Sunken Rags - T.REX - 12 inch Mix (with Lyrics)

[@TheGichin]

Never tire of T Rex, never will.

[@nordlicht666]

🤩👍 fantastic song.. never heard it before, for me it's one of the best T.Rex songs.. i love Bolans kind of boogie very very much 👍👍👍

[@tony.hiscox]

I couldn't agree more Marc Bolan for me was the most amazing artist the UK and the world has ever seen we need to do even more to celebrate the brilliance of his work - this was originally one of two tunes on the B side of Children of the revolution and was never on an a studio album in Marcs era although the original version was put on 'Great Hits' a superb compilation from the day x

[@Joseph-vl7ik]

Amazing version. Another great song from Marc and the band

[@johnbramley8336]

A great many Bolan fans loved this remix we did in the 1980's it was difficult to keep the none Bolan media interested and we had to do this kind of remix at the time. Very proud of what we did and achieved ;-)

[@noige6306]

It seems a lot of people think you fucked up a lot of stuff too! ???

[@Paul-ob1lc]

John Bramley, i think it’s disgusting re- hashing Marcs music for your own gain and ego, you’ve turned a Bolan classic into a repetitive piece of crap , any original Rex fans would have been horrified, you can fool the newcomers and take their money 💰 but no way you gonna fool me baby !

[@josedejesusfernandezadam7424]

Thanks John, Awesome remix. I am a mexican Bolan fan, since i was a boy!!!

[@Paul-ob1lc]

@@josedejesusfernandezadam7424 ahh Mexican , sorry to say you don’t have the same passion as land of origin, we’re not prepared to accept tampered goods, we won’t listen to anything less than the original and how it was meant to sound, you are too far away to understand the passion.

[@stephenvine3104]

Hi John it's Stephen Vine, I hope you are well? Do you know much about this bari watts publication , "a tale untold" to be published shortly, supposed to be some interesting new stuff to read ? As for your remixes in the mid to late eighties , what I think it did was to open up a new audience to marcs music , and that was the main aim right ? And I think it did it's job as the media had conveniently forgotten about marc and his great music , and also tony Visconti was involved in several of your remixes I believe . I don't think you should be criticized for doing what you did, as now in 2023, nearly 46 years after his passing, his music is as popular as ever , they are timeless classics and will remain a very important part of 20th century music. Someone once said form is temporary , class is permanent, marc had bundles of talent and was an excellent guitar player so sadly often underrated in his lifetime. He would be so proud today if he were around to see how popular and loved he still is . Keep a little marc in your heart ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@pauldavies8638]

I love this mix, I've always loved this song. And jitter bug love.

[@Jimmyback1000]

Absolutely brilliant Marc your music will never die, long live the blessings of your beautiful soul…xoxo

[@bobbeyderbrain]

All these years I thought it was "Love is gonna win, it's gonna be your scene"! Fabulous song. Fabulous version. ❤

[@bobbeyderbrain]

@@CP-qe2ym Charmer. Bolan would have loved you.

[@CP-qe2ym]

@@bobbeyderbrain Happy To Oblige

[@tony.hiscox]

From this lyric we can see that Marc understood the message of scripture better than many Christian believers - LOVE IS GONNA WIN … - can be an assertion because it’s in scripture and because the inspiration for that scripture was & is the creator who IS LOVE, i often find myself reminding ‘believers’ that GOD created ALL THINGS - this includes time itself therefore the events of this world are KNOWN to GOD/CREATOR/LOVE/SPIRIT - Who made the ‘first and last’/‘alpha and omega’ ‘ beginning & End’ the realm beyond for our souls MUST lead to salvation of all - LOVE NEVER FAILS

[@aaddrriiaannful]

I could play this all day long and the next day and forever

[@bigblue1972]

genius Bolan his music stands the test of time amazing

[@christinakroeger4796]

It is a fantastic song very heavy with the guitars I love it it would be nice to drive around in a car and listening to this I just love Marc he was truly one of a kind ❤️♥️♥️

[@richenoisette38]

My favorite Electric Warrior does it again and it's another gem 👍😎💌🤟

[@AcePanno1]

I was born to listen to Bolan, everything else is just white noise

[@davewray8488]

I love this comment and posted in on the Marc Bolan Fan page on facebook, with this song Sunken Rags.

