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Queen drummer Roger Taylor releases cover of classic track The Clapping Song - LISTEN

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Roger Taylor has released another single from his upcoming new solo album Outsider. The latest is a cover of 1965 classic The Clapping Song.

The popular track's best-known version is by Shirley Ellis, while it's also been sampled by the likes of Radiohead and Tom Waits.

Roger shared: "I loved the original by Shirley Ellis. It's just so joyful and simple. It's got a swing to it, and I've tried to recreate that swing using an ancient drum kit. "It was just a real pleasure to do that song, it's like a playground nursery rhyme for kids. "For his take on The Clapping Song, the 72-year-old used a vintage Trixon Telstar drum kit, which was originally made in Hamburg.

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