This ‘cute’ little recording was originally sent out to fans on the FTA mailing list in early 2006. “Chains,” written by Carol King and Gerry Goffin, was released in 1962 by The Cookies, and later recorded and released by The Beatles as well for their first album “Please Please Me.” I’ve been a huge Beatle fan since the age of 11 and though this tune isn’t a Lennon/McCartney original, I supposed was a lite nod to the Fab-Four. Normally when I decide to perform a song that I did not write myself I want it to almost be educational for the listener so they go “Oh what was that song, who wrote that?” Hopefully in doing a little research I’ve turned them on to some music they wouldn’t have known otherwise. Check out both The Cookies and The Beatles version of “Chains,” as well as the songwriting team of Goffin/King.
TRACK DOWNLOAD: http://fivetimesaugust.bandcamp.com/track/chains-goffin-king-cover
PRE-ORDER ALBUM LINK: http://fivetimesaugust.bandcamp.com/album/rare-live-unreleased
