From '' Goddess ''
Label: Leeds Independent Label – 12 LiL 2
Format: Vinyl, 12\", EP, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Tracklist
A Goddess
Written-By – Alan Davis, Glenn Schultz, Paul James Berry, Phillip Morris
AA1 A Thousand Landscapes
Written-By – Alan Davis, Glenn Schultz, Paul James Berry, Phillip Morris
AA2 Gimme Some Lovin'
Engineer – Neil Ferguson
Keyboards [Additional] – Steve Allen
Producer – The Rose Of Avalanche
Sleeve – The Rose Of Avalanche, Stephen Beaumont
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\"Gimme Some Lovin'\" is a song written by Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis and Muff Winwood, and originally performed by The Spencer Davis Group.
The basic riff of the song was borrowed from the Homer Banks song \"(Ain't That) A Lot of Love\", written by Banks and Willie Dean \"Deanie\" Parker.
The song was originally a hit in 1967 (UK #2, U.S. #7), when Steve Winwood, lead singer of the Spencer Davis Group at the time, was only 18 years old.
The song is ranked #244 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Cover versions
The song has been covered by many other artists, including Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers.
Just before that, Olivia Newton-John recorded it for her 1978 album Totally Hot with members of Toto.
In 1982-83 Chicago included it as an encore in their live set with Peter Cetera taking the lead vocal.
Queen also often played it during their 1986 Magic Tour.
Other groups who have covered the song include:
In 1971, The Supremes and The Four Tops, who recorded a duet version, but it remained unreleased until 2009.
Also in 1971, Traffic, with Winwood as lead singer, on their live album Welcome to the Canteen.
French disco group Kongas on their 1977 album Africanism, along with the songs, \"Africanism\" and \"Dr. Doo-Dah\", Kongas' cover reached number three on the disco chart.
The Dutch band \"Janse Bagge Bend\" covered the song in a Dutch dialect in 1983, naming it \"Sollicitere\" , meaning \"Applying\" (for employment), and featuring it on their album \"Flazjelettentaere\".
Raven covered the song on their 1986 album The Pack Is Back.
Thunder on their 1990 album, Backstreet Symphony.
Hanson opened shows with it on their 1998 Albertane Tour (captured on their subsequent Live from Albertane album).
Spanish group Mägo de Oz covered it on their 1994 album, Mägo de Oz.
The Grateful Dead also covered it in concert with the lead vocal shared by Phil Lesh and Brent Mydland.
Serbian hard rock band Cactus Jack recorded a version on their live cover album, DisCover in 2002.
It was also covered by rock group Great White on their 1986 album, Shot in the Dark.
New York City third-wave ska band The Toasters covered it on their album Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down and have also played it live.
Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge covered it on their 2008 CD \"Greatest Hits Live\".
One More Girl covered it in their shows in 2010.
Yo La Tengo covered the song in reference to a Blues Brothers question asked by an audience member at The Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, CA on 2/24/2011.
The Jordan Brothers, from Frackville, PA, recorded the song on Phillips. It proved to be their biggest hit, especially in Boston and Baltimore.
Uses in film and television
\"Gimme Some Lovin'\" has been used frequently in television and movies, including the films:
The Boat That Rocked
Days of Thunder
Iron Eagle
Sleepers
Operation Dumbo Drop
EdTV
Wild Hogs
Flight of the Phoenix
Striptease
Notting Hill
The Blues Brothers
Mr. Destiny
Kopps
Sweatin' To The Oldies 3
The Big Chill
Good Morning, Vietnam
Brian's Song (the 2001 remake)
In television, the song has appeared in commercials for:
Molson's
Ameriprise Financial
Gatorade
Miller Lite
Activia
In addition to commercials, the song has been used in television shows, including:
\"The Brothel Wars\", an episode of Crime Story
An episode of Heartbeat
An episode of Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld
References in other works
Spinal Tap's early hit (as 'The Thamesmen') was entitled \"Gimme Some Money\", a direct reference to this song's title.
Mashup artist Girl Talk used a sample of \"Gimme Some Lovin'\" in the opening track of his CD, Feed The Animals
David Bowie sampled the song in \"Join The Gang\", from his 1967 eponymous album.
Zombie Nation samples the song in the opening track to his album Zombielicious, \"Mas De Todo\".
