"Roadhouse Medley (Anniversary Waltz Part 25)" is a single released by the British rock band

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in 1992. It was included on the album '' Live Alive Quo''. "Roadhouse Medley" was recorded live at

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's ''Party in the Park'', at Sutton Park in

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on 30 August 1992. All versions of the medley, including the full 13:27 version, are unavailable elsewhere. The origins of this track date back to the early 1970s, when Status Quo heard the

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track "

Roadhouse Blues "Roadhouse Blues" is a song by the American rock band the Doors from their 1970 album '' Morrison Hotel''. It was released as the B-side of "You Make Me Real", which peaked at No. 50 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Roadhouse Blues" charted ...

" in a club and adopted its chugging rhythm as a template for much of their early self-penned material. "Roadhouse Blues" itself had been recorded by Quo in 1972 on the '' Piledriver'' album and, with vocals by bassist

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, was a staple of the band's live set for many years. By 1976's '' Status Quo Live!'' album the song had been extended to more than twelve minutes in duration, featuring a lengthy middle section in which parts of a traditional Irish

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, " Irish Washer Woman" were played. Status Quo played "Roadhouse Blues" only sporadically following Lancaster's departure from the band in 1985, with

Rick Parfitt Richard John Parfitt, (12 October 1948 24 December 2016) was an English musician, best known as a singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist with rock band Status Quo. Parfitt began his career in the early 1960s, playing in pubs and holiday cam ...

assuming lead vocals. The "jig" section started to extend again some time between the band's

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appearance in June 1990 and their concert at Butlin's in Minehead in October of the same year, taking in a medley of other Status Quo songs in a shortened form, before returning to "Roadhouse Blues". For the radio edit of "Roadhouse Medley" the Doors section was dropped altogether. The songs comprising the "Roadhouse Medley" have since been restored to full length in the band's live sets, and although "Roadhouse Blues" has not been played by the classic band for many years, it was played during the critically acclaimed "Frantic Four" reunion shows in 2013 and 2014.

Track listing

7 inch/Cassette

# "Roadhouse Medley" (Anniversary Waltz Part 25) (Radio Edit) (features: " The Wanderer" (Maresca), "

Marguerita Time "Marguerita Time" is a single by the British rock band Status Quo, from their 1983 album '' Back to Back''. The single was also issued in a Christmas double pack that included "Caroline"/"Joanne". "Nobody but Francis '' ossi' wanted to record ...

" (Rossi/Frost), "

Living on an Island "Living on an Island" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1979. It was included on the album '' Whatever You Want'' and featured Rick Parfitt on lead vocals. Lyrically, the song is about band member Rick Parfitt having t ...

" (Parfitt/ Young), " Break the Rules" (Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan), " Something 'Bout You Baby (I Like)" (Supa) (4:40) # "Roadhouse Medley" (Extended Version) "The Wanderer" (Maresca), "Marguerita Time" (Rossi/Frost), "Living on an Island" (Parfitt/ Young), "Break the Rules" (Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan), "Something 'Bout You Baby (I Like)" (Supa), "

The Price of Love "The Price of Love" is a song by the Everly Brothers, released in 1965. It charted at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 3 on the Irish Singles Chart. It spent one week at Number 1 on the UK's NME chart, but in the US, the song failed to chart ...

" (Everly), "Roadhouse Blues" (Morrison/Doors) (7:34)

CD1

# "Roadhouse Medley" (Anniversary Waltz Part 25) (Radio Edit) (4:40) # "Roadhouse Medley" (Extended Version) (7:34) # "Don't Drive My Car" (Live)

CD2

# "Roadhouse Medley" (Anniversary Waltz Part 25) (Radio Edit) (4:40) # "Roadhouse Medley" (Roadhouse Mix) (13:27)

Charts

References

{{Authority control Status Quo (band) songs 1992 singles Music medleys