Have Love, Will Travel
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"Have Love, Will Travel" is a 1959 song written and recorded by Richard Berry
.
-protopunk
ers The Sonics
covered the song in 1965 and it appeared on their album Here Are The Sonics
of that year. Driven by haphazardly recorded fuzz guitar, a big driving drum sound, screaming vocals and a dirty saxophone break, it epitomized their sound at that time.
The song has subsequently been rendered by Paul Revere and the Raiders in a 1964 B-side, by Stiv Bators
as a 1986 B-side, by Crazyhead
in a 1989 EP, by Thee Headcoats
on their 1992 album Have Love Will Travel, by Blood Sausage
on their 1993 release Happy Little Bullshit Boy, by The Brandos
on their 1998 release "Nowhere Zone" (although it was originally recorded for their ill-fated Trial By Fire album in 1989), by blues rockers The Black Keys
on their 2003 album Thickfreakness
, by Jim Belushi and the Sacred Hearts in 2005 (who named an outgoing with Dan Aykroyd
"The Have Love Will Travel Revue"), by Japanese band The Portugal Japan in 2005, by Danish retro rock band The Blue Van
on their album The Art of Rolling (2005) and by Lady Dottie and the Diamonds in 2008, among others. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed it at times on their anti-heroic 1988 Tunnel of Love Express tour.
Since 2006, the song (as performed by The Sonics) has been played occasionally by Minneapolis rockers The Hard Left, during their live shows.
, the UK financial services group, in its television advertising for car insurance. The Basics
from Melbourne
, Australia
covered the song on their 2007 album Stand Out/Fit In
, and their 2010 live album, and this version was used in an episode of the David Duchovny
series Californication
.
The song was also used in the BBC series Three Men in More Than One Boat.
The title is a supposed spin-off of the name of a popular television/radio western serial called Have Gun, Will Travel.
The version recorded by The Sonics features on the soundtracks to the 2008 film RocknRolla
and the 2010 film Tournée
.
Richard Berry
Richard Berry was an African American singer, songwriter and musician, who performed with many Los Angeles doo-wop and close harmony groups in the 1950s, including The Flairs and The Robins....
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Covers
In its most known instantiation, the garage rockGarage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
-protopunk
Protopunk
Protopunk is a term used retrospectively to describe a number of musicians who were important precursors of punk rock in the late 1960s to mid-1970s, or who have been cited by early punk musicians as influential...
ers The Sonics
The Sonics
The Sonics are an American garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington, originating from the early and mid-1960s. Among The Sonics' contemporaries were The Kingsmen, The Wailers, The Dynamics, The Regents, and Paul Revere & the Raiders...
covered the song in 1965 and it appeared on their album Here Are The Sonics
Here Are The Sonics
Here Are The Sonics is the debut album of American garage rock band The Sonics. It was released in 1965 on Etiquette Records. It was re-released in 1999 by Norton Records...
of that year. Driven by haphazardly recorded fuzz guitar, a big driving drum sound, screaming vocals and a dirty saxophone break, it epitomized their sound at that time.
The song has subsequently been rendered by Paul Revere and the Raiders in a 1964 B-side, by Stiv Bators
Stiv Bators
Stiv Bators , was an American punk rockvocalist and guitarist from Youngstown, Ohio. He is best remembered for his bands, The Dead Boys and The Lords of the New Church.- Music and film career :...
as a 1986 B-side, by Crazyhead
Crazyhead
Crazyhead are an English garage punk band from Leicester, England. Though lumped in with the largely media-created grebo scene, they were more influenced by the garage rock of the late 1960s, as well as bands like The Ramones, The Stooges and Captain Beefheart...
in a 1989 EP, by Thee Headcoats
Thee Headcoats
Thee Headcoats 1989 - 2000, was a band comprising Billy Childish, Bruce Brand, and Johnny Johnson. Childish was featured on guitar and vocals, Brand on drums and backing vocals, and Johnson on bass. The band was the most prolific of Childish's many musical projects, releasing fourteen full...
