Jeepster (song)

"Jeepster" was a 1971 single by the British glam rock band T. Rex, (B-side "Life's A Gas") both taken from the group's second album, "Electric Warrior".

The song peaked at #2 in the UK charts, and was controversial in that Fly Records released the song without singer Marc Bolan's prior permission, Bolan having just left Fly for EMI, which had given him control of his own label, T. Rex Wax Co. Records. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:wzfpxqldldde]

The music and rhythm are similar to that of the Howlin' Wolf song "You'll Be Mine", written by Willie Dixon. In interviews, Marc Bolan has acknowledged that he "lifted it from a Howlin' Wolf song".

The song is featured in Martin Scorsese's 1974 film "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" and Quentin Tarantino's 2007 film "Death Proof".

Notable covers

* By Eater, as a B-side to their 1977 single "Lock It Up" (and anthologized on the 2003 CD "The Eater Chronicles: 1976-2003)
* By The Polecats, on their 1981 album "The Polecats Are Go!" (and as a UK-charting single)
* By Altered Images, as a B-side to their 1981 single "Happy Birthday" (and as a bonus track on the 2004 CD reissue of their 1981 debut album, "Happy Birthday")
* By Fish, on his 1993 album "Songs from the Mirror" (as well as the 1994 live album "Sushi: Live in Utrecht")
* By Vernon Reid, for the 1998 tribute album ""
* By Doogie White, for the 2001 tribute album "Legacy: The Music of Marc Bolan and T. Rex"
* By Mickey Finn's T. Rex (a T. Rex tribute band), on their 2002 live album "Renaissance"
* By Love Bites, as a B-side to their 2005 single "You Broke My Heart"
* By Showaddywaddy, on their 2006 album "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"

External links

* [http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-6219459623783980102&q=marc+bolan "Jeepster" Video on Google Video]