Pop music became awful in the 1980s and a typical example was Kim Wilde's version of You Keep Me Hanging On. Whereas in 1967 Vanilla Fudge did something creative with it by turning it into a heavy rock song on a par with the original, Wilde's version was just a synth-pop imitation of the song, devoid of feel and, moreover, featuring that dreadful synthesized drum sound of the 80s. Yecch. Makes me shudder even thinking about it. It's like a bipolar shadow of the original. The Supremes hated Wilde's version, but I guess the writers were pleased as it meant more cash in the bank. I suppose, however, we should not have been surprised that Ms Wilde should commit this heinous offence given that her father Marty Wilde made his mark as a pop singer in the late 50s/early 60s doing pale imitations of American rock'n'roll hits such as Teenager in Love.
Note: Legend has it that Vanilla Fudge did their recording in one take, straight to tape.
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