Tommy James or Joan Jett?

[RoboCop]

Sing it, you know the words.

Tommy James & the Shondells-Crimson and Clover



Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Crimson & Clover

I couldn't get the song out of my head all day after driving throught the fields of crimson clover on the way to Astoria.  Gotta say the Joan Jett version was dominant on the scratchy stretches of the Clatskanie highway.





20% chance of rain at the coast apparently means it's a sure thing.  Too socked in for any good pics from the Astoria column, maybe next time.

[Big IV]

Nice picks

[Gilligan]

We'd love to have ridden with you today. Here are a couple of our pics of Astoria.


Columbia River and Astoria Bridge at Sunset - From Motel



Astoria Column



Astoria Bridge from the Column

[Mike in AR]

Maybe it is just because I am more familiar with the Tommy James version, but to me , it was a much better version. Always enjoyed laying around the lake shore with my lady and listening to that song.

[RoboCop]

We'd love to have ridden with you today. Here are a couple of our pics of Astoria.

Looks like you caught some great weather, nice sunset pic.  Was your trip fairly recent?  It looks like the column had undergone its paint upgrade in your pic.  Had hoped to get a new sig panorama from the top but the stairs are under construction for another few weeks.

Today's view of the bridge

[RoboCop]

Maybe it is just because I am more familiar with the Tommy James version, but to me , it was a much better version. Always enjoyed laying around the lake shore with my lady and listening to that song.

I prefer the Tommy James one also, prolly cuz I wore the 8 track out in high school.

[nortman]

 

[Gilligan]

Looks like you caught some great weather, nice sunset pic.  Was your trip fairly recent?  It looks like the column had undergone its paint upgrade in your pic. 

We rode through Oregon on our 2-month trip in 2003. It's a beautiful state, and the drivers seemed to watch out for us better than most states. We loved the diversity of the geography. We did stay off of the interstates. At some point, I will post a daily series of pics showing each day of the trip and telling what happened. Here are a couple of favorites.



John Day Fossil Beds



Breakfast in Service Creek, OR



Bake Oven Road



Fort Clatsop

[Duffy]

Well, Tommy James it the sentimental favorite, bringing back childhood memories, but Joan Jett really rocks it! 

Joan gets my vote!

[Black Dog]

Both are good, but after watching the different ways they present the song, I think one accessory I'm missing, is Joan on the pillion, singing to me 

She rocks it 

Black Dog

[BF]

Joan does justice to Crimson and Clover, no doubt about it, but gotta give props to Tommy James and the Shondells.  Can't beat the original.