[@mickguite9651]

Me too.Nothing else compares.This is the best version I've heard.I'm obsessed with Bolan.Anything else is like a mouse compared to an elephant! I know what I mean!

[@AcePanno1]

Thanks Dave, that's an honour for me, I'm not on facebook but will check it out. kind regards John

[@AcePanno1]

Thanks Mick LOL, I know what you mean!!

[@BariGoddard]

You really need to get out more . .

[@bobbyowen]

BRILLIANT .FANTASTIC .EXCELLENT.WONDERFUL.ONLY THE BEST WORDS CAN DESCRIBE ALL OF MARC'S MUSIC ,THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE,LOVE IT

[@karl-heinzwagner7886]

Wieder eine T.Rex B-Seite die auch eine A-Single Seite sein könnte.

[@gmedeiros5748]

Did not realize how good sunken rags guitar work was until now Yet been listening to vintage rex and modern Rex for a long time . That’s just how Marc slides . You never get to The bottom but are always rising to The top Thanks for posting this one

[@whitebirchtarot]

Well put!

[@johnirwin2163]

Marc was fab ,luv t,rex

[@stephenvine3104]

Sunken rags is an excellent track , another b side which should have been a single a in its own right like a lot of Marc's b sides they were as good as the top sides timeless classics !!!

[@tony.hiscox]

Indeed this is a different version of sunken rags than that found on the b side of COTR and it shared the b side with ‘jitterbug love’ if memory serves me correctly - if you love Marc’s creative output as it seems - do join the marc bolan fan group on facebook unless you have already facebook.com/groups/themarcbolanfangroup

[@stephenvine3104]

@@tony.hiscox hi yes you are correct with jitterbug love as the other track and this was a single that was one of the last to feature 2 songs on a b side of Marc's for a long while in fact not until the dandy single in 77 did 2 tracks appear on a bride again if I'm correct ?

[@markkumanninen6524]

A Bolan fan from 1974, I'm mystified with this version. The sound and mixing were perfect, it sounds very modern. Gotta remix my musical mind becoz of this. Next I'm gonna listen to Iscariot, my fave from the early days.

[@whitebirchtarot]

I love Iscariot! I don’t want a funeral, but if I did, I would want that keyboard piece at the end to be played. It’s so moving. 💕

[@iggy9955]

Excellently played and mixed. I found several other mixes of a dozen songs. They were recorded on a computer and I'm happy to listen to them. Or a gramophone record with acoustic versions of hits as well as a CD. And the drawing is great too. My fellow citizen is in N.Y. received the award for the best in the world for a similar drawing where famous people from the city pull a large, rotten boat out of the sea. Huge picture. Zadar-Croatia-Adriatic coast

[@tony.hiscox]

okay - well those are english words - but not necessarily organised in a way that I can understand - but thanks for the effort ;)

[@colleenlovesbolan]

Back. Will never get enough of this. PEACE XX

[@michaelfoley4781]

Your damn right there mick never lose the love his music is magic to the ears Bolan boogie

[@HonaloochieBoogie-sx5le]

so cool🎉

[@irisdainter6507]

Love marc ❤️.

[@markelkin4918]

Love this so respectful to the original work t.rex fan from 1970

[@arthurshand4205]

My favourite B side

[@aladinsane10]

43 Years ago Marc died in car. I like the Music . I`m 63 Years and come from Germany. A great T.Rex fan

[@tony.hiscox]

I'm also 63 ;) and was born in Hackney, Just like Marc. I've loved T.REX since hearing them first in 1971 if Marc was alive today he'd be 73 on 30/09/2020 but I'm sure you know that too ;)

[@michaelholmes4374]

I remember those days very well bought all his singles long live t rex

[@colleenlovesbolan]

Every time I listen to this I want to like it again! Thank you HISAT!!! WELL DONE.

[@chegauerke1431]

Lets see What AI could do mixing Marc!

[@stuartjones7229]

Bill is a legend.

