OT: ID this 1970s song?

[Lenona]

THANK YOU!!

Trouble is, when I tried to respond, I suddenly couldn't even see what I was typing, so I had to start a new thread. This is getting scary. (And now I can't see more than 16 lines at a time!! Whose brilliant idea was this?)

I think the recording I remember was the Roger Daltrey recording.

But the following is mind-boggling (from Wikipedia):

"In 1977, Roger Daltrey covered the song for his third solo album One of the Boys. This cover version features Keith Moon (drums) and John Entwistle (bass) of The Who, as well as Jimmy McCulloch (guitar) of Paul McCartney's Wings. Daltrey's version was released as a single (apart from in the UK) and peaked at number 20 in the Netherlands, but failed to chart elsewhere."

Well, that MIGHT explain why I never hear the song on oldies stations here in the Us

[Bermuda999]

Post by Lenona
THANK YOU!!
Trouble is, when I tried to respond, I suddenly couldn't even see what I was typing, so I had to start a new thread. This is getting scary. (And now I can't see more than 16 lines at a time!! Whose brilliant idea was this?)
I think the recording I remember was the Roger Daltrey recording.
http://youtu.be/9bVGTVrQd6M
"In 1977, Roger Daltrey covered the song for his third solo album One of the Boys. This cover version features Keith Moon (drums) and John Entwistle (bass) of The Who, as well as Jimmy McCulloch (guitar) of Paul McCartney's Wings. Daltrey's version was released as a single (apart from in the UK) and peaked at number 20 in the Netherlands, but failed to chart elsewhere."
Well, that MIGHT explain why I never hear the song on oldies stations here in the Us

And of course the title has long been associated with Shoeless Joe Jackson and the 1919 "Black Sox" scandal (of the Chicago White Sox throwing the World Series). Supposedly there was a young fan who uttered the song title to Shoeless Joe as the scandal became public knowledge. The scandal (but not the song title) is referenced in "The Godfather" and in the song title's origin pops up in film "Eight Men Out"

The phrase has since popped up every time a revered public figure or hero is revealed to be corrupt (or at least morally imperfect)