Various - The Way We Wore

  by Sarah Rowland

published: 15 / 3 / 2006

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Review

It’s not often you find a soundtrack which follows Toots And The Maytals with Rod Stewart and Patti Smith with the Clash. 'The Way We Wore' does exactly that, telling the story of war torn England from Otis Redding to Spandau Ballet. Sceptical you may be but every track manages to glide seamlessly with the next offering an eclectic mix of soul, funk, punk and 80's cheese. Favourites include Georgie Fame with ‘Yeah Yeah’, ‘All The Young Dudes’ by Mott The Hoople, Bowie classic ‘Young Americans’ and Patti Smith's ‘Piss Factory’. Every song is a winner and this upbeat collection has something for everyone.

Track Listing:-

1 Lord Kichener- London Is The Place For Me
2 Georgie Fame- Yeh Yeh
3 Otis Redding- Respect
4 The Upsetter- The Return Of Django
5 Toots And The Maytals- 54-46 Was My Number
6 Rod Stewart- You Wear It Well
7 Mott The Hoople- All The Young Dudes
8 The Fatback Band- Yum Yum
9 Brass Construction- Movin'
10 Lonnie Liston Smith- Expansions
11 David Bowie- Young Americans
12 Bryan Ferry- Let's Stick Together
13 Patti Smith- Piss Factory
14 The Clash- White Man In Hammersmith Palais
15 Spandau Ballet- To Cut A Long Story Short
16 Kid Creole & The Coconuts- Present Coati Mundi Que Pasda/Me No Pop I
17 Working Week- Venceremos (We Will Win)
18 Ce Ce Rogers- Someday