[@ianwhitelaw3066]

Absolute class track.💖💖

[@davewray8488]

This is way better than the original, such a great song needed to be longer. Song credits go to; Bill Legend on drums, Steve Currie on bass, Mickey Finn on Congas, and providing the great backing vocals are Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. And who are they? They are the front men for the band "The Turtles". They were on this and the majority of Marc Bolan / T-Rex hits, starting with the Brown Album, Electric Warrior and The Slider (to name the main three albums).

[@RoryBNottingham]

Actually Marc and Tony Visconti did most of those vocals that sound like Flo & Eddie who are only on a few select tracks, not the majority of hits by any means.

[@TheJetfighter666]

Never heard this mix!! I know both titles but….

[@irisdainter6507]

Love marc.

[@rainerrohrmoser1265]

Love Marc-Love tis tracks-Love Love

[@rkendrick8852]

I still have the 12 inch single record of this

[@rainertrebbin-vf7nt]

T.Rex 🦖☮

[@christopherpeden547]

Think this came from a remix album (Til Dawn? ) in the mid 80s bought it and hated it good intentions but this is a prime example of don't mess with perfection Sunken Rags is a beautiful well crafted pop song this is a mess

[@tony.hiscox]

I think you’re probably right - I first heard it on the CD EP I mentioned in the blurb - I love the original of Sunken Rags too remember buying that red/white ‘T.REX’ Single and thinking of this is different (from T.SAM and M.Guru) great tunes from a fantastic artist

[@olafenders8332]

Very Goud Remix and Poster

[@tony.hiscox]

opinion is always divided over remixes - thanks for your comment - I like this just as much as I love hearing outakes and demos but obviously the main appeal is that of what Marc did in the first place :)

[@lemmy6782]

Seen them at redcar jazz club 1970 ish two man outfit then .

[@rainerrohrmoser1265]

Love Marc-The best Song+Mix

[@andrewmorton2430]

There is a version on a new double cd from Easy Action records. It’s from Marc’s own tapes and features Flo and Eddie improvising a fantastic Love Is Gonna Win vocal sequence during the extended playout by the band. It’s the best version I’ve ever heard.

[@frasercliff9417]

Great ReMix

[@michaelfoley4781]

Aznageel you are so right no matter what band you listen to after his untimely death you, I go straight back to the one and only until there is nothing but T.Rex til death do we carry on at his next gig can't wait maybe see you all there doing the Christmas bop Yeah💜

[@pauldoherty8082]

This is an awesome mix of "Rags"... Have it on a CD I bought on E-BAY... Great to see it here... Great upload... Thanks... 4s..

[@morrisseysmate08]

I have been after this song for such a long time, Thank You very much...

[@JamesFebers]

True rock star waves from bonnie scotland 😊😊😊

[@axelansorg6602]

Ne obergeile Version, Mark hätte die b Seiten zu Hits machen können, übrigens Adolf und Marc....🤭🤭

[@1stMistyMist1]

Love this track ! Thanks ! x

[@lowersaxon]

Aznageel. Wow. Best comment seen for a long time. Rock on.

[@sandrasepulveda5478]

Marc 🎤⚡✨🎩💘🎶😍

[@lucluc9541]

LOVE IT !

[@virginiamoore467]

The music makes you move!

[@savamusement809]

I am having my daughter paint me a picture of Marc Bolan in his hat just like at the end of this video.

[@rainertrebbin-vf7nt]

D-Day

[@susankirkland3852]

The Bramleys did a great job, this song sounds wonderful and the words at the end also ❤️👏

[@robindimaio3774]

Bravo...all around on this one!

[@davefinnemore6797]

What a Gas 🎸🎸🎸

[@petegaslondon]

Those DRUMS are MASSIVE Is that original or did they mess with it some ;)? Whoo-Hoo!! Right On .. Love is gonna win!

[@tony.hiscox]

Yes - it's 'messed with' 'a remixed extended version' is the conventional way to refer to this kind of finished work :) Sunken Rags was on the b side of Children of the revolution - but after Marc died the fan club at the time created some remixed releases

[@petegaslondon]

Hi@@tony.hiscox - well yeah sure its a remix, but .. Those DRUMS! is that Bill Legends orig drum truck? Did the ORIGINAL track sound that MASSIVE? Or they got the orig drum truck and boosted it? (Plenty compression and reverb?) Sure sounds BIG ;)

[@Jungleroomreptiles]

💚

[@ЕленаЕлена-ш6о]

Очень нравилась T. Rex у меня всего три альбома было на бабник записано.. Один точно остался

[@foxylady4974]

I love the Jesus Christ quote 💖

[@hearditman]

Strange that Marc went along with this production, that guitar is pure Bowie!

