Night Music: New York Dolls, “Seven Day Weekend”

There are terrific versions of this great Doc Pomus/Mort Schuman song by Gary US Bonds, a duet by Elvis Costello and Jimmy Cliff, but I found this on a CD of demos the Dolls had recorded in 1973, which was released in the 90s sometime.

There’s a Heartbreakers version, too, with Johnny Thunders, that’s almost traditional. In every case, a great song for the start of summer.

One thought on “Night Music: New York Dolls, “Seven Day Weekend”

  1. A big fave of mine, I have a Fun/No Fun version somewhere. Also Dee Dee Sharp did a good job on it. The Heartbreakers have a few live versions and there is this curiosity, the Heartbreakers without Johnny Thunders:

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