Amen Corner: Bend Me, Shape Me

Amen Corner was a successful British pop group, formed in late 1966 in Cardiff, Wales.The band was named after The Amen Corner, a weekly disc spin at the Victoria Ballroom (later to become The Scene Club) in Cardiff, Wales, where every Sunday night Dr. Rock would play the best soul music from America. I am going to post their original version of the song and The American Breed's version. I think the first one sucks. no wonder they weren't around that long. They are in such contrast to each other. I have always been amazed when someone can interpret a song so differently from the original. I mean, Amen Corner may have written the song, but the singer sounds like he is drunk and the tune is all wrong.

Amen Corner - Bend Me, Shape Me - Top Of The Pops (1968)



The American Breed - Bend Me, Shape Me