on their 1992 album Have Love Will Travel, by Blood Sausage
Blood Sausage (band)
Blood Sausage were in indie rock band from Brighton, England, containing members of Huggy Bear.-History:The band featured vocalist Dale Shaw, who was described as "a self-confessed 'ugly' boy who read soulful beat poetry over whichever noise patterns happened to be passing at the time". Shaw...
on their 1993 release Happy Little Bullshit Boy, by The Brandos
The Brandos
The Brandos is an American rock band formed in New York in 1985. The core members are vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Dave Kincaid and bassist and vocalist Ernie Mendillo....
on their 1998 release "Nowhere Zone" (although it was originally recorded for their ill-fated Trial By Fire album in 1989), by blues rockers The Black Keys
The Black Keys
The Black Keys are an American rock duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The band was formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. As of October 2011, the band has sold over 2 million albums in the U.S....
on their 2003 album Thickfreakness
Thickfreakness
-Personnel:* Dan Auerbach - guitar, vocals, bass on track 4* Patrick Carney - drum kit, production...
, by Jim Belushi and the Sacred Hearts in 2005 (who named an outgoing with Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd
Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM is a Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, musician, winemaker and ufologist. He was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, an originator of The Blues Brothers and Ghostbusters and has had a long career as a film actor and screenwriter.-Early...
"The Have Love Will Travel Revue"), by Japanese band The Portugal Japan in 2005, by Danish retro rock band The Blue Van
The Blue Van
The Blue Van are a blues-rock band from Denmark consisting of Steffen Westmark , Søren Christensen , Allan Villadsen , and Per Jørgensen .-History:...
on their album The Art of Rolling (2005) and by Lady Dottie and the Diamonds in 2008, among others. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed it at times on their anti-heroic 1988 Tunnel of Love Express tour.
Since 2006, the song (as performed by The Sonics) has been played occasionally by Minneapolis rockers The Hard Left, during their live shows.
Other appearances
Since 2007, a recording of the song has been used by LV=LV=
LV is the UK's largest friendly society with approximately 1.1 million members.-History and legal constitution:...
, the UK financial services group, in its television advertising for car insurance. The Basics
The Basics
The Basics are a three-piece band from Melbourne, Australia, formed by Wally De Backer and Kris Schroeder in 2002. Their style has been described as anything from 'indie-pop' to 'rock'n'roll' to 'pop-rock', though their records show they span a wide range of genres, including reggae, ska, country,...
from Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
covered the song on their 2007 album Stand Out/Fit In
Stand Out/Fit In
Stand Out/Fit In is the second album by The Basics. It was released on May 5, 2007, in CD format and was available for download from digital music stores...
, and their 2010 live album, and this version was used in an episode of the David Duchovny
David Duchovny
David William Duchovny is an American actor, writer and director. He has won Golden Globe awards for his work as FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files and as Hank Moody on Californication.-Early life:...
series Californication
Californication (TV series)
Californication is an American comedy-drama that premiered on Showtime on August 13, 2007. The show was created by Tom Kapinos. The protagonist, Hank Moody , is a troubled novelist whose move to California, coupled with his writer's block, complicates his relationships with his longtime girlfriend...
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The song was also used in the BBC series Three Men in More Than One Boat.
The title is a supposed spin-off of the name of a popular television/radio western serial called Have Gun, Will Travel.
The version recorded by The Sonics features on the soundtracks to the 2008 film RocknRolla
RocknRolla
RocknRolla is a 2008 British crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, and starring Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Strong, Toby Kebbell, Tom Hardy, Idris Elba, Karel Roden, and Thandie Newton...
and the 2010 film Tournée
Tournee
Tournee is the eighth album and the second Live album by the german Jazz rock band Kraan. It was recorded in four venues between March and November 1979.-Track listing:# "Borgward" – 8:16# "Almrausch" – 5:57# "Peterchens Reise" – 7:01...
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