[@tony.hiscox]

did you know that Bolan played the original guitar version of 'the prettiest star' I think because of management and record label affliations and the like, Bowie could not use it but Mick Ronson copied what Marc had done - you can find the Bowie Bolan version around these days here is the Bowie/Bolan version kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3ybXp97nL2aZ6c

[@hearditman]

HISATdotCOM Not Talking about the prettiest star. Totally different point, Bolan actually played on that single. As a kid when I bought Children of the Revolution I noted the similarity of the guitar sound on sunken rags to that on Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust album. Put it down to them having the same producer. Wondered why Bolan accepted/went along with it!

[@trexmarcbolan]

This is awesome - nice work

[@virginiamoore467]

Love this!

[@Tambo74]

Fantastic!! :))

[@tony.hiscox]

I already gave details about the track in my comments blackcladlizard - the information I show is 100% accurate but your comment suggests it's not "it's actually "Monster '85 Mix"" you write, can I ask you if you have the CD-MARC011 - this is not to say the track might not have been issued under other names like "Monster '85 Mix" but for certain it's on the 8 Track EP "I Love to Boogie" because it's from that, that I ripped it for this Video - full details of the tracks on that EP are shown.

[@zarthbacon]

First time I hear this version. Superb. Great picture. Who's the artist?

[@tony.hiscox]

I love that Marc seems to *know* spiritually what we all will know ultimately "Love is gonna win - it's gonna beat your sins"

[@tracy-paulobrien9368]

I would be happy to learn if he could see the future, judging by one of the persons in the picture who was probably not even born at the time Marc wrote this song, I don't know when he wrote it as I was not a fan of his, some time in late 60's to early 70's when I was a child and as we never had a telly I never saw him, so that's prob the reason why I never heard of him or the song.

[@tracy-paulobrien9368]

Also, love, the question of. I loved myself but it was defeated, diminished and sent away by girls in my teens, retreated from the world forever to stay in my room to make do with what i had. Still they would not leave me alone, it was about this time i fell in love with an older woman who could never be, cos of distance, time and age. I still play her song to this day. 'Go away from my world' Marianne has always been faithful to me, so you see, i still love me and her. but the girls out there are stale there. Love has always won. Marianne Faithful u 2 me + me 2 u. look lar. its back to 'waves' for me now on ere i spell correctly i do not err outdors. good group Blancmange here come them waves again. cud goodbye.

[@tony.hiscox]

@@tracy-paulobrien9368 This tune was one of two tunes on the b-side of Children of the revolution which would have been a Christmas number one in the UK but for a novelty record (Jimmy Osmonds ‘long haired lover from Liverpool) people in time don’t see the future but that is to say our body and mind are fixed in a time which is moving forward but always ‘now’ to God (who made everything) Time is NOT moving forward God is in all time and all times all creation from beginning to end is outside of God yet God is in all and will be in all (from our perspective in time) our Souls are most likely out of Time thus prophets can say what is revealed to them with respect to future events AFAIK (and believe)

[@blackcladlizard]

Its actually "Monster '85 Mix" if any body out there wants to buy it like I did.

[@lhaaiah2707]

well done !

[@maskof]

It's a shame that Love and Rockets didn't do a cover of this.

[@70erGlam]

GREAT

[@MarieRChild]

Rock !!!!!

[@whitebirchtarot]

Who did this incredible artwork?

[@tony.hiscox]

OK this information is in the information I wrote under the video but I write it again here now 'The main illustration in this video is called "Harmonious Convergence" and it's by Petrus Boots - if you google him you will find you can buy this in Poster form' he is a fantastic artist and facebook friend since I bought this image myself from him - on his website you'll find other equally stunning drawings which are available as prints to buy

[@whitebirchtarot]

I never thanked you for taking the time to reply to my question. Now I see that if I click on “more“ it gives me that information, plus more. I believe that God is already ALL in ALL, but we just haven’t realized it yet. That’s my take on it anyway. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@howieboogie]

Rock On

[@AcePanno1]

turn it up and suck it up

[@mousegeek]

Cool!

