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Trevor Rabin - The South African Years
(or happy birthday Mr Rabin)

Artist Song
Rabbitt  Locomotive Breath (single version) (1972) (Jethro Tull cover) 
Rabbitt  Charlie 
Rabbitt  Hard Ride 
Rabbitt  Hold On To Love 
Rabbitt  Locomotive Breath (1975 re-recording) 
Margaret Singana  Where Is The Love 
Julian Laxton Band  Blue Water 
Disco Rock Machine  You Really Got Me (Kinks cover) 
Disco Rock Machine  Time To Love 
HOT RS  House Of The Rising Sun (cover) 
HOT RS  Delta Queen (Proudfoot cover) 
Mike Makhalemele  Imagine (John Lennon cover) 

Comment:

World famous soundtrack composer and ex-Yes man, Trevor Rabin was born in South Africa on 13th January 1954.
Rabbitt covered the Jethro Tull classic 'Locomotive Breath' in 1972 and released it as a single. Trevor was only 18 at the time.

The lyrics were "cleaned-up" for the South African censors: "his woman and his best friend" were now "travelling to the sun" and "the all-time winner" had got him by..."the hands"!

When Rabbitt re-recorded this track in 1975 for the 'Boys Will Be Boys!' album, the original Jethro Tull lyrics returned; a brave move at the time!

After leaving Rabbitt and before his solo albums and worldwide fame with Yes and a number 1 hit with 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart', Trevor played various disco-rock sessions in the late 70s.

RABBITT

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hemizen
Date: 1/15/2005
Love the liner notes!