I'm willing to bet only a few of you have ever heard of Chip Taylor. But I'm also willing to bet that every one of you has heard at least one song written by Chip Taylor. Chip Taylor has written and performed many songs, and I've had the pleasure of watching him play live at The Granada Theater in Dallas, Texas. But the one song of his that I'm certain you know is "Wild Thing."
That's right. Wild Thing. Da da. Da da da. You make my heart sing. You make everything...groovy.
He also wrote "Angel of the Morning" made famous by several artists, most recently a version of it by Shaggy.
Chip Taylor - The Wild Thing himself
Something I came across this week that I wasn't aware of before is that Chip Taylor is just a stage name. His real name is James Wesley Voight, and he is the brother of Jon Voight - the actor not the previous owner of George Costanza's car.
By being Jon Voight's brother that also makes him Angelina Jolie's uncle.
Jon Voight with his daughter and Chip Taylor's neice
I'm sure my brother has been aware of all of this for years. He always seems to know these crazy little connections, but I just learned of it this week and thought I'd share it with you fine people.
Food, science, technology - now celebrities and music. You folks are going to be deep, well-rounded wells of completely random information before I'm done with you.
1 comment:
I knew who Chip Taylor was because of his collaboration with Carrie Rodriquez. "Sweet Tequila Blues" is one of my all-time favorite songs. However, I didn't know any of the other stuff about him. Good work, bro.
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