Sunday Under Covers :: Al Green does The Beatles
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Here's something sweet for this Sunday morning: Al Green doing up "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles. The original hit me with its infectious greatness when I was about 10. But Green transforms the song's teenage innocence and nostalgia into something sexy and funky. The horn lines and that swelling in the bridge are enough to make you want to stay under those covers...
[Just to point out the obvious: it would be a fair point to argue that this is more a new creation than a cover. The melody and chord progression are completely different from the original. EDIT: I was wrong about the chord progression being different, as Ivylander's comment gently points out. I really should know better than to use words like 'obvious'...]
[Just to point out the obvious: it would be a fair point to argue that this is more a new creation than a cover. The melody and chord progression are completely different from the original. EDIT: I was wrong about the chord progression being different, as Ivylander's comment gently points out. I really should know better than to use words like 'obvious'...]
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