Boots (MP3s)

In honor of the late great Lee Hazlewood, here are a few versions of his classic footwear anthem. And no, Jessica Simpson is not included.

Nancy Sinatra (YouTube Link) - The original video of the original recording from 1966.
Mrs Miller (MP3) - The first cover version, also from 1966. Offbeat in every sense of the word.
Gypsy Boots And The Nature Boys (MP3) - Recorded in 1968 by Robert "Gypsy Boots" Bootzin, pioneer of the health food movement and founder of Tiki-styled health food store Health Hut. Grab the whole album Unpredictable! as part of the 365 Days Project.
The Residents (MP3) - The first song on their first LP Meet The Residents from 1974.
Destroy All Monsters in 1976 (MP3) and in 1981 (MP3) - What happened between these two recordings? Ex-Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton joined the band and (in his own words) "basically fired everybody" and "turned it into an actual playing band instead of clowns and noise-people".
Crispin Glover (MP3) - From Crispin's first (and unfortunately only) album The Big Problem ≠ The Solution. The Solution = Let It Be, from 1989.

Comments

[Fatherflot]

Great quote at the YouTube link:

The Guardian (UK) obituary quotes Lee Hazlewood as instructing Nancy to lower her register and sing this song "like a 16-year old girl who fucks truck drivers".

. . . And whose father is Frank Sinatra!

[Andy Krunt]

How about the oh-so not faithful Operation Ivy rendition? You should really check it out, kids.

[marcus]

Hi,
These boots, summer wine and SAND, are my favorite songs by Lee and Nancy. It's nearly ten years ago, that I plan to "remix" these tracks. I know I would never get them better, but turn it to something different. well, only these boots are reworked so far. I've used just a very basic and little sampler by roland (MS-1?!) try to make some loopy loops that fits and recorded on my 4-track recorder. the result is a grinding, swinging, loopy track.
and this is the right time to share this, before it will rotten on my harddrive.
greetings - m.
marcus murkes - these boots are made for looping - mp3

[Resident Clinton]

Whew. At least you didn't post that terrible Kon Kan song from the late 80s. Whoops! I went and did it! Oh, the pain...

[marcus]

gypsy boots and mrs. miller are my favorites from the list above. great!
I wonder that "sand" has not so much focus. This track made me interesting in sixties music, years ago, because I was smashed by the backwards guitar and the noises in a popsong. m

[etienne]

this is a Belgian (French) version by a 'group' called Jealous Boots - the song's called 'Tu crois être un homme' (You think you're a man) - from an obscure CD of covers all covered with fancy titles and band names, for copyright reasons (and amusement) i think. Title of cd: 'la vie est un combat en 31 reprises', production Byjar Moccy, Le Seau et la Pelle, 2002.

[511 boots]

Thank you very much for the great information.