The Loco-Motion -- Little Eva -vs- Grand Funk Railroad -vs- Kylie Minogue

[NurseJackie]

"The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. "The Loco-Motion" was originally written for Dee Dee Sharp, but Sharp turned the song down.[1] The song is notable for appearing in the American Top 3 three times, each time in a different decade: in 1962 by the American pop singer Little Eva (U.S. No. 1); in 1974 by the American band Grand Funk Railroad (also U.S. No. 1);[3] and finally in 1988 by the Australian singer Kylie Minogue (U.S. No. 3).[4]

Which version do you like the best?

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	Little Eva (1962)
	1 (33%)
	Grand Funk Railroad (1974)
	1 (33%)
	Kylie Minogue (1988)
	1 (33%)
	I can't decide, I like them all.
	0 (0%)
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[The Polack MSgt]

1. Little Evie is the only version that doen't make my heart cry

A young pop singer from the fifities singing this is ok.

But a hard rock band ham handing it is just bad... No to that one

And The pre-fabricated awefulness of the Kylie Minogue version hurts me as well

[NurseJackie]

2. You certainly have a way with words... I love your analysis.

And I cannot disagree with you at all! But I do enjoy the toe-tapping Kylie version, in spite of the canned awfulness.

[The Polack MSgt]

4. Thing is Kylie went on to release some pretty good music

later in her career.

It wasn't the Beatles, Dylan or Mozart, I mean it was mainly dance music, but it was good. Just the way the record company put her out with all the hype and nonsense bothered me.

And I still listen to Grand Funk occasionally, but not that song

[progressive nobody]

3. Kylie was the first 1 I ever heard of.