Good Times (Easybeats song)
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| Single by The Easybeats | ||||
| B-side | "Land of Make Believe", "Lay Me Down and Die (Instrumental)" (UK) | |||
| Released | 18 July 1968 (Australia) September 1968 (UK) |
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| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | August to June 1967 at Olympic Studios, South West London. | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Parlophone A-8406 (Australia) United Artists 67127 (Germany) UP 2243 (UK) |
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| Writer(s) | George Young, Harry Vanda | |||
| Producer(s) | The Easybeats, Mike Vaughan & Glyn Johns (uncredited). | |||
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| Single by Jimmy Barnes and INXS | ||||
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| Released | 1987 (USA and Australia) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Writer(s) | George Young, Harry Vanda | |||
| Producer(s) | Andrew Farriss | |||
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"Good Times" is a song by The Easybeats released as a single in Australia 18 July 1968, and which appeared on their Vigil album with guest vocals by Steve Marriott. It was written by George Young and Harry Vanda.
When broadcast on BBC radio it was reputedly heard by Paul McCartney on his car radio; McCartney apparently rang the station immediately to request a repeat playing.
"Good Times" was covered by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, on their seventh album released in 1974.
The NWOBHM heavy metal band Quartz released a live cover version of this song on their 1980 released live album Live Quartz. In 2013 the band also released a studio version of the song on their self-produced compilation Back in the Band – Live and Revisited.
In 1987, a cover version by INXS and Jimmy Barnes which was engineered by Al Wright appeared in the Joel Schumacher film The Lost Boys. This version reached #2 in Australia, as well as obtaining chart positions in both the U.S. (where it peaked at #47) and UK (where it peaked at #18, in 1991). A video clip was produced featuring INXS and Jimmy Barnes performing the song, with scenes intercut from The Lost Boys. The INXS version was also used to promote the national Australian Made series of concerts that took place between Boxing Day 1986 and Australia Day 1987.
The song was performed on the Top 12 Results Show of the second season of Australian Idol in 2004. This version of the song was then released by the Top 10 finalists nearly four months after the live show. It was released as a one-track CD single and reached a peak of #53 on the ARIA singles chart.
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