[@tony.hiscox]

Petrus Boots, read all the blurb above and it gives you all the details about the song when and how it was released and the artist :)

[@jodibolan438]

Yep, true...

[@nurknanker6105]

Who is the artist who drew tbis?!!

[@tony.hiscox]

if you click on 'show more' in the description it gives his name 'Petrus Boots' and contact details - very talented guy and a bolan fan :)

[@paulobrien7022]

The Tin Man next to the Archangel Gabriel.

[@broncycolon7020]

👍✌

[@rainerbolz6656]

Jesus Christ Crucified is love!!!

[@tony.hiscox]

Scripture says God is Love, Jesus was the personification of the firstborn of all creation God is Spirit God is not a person but scripture says that the principle thing is wisdom and that at the begining of it all was the firstborn of all creation who later becomes Jesus (having been "lowered") God made Jesus less than Equal scripture says yet Jesus was without sin and thus died for our sins (because the wages of sin is death) Jesus paid for ALL thus all are saved xx Peace xx :)

[@blackcladlizard]

Thats how I bought it. I was just sayin sheesh

[@1972brianmcneill]

a fucking Monstrosity this version

[@tony.hiscox]

blackcladlizard let's stay friends "it's actually on..." is what you wrote, as though I had given bum info :) you meant to write "it's also on..." or "It was originally on..."

[@creator2149]

He starts out as a narcissist and, then uses the words love is the answer? Marc didn't write that one, but, then again, it could be a coincidence. He did have that word salad kind of poetry that didn't really make too much sense. It was pretty to listen to but, people closest to him say that he was like a helium balloon that you had to hold on to the string.

[@tony.hiscox]

Love - loves itself in fact Love says love others AS you if you where loving yourself if you don’t love yourself first how can you know what love is to enable you to love others or to understand the power of love - and even if Marcs love is flawed isn’t it flawed in all of us and isn’t that we we ultimately all need salvation - the helium balloon quote - that’s your quote surely(?) - I’ve never heard Marc described in such a way by “people closest to him” word salad - never you’re thinking of David Bowie who cut up words and reordered phrases to see what he got - Marc on the other hand took clips of a bigger vision - all through his creative output Marc did this - he saw what he wrote about as though an out of sequence vision - maybe you don’t think so - but then I implore you to listen to his creative output more and more and as you do you’ll find bits of the lyrical puzzle that fit - I don’t think we ever got it all BTW - so I think some other visionary tuned in to the some other world would be needed to ever finish the story - but in the meantime “...I’m still thinking”

[@lowersaxon]

Come back! No, sorry, RiP Marc.

[@dourtan6928]

Who is the artist of the drawing that appears around the 2:00 mark?,

[@tony.hiscox]

dourtan if you read all my blurb you will note that the artist is Petrus Boots this piece of work is called "Harmonious convergence" petrusboots.com

[@dourtan6928]

HISATdotCOM Do you know if Petrus is/was a huge Bolan fan at the time of this painting? To inlcude 2 pics of the "Slider Man" in this art work tells me yes.

[@tony.hiscox]

Yes - he is a fan - he's a facebook friend and a member of "The Marc Bolan Fan Group" on facebook :)

[@tracy-paulobrien9368]

@@tony.hiscox Seems he can see rhe future.

[@gogoyubari366]

The band is T. Rex not Bolan Rex.

[@tony.hiscox]

I’ve no idea what that comment means but Marc Bolan was T.Rex according to ‘Steve Currie’ who was Bass player with T. Rex but this was self evident Marc would have played everything if that was possible (it wasn’t) so he directed the sound of T. Rex you can hear this on the working version of ‘The Soul of my suit’ obviously T. Rex was Marc on Lead Guitar and Vocals Marc wrote the music and the words and T. Rex rarely covered anything although in interview he did acknowledge who were his influences going right back to Bessie Smith

[@tracy-paulobrien9368]

why is jesus comforting hitler

[@susankirkland3852]

Tracy-Paul O' Brien..... because he forgives all sinners who want forgiveness ( I don't know if Hitler wanted forgiveness though)

[@hannutakalo931]

Got an original single and it do not sound like this, sorry!

