MP3: Ted Gärdestad - Beat it, girl
I used to wonder why none of Ted Gärdestad's early records have been remastered and reissued on CD, but now, having purchased copies of the first three ("Undringar", "Ted" and "Upptåg") and listened to them many, many times, I can confidently say that all of his worthwhile early material is readily available on best-of collections. Case in point: "Beat it, girl"; the final track off his 1972 debut. This is bad white-boy funk best left to the dark, forgotten corners of history, but thanks to modern technology, I'm able to resurrect it for your, uh, "enjoyment". Actually, as far as bad white-boy funk goes, it's really not that bad, but I certainly wouldn't go so far as to call it good. Really, how bad can it be when you essentially have Abba as your backing band? Even if the song isn't so hot (it isn't), it's well executed. So with that damnation of faint praise, here's yet another original vinyl rip for you this Friday.
Ted Gärdestad - Beat it, girl