Plot:...
, as well as at the beginning of the trailer.
Personnel
- Keith RelfKeith RelfKeith William Relf , was a musician best known as the lead singer and harmonica player of The Yardbirds. After the Yardbirds broke up Relf formed the acoustic duo Together, with fellow Yardbird Jim McCarty, followed by Renaissance, which also featured his sister, singer Jane Relf, then hard rock...
- lead vocals - Jeff BeckJeff BeckGeoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
- lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, bass guitar on A side - Chris DrejaChris DrejaChris Dreja was the rhythm guitarist, and later bassist, in the 1960s British band, The Yardbirds.-Early life:...
- rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together... - Jim McCartyJim McCartyJim McCarty is an English musician, best known as the drummer for The Yardbirds and Renaissance.-Early life:...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Paul Samwell-SmithPaul Samwell-SmithPaul Samwell-Smith is best known as a founding member and bassist of the 1960s English band, The Yardbirds, a group that spawned such noteworthy musicians as Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page...
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....