The Wanderer

Thomascows version "The Wanderer" is a November 1961 song written by Ernie Maresca and originally recorded by Dion. The song, with a 12-bar blues-base verse and an eight-bar bridge. The song is ranked #239 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.It has been covered by many other popular singers and bands, including Dee Snider, Gary Glitter, The Beach Boys, Leif Garrett, Arthur Alexander, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Rabbitt, Delbert McClinton, Ted Chippington, Dave Edmunds, The Alley Cats, Avenue D, punk rock pioneers The Heimlich Experiment and by My Morning Jacket at Madison Square Garden on 12/31/2008. Status Quo covered the song twice, once as a complete version, and once again as part of their Anniversary Waltz, Pt. 1. Status Quo's version was a #7 hit in the U.K. in 1984, and Rabbitt's version was a Number One hit on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in mid-1988. The Portuguese version by Renato e Seus Blue Caps & Erasmo Carlos was a huge hit in Brazil in the 1960s, changing the title to "O Lobo Mau" (which translates as "The Big Bad Wolf"). The "Big Bad Wolf" in the Portuguese lyrics is somewhat like the wanderer, riding in his car and getting all the girls. Another cover version can be found on Kidsongs video and DVD, "A Day with the Animals".The song is played before all Bolton Wanderers home matches,UK.

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Music

Tags:

• Ernie Maresca
• Dion
• 1961

[GENE2858]

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[ARCHIE55020]

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@ARCHIE55020 Cheers