A-side "The Generation Gap" Released 1988 Genre Rock | B-side "Jungle Bells" Format 7" vinyl Length 3:40 | |
"The Generation Gap" was a single by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on RCA Records in 1988 as a single-only release. It was written by Charlie Craig, Betty Craig, Jim Hayner and was a cover of Jeannie C. Riley's 1970 country song. The B-side, "Jungle Bells" was written by Dave Faulkner.
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Riley's original version charted at number 62 on Hot Country Songs in 1970. The song was the B-side to her single "My Man", which charted at number 60 on the same chart in the same timespan.
"... we persuaded Rick Grossman to join, contributing his tremendous bass skills ... Almost immediately we were in the studio recording a single-only release "The Generation Gap", a song originally recorded by Jeannie C. Riley (of "Harper Valley PTA" fame). I changed a couple of lines to suit myself but the ones about grown-ups getting stoned were from the original." - Dave Faulkner.
The single represents the earliest recorded performance by the most stable version of Hoodoo Gurus.
Track listing
- "The Generation Gap" (Charlie Craig, Betty Craig, Jim Hayner) — 3:40
- "Jungle Bells" (Faulkner) — 3:36
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