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The A Side:
The Beat Goes On (Lunar Mix) 6:05
The B Side:
The Beat Goes On (Vocal) 5:51
The Beat Goes On (ac capella) :47
The Brief:
“The Beat Goes On” is a song written by the late Sonny Bono and released by Sonny & Cher as a single in 1967. The song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 January 14, 1967. The song was sung at Bono’s funeral and the phrase appears on his tombstone.
In 1982 Don Was of Was (Not Was) produced a cover version of the song featuring Detroit gospel singer Carol Hall on vocals and a recording artist listed as Orbit. Orbit was a teenager named Luis Resto who did all the instruments. From there Resto went on to be an original member of Was (Not Was) and has worked closely with rapper Eminem since his third major-label album ‘The Eminem Show’. Resto won an Oscar for writing the song ‘Lose Yourself’ from the 8 Mile Soundtrack.
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot Black Singles | 12/4/82 | 24 | 17 | |
| Hot Dance/Disco | 11/27/82 | 17 | 17 |
The Source:
Label: RFC Records
Catalog#: QRFC 025
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1982
The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII
The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE
The Links:
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password is: funwithvinyl
Enjoy and get it on!
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AMAZING – thanks
A favourite of mine by Sonny & Cher, but only knew the cover by The All Seeing I.
Thanks for this version, Richie!