Wild Horses, the enchanting track from The Rolling Stones 1971 album
Sticky Fingers has been covered by Kitty Hudson in order to raise money
for The Big Issue, The U.K. based charity helping the homeless.
Certain
harmonies and melodies have this odd pull on our heartstrings. They are
like sad oboes or something, something that makes you want to throw all
your money at the radio whilst yelling I love you. I dont know what it
is exactly but we seem to have harnessed it"
claims Richie Hudson on
reflection of their outstanding cover.
The Big Issue exists to
offer homeless and vulnerably housed people the opportunity to earn a
legitimate income. They produce a weekly entertainment and current
affairs magazine which vendors buy for 75p and
sell to the public
for £1.50, keeping 75p for themselves. Vendors must adhere to a code of
conduct whilst selling the magazine. They believe in offering a hand
up, not a hand out, but they also recognise that earning an income is
the first step on the journey away from homelessness. The Big Issue
Foundation is a registered charity which exists to link vendors with
the vital support which will help them address the issues which have
led to their homelessness. The Foundation works exclusively with
vendors, offering support, advice and referrals.
You may have
heard the opera singer Susan Boyle singing this on Americas got talent
and the word on the street is that she will release this at some point
as a single.
100% of all the profits from the sale of Kittys
single will go to the homeless charity and even though Susan Boyle has
the huge Simon Cowell marketing machine behind it, Kitty Hudson are
hoping that their version will raise awareness of the problems that
face people living on the streets.
The South London bands
sublime acoustic version was recorded in late September by Keef and
Richie Hudson at Scream Studios, Croydon with the legendary
knob-fiddling producer Andy Brook who commented, It was great to work
with the rock n roll harmony machine of Kitty Hudson in first class
action for the good of a greater cause
Kitty Hudson have set up a blog site http://www.wildhorsesblog.co.uk
where people will be able to download the single and donate to the
charity. It would be great if you could donate towards such an honest
cause and dont forget to pass on the charity by passing on the link to
friends and family.