[@tony.hiscox]

that's right - I do too and this is a remix as it tells you in the blurb - if it sounded the same it wouldn't be a remix!

[@davewray8488]

I don't like it either I LOVE it.

[@tracy-paulobrien9368]

I do not care either way, i luv, it. It's great application for a small minority of birds on this es state. Were in. Tho, I would like to hear both versions if you could upload your copy Hannu please, it's just that Iggy Pop expresses his philosophy in song, 'There's always something else'. isn't there? I just wanna see the wood, and the trees.

[@paulobrien7022]

God pulled Hitlers strings

[@whitebirchtarot]

What an interesting comment. What do you mean? I read a description by a psychologist once who said that Hitler was tuned into the dark unconscious side of the German people and was channeling it. Interesting notion.

[@johnirwin2163]

Dont lik this version,prefare 1972 flipside

[@noige6306]

It's a shame that the dude adding this on you tube is a religious nutter.

[@tony.hiscox]

Noige wow - religion is not LOVE - Religion is about following a set of rules and earning something - love is the complete opposite like you I hate “religious nutters” - the whole point is you are loved and LOVE has the power to save whatever you do - LOVE IS GONNA WIN - IT’S GONNA BEAT YOUR SINS

[@alfimoffat575]

shame we couldn't resurrect Marc and the rest kids don't know wst music is these days

[@BoudicaJ]

So you know what ahem **God** is up to. Wow aren't you privileged. Noping out of this ... it's a shame ( lol) as this is an excellent song.

[@tony.hiscox]

I know what I believe today and none of us you included think that NOW we are believing a lie as for somehow changing or imputing a message to the tune which isn’t there already - I would say this - the lyric ‘love is gonna win it’s gonna beat your sins’ is meaningless unless Marc means to say that LOVE wins (Ultimately implied) my best friends are Aethiests however so lets stay cool - the beauty of believing god’ll save everyone is that it gives me great peace and I’m never gonna worry about the people I love making it - God is Good - or if you’re an Aetheist God doesn’t exist - but either way I/we hopefully want or can see the virtue in being kind and doing good to those we share this world with x peace

[@BoudicaJ]

@@tony.hiscox well naturally

[@brianmcneill1972]

And the Bramleys strike again! This version is awful! has guitar added to it that isnt Marc as well, every single record they issued was CHEAP AND NASTY AND VERY SHODDY!

[@johnbramley8336]

Yeah yeah whatever - McNeill lol

[@jckensway2956]

Such a shame to have to bring a 'god' into this. Can't we just enjoy without some other dude's preposterous religious overlay?

[@tony.hiscox]

In scripture it's understood that GOD is LOVE - Marcs lyrics say "LOVE is gonna win it's gonna beat your sins" this ultimately is the message of scripture not the false doctrine that YOU, ME or anyone has to do something, but that GOD is saviour - I don't understand why Marcs Lyric is offensive and "the overlay" is to show that this IS what scripture really says and not "hey, god's gonna beat you up unless you do something" which was what the typical "christian" (actually unchristian) church was/is saying Jesus was once asked "what is the greatest command?" - he said "love God" (who we can't see and who many think doesn't even exist) and "love our neighbours as we would love ourselves" [ literally those we encounter ] - please don't beat me up for pointing out the truth of Marcs lyrics - If if believe God doesn't exist that's fine by me and God - because when LOVE is ready you will change what you think - or we will both die and that'll be it - either way have a wonderful day and life and love the other person xx

[@davewray8488]

I love it.

[@susankirkland3852]

JC Kensway Marc often sang of God and of love.....very often in fact. He also spoke of God, and wrote of God even from a young age. So perhaps it's appropriate in this case.

[@Paul-ob1lc]

This is another ‘Bramley’destruction of a Bolan classic for money,for fuck sake leave his music the way he wanted it to be heard,instead of raping it to line your own pocket and ego.