We did a few versions before deciding to play it like it was the first song we learnt." "O'Keefe's version was straight-up rockabilly, Albert Lee did a surf thing, Iggy's was an electro-crooning vocal version. "Everyone who has covered the song has brought something different to it," Wilson said. Jet bassist Mark Wilson said Jet wanted to add something new to their version, so they are over-dubbing some horns in the studio this week. Said Pop: "Like a lot of the best songs, it's such a tiny idea and a simple premise, so it's all about who's playing." He described Jet as "a real good tough little Australian-style rock band" who "in certain ways remind me of AC/DC". If the only thing that comes of this is just alerting other Australians that this existed,that's a good thing." "Although I don't think we have been directly influenced by Johnny O'Keefe, the ripples that he created are enormous. "My introduction to Johnny O'Keefe came through Iggy Pop covering his song The Wild One," he said. Jet frontman Nic Cester said that while the band had played with members of Guns N' Roses, the Sex Pistols and the Black Crowes, and supported Oasis and the Stones, this was their most memorable collaboration.
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He was described as 'the promoter, bouncer, manager, accountant, driver and singer all in one - I really liked that." "It was rough on him, but he bounced back in his way, and I can relate to that. "I read about O'Keefe and I found it moving, particularly the part where he went to America, taking the coals to Newcastle," said Pop.