A Son of the Rock

Walk Away Renee is another underestimated 1960s gem.

I bought The Truth’s cover version of this song before I learned it was a cover. (I knew there were other versions around at the time but it wasn’t until years later that I discovered it had first been done by The Left Banke.) I’m featuring the original, as The Truth’s recording isn’t on You Tube.

Walk Away Renee was of course a biggish hit later for the Four Tops but they overplayed it. Levi Stubbs was just too shouty for a delicate flower like this.

Anyway here is The Left Banke: Walk Away Renee