More Cowbell!

[PhiDeck]

Would like to compile a list of recordings wherein cowbell is prominently featured. Need help.

I'll start with the obvious:
- Jumping Jack Flash ~ The Rolling Stones
- Whisky Train ~ Procol Harum
- Mississippi Queen ~ Mountain

Honorable mention, despite the cowbell not being that prominent (except in the SNL skit):
- Don't Fear the Reaper ~ Blue Oyster Cult

[WokenDeer]

Little sister- queens of the stoneage. Love that band but d@mn that's too much cowbell for one song.

[MuzikMan]

Low Rider - War

[5StringBlues]

Dr. Love - KISS

Everybody's Got Something To Hide 'Cept For Me And My Monkey - The Beatles

[shaggy45]

Nazareth - Hair of the Dog

[Dirk Diggler]

A song with nicely effected and upfront cowbell.
Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers
Time Has Come Today(long version) Vote for "The Chambers Brothers" L.A Times Best Band. below - YouTube
Enjoy!
Dirk

[charlie monroe]

Honky Tonk Women - another stones tune

[SactoBass]

Honky Tonk Woman by the Stones.

EDIT: Charlie M beat me to it!

[AnchorHoy]

You Can't Do That - The Beatles

[Dave Hosking]

Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela

Cowbell Chorus from Il Trovatore

[Stick_Player]

Originally Posted by 5StringBlues

Dr. Love - KISS

Everybody's Got Something To Hide 'Cept For Me And My Monkey - The Beatles

I believe that's just the 'rambunctious' bell of a cymbal.

There is cowbell on Taxman.

[Orangeclawhamme]

Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler

A song with nicely effected and upfront cowbell.
Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers
Time Has Come Today(long version) Vote for "The Chambers Brothers" L.A Times Best Band. below - YouTube
Enjoy!
Dirk

A nice live version Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today (Rare live, extended version) - YouTube

[natw42]

Originally Posted by WokenDeer

Little sister- queens of the stoneage. Love that band but d@mn that's too much cowbell for one song.

To me, that always sounded more like a woodblock than a cowbell. Could be wrong tho...

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Originally Posted by PhiDeck

Would like to compile a list of recordings wherein cowbell is prominently featured.

I think you are talking about rock/pop recordings featuring a cowbell. I say this because the 100% of Salsa (and related genres) recordings feature a cowbell. Here's my contribution:

- Cupid's Dead (Extreme)
- I Call Your Name (The Beatles)
- A Hard Day's Night (The Beatles)
- Ladies Room (Kiss - actually, there are many songs in the Criss era Kiss catalog that feature a cowbell. "Love Her All I Can" is another one off the top of my head)

I'll post more later. I'm a big fan of the cowbell (the fat-sounding one that bongo players also play in a Salsa band). But with all the due respect, I haven't heard a cowbell in a rock/pop recording that really moves me. If you want to hear an example of a REAL cowbell, check this video out (cowbell starts at 2:11). BTW, read the video description (that's my other YouTube profile).

[stingray69]

This song is fairly cowbell laden, IMO.

Peter Bjorn And John - Second Chance - YouTube

[Red_Sox_1]

Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie -RHCP

[El Barbero]

Alright Now - Free

[Staccato]

Hey wake up people-don't leave this one out...

Down on the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival

[TBrett]

Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult

[Gadgetjunky]

Top 100 Cowbell Songs of All Time - The Shark Guys


ok there's 100 of em