Monkey Bidness Music

And then, the following year gave us "Xmas '84," and began the tradition that carries on, today: re-recording songs.
 

One will notice that one is shorter than the other, like it's missing songs.  That's because Jere stole them in 1999 and added tracks to them for the Bidnessmen album, "Open Faux Bidness."  Those tracks, "Walk in the Shade," "Discontented Delight" and "Stay On," were initially picked by Jere to re-record.  When John protested, arguing that the originals were just too good, whether he was on the track or not, Jere then decided to add tracks, primarily organ, as well as adding or redoing vocals and more guitars, to the first two.  John made him leave "Stay On" alone. The version on "Open Faux Bidness" is the untouched original from "Christmas '84."

 

All attempts to re-record "Stay On" (by Bidnessmen, the Dirty Quarters - in two different keys, or Bill Davidson by himself) have proven to be less than satisfactory.  Bidnessmen had just begun to play it live, taking advantage of four vocalists, but they broke up before they could ever get into the studio with their new arrangement.  No one has managed to capture the feel of Wardlaw's original.

 
Bill Cole - guitars, piano, drums, percussion, vocals; Jere Ellis - bass, rhythm and lead guitars, vocals;

Wardlaw Steele - keyboards. guitars, saxophones, drums, percussion

with:

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Peter Keeble - drums, percussion; Edwin Milam - keyboards; Larry Chaney - guitars