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Jumpin' Jack Flash - Thelma Houston

Great song, great voice, great outfit, great dancers. Absolutely nothing wrong with this version (Thelma Houston also had a number one with her cover of Don't Leave Me This Way). This version was produced by Jimmy Webb (rocking writer who also penned Wichita Lineman for Glenn Campbell). What I like about it though, is that the Stones' original 1968 version was so hardcore, so 'theirs', and such a definitive song of its era that you wouldn't think anyone could do a cover that would be able to stand next to it and give it a run for its money. Except this one. Thelma comes in guns blazing, rocks it, and the last verse is h e a v y.

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