Jive Five-"I’m A Happy Man"

It's a challenge to compare these, since the 45 runs noticeably slower than the track on EMI's Rock Is Dead But It Won't Lie Down CD. As the two first played, the only real difference I noticed was that the CD track began with Eugene singing "I'm..." while on the 45 it sounds more like "Ah'mm..."

But it's at the fadeout where it really becomes apparent that they are, indeed, different vocals. At 2:20 on the CD, Pitt sings "waaaaaaa-yeah-heahh, I'm a happy man, baby, as someone in the background sings "ah, ha, mama bama.." before Pitt adds a "woooooo..." On the 45, Pitt sings "waaaaaa-yea-aaa, I'm a happy man, wooo-ooooooooo..." There's no "baby" or background singer here.

While the vocals are different, I don't really hear that the LP lead is any better-enunciated than the 45, aside from the opening note. It's doo-wop; it's supposed to sound "mumbly!" Eugene should have enlisted Stan Freberg's help to show United Artists what real mumblification sounded like. :)

Great call on this one, Jim!