Anyone who has been lucky enough to attend a Jools Holland show will know that he always finishes his set with this song; and everyone joins in.
I first saw Prince Buster at The Metropole Hotel, here in Brighton. It must have been 1966-ish, and he was heading the bill, along with The Move; featuring Roy Wood. A very strange mix.
Anyway, here is The Prince himself, singing with Jools's band.
Buster often claimed to have written 'Enjoy Yourself' himself, but I don't think he did. I'm sure it dates from earlier. Doris Day sang a version in 1950, when the song was attributed to Herb Magidson and Carl Sigman. Perhaps he just changed some of the lyrics, or the tune.
Eagle-eyed viewers might spot the late Rico Rodriguez shaking his maracas in the background
4 comments:
I've never heard of Jools. Good singalong dancealong song to get the day going
Jools and his band are great to see live; a good evening's entertainment.
Cro, There's no doubt that Jools is a very talented honky tonk and boogie piano player. But I'm not so sure that with his unusual vocal tones and range, that he was meant to be a singer. At times he sounds like a cat being strangled, sorry to have to say.
It's often why many artists become composers and writers for other artists as they simply don't have great singing voices. But I wish I could play the piano as well as Jools.
I thought it was hilarious a while back when a BBC whistle blowers actually revealed that Jool's New Yrs Eve Hootenanny Live Show was actually never Live but pre-recorded.
But yes that Prince Buster tune is a classic.
He's like me; he couldn't care less what people think of his awful voice. I've always liked his band, a good brass section always stirs the blood.
How many Christmas shows are actually live? I would suggest NONE!
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