I thought I knew my Stones but darned if I know of this track. I am downloading the Columbus show (torturously slowly), so I guess I'll hear it sometime assuming I can get the hang of burning FLAC files to CD!! Can someone 'give me the lowdown' on this number?

Otis Redding.[www.otisredding.com]

Mr Pitiful written by Steve Cropper & Otis Redding originally released as b-side That's How Strong My Love Is, Volt 124 - December 30, 1964.

Also included on the Otis Redding album

The Great Otis Redding - Sings Soul Ballads - Volt 411 March 1965

ROCKMAN

The Otis Evangelists have spoken. Wow! Yeah!

Thanks for the info, folks!

Howdy Baboon how's it goin?.....have ya digested those dinasour steaks yet?
Things are tough down here so I just had a glass of water and tightened my belt!!

Your freind Rocko Mon

Awrighty over ´ere, ool´ soul brother.
Winters wearing ya out, Rocko?
Here summer´s almost gone and way beyond that.
Freezing last nite.
Ney; havent begun with the reindeer meat yet.
But we ate some Yugoslavian sziripszikszik-kind-of-sausage
& made my digestive system collapse: but it tasted heavenly.
Moose to come. No sh*t.

But is it true ya into green McGarden & stuff?
Im getting fatter & fatter, gotta quit beer (temporarily).



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2005-09-30 10:37 by Baboon Bro.

MOOSE...closest I've been to one of them was a picture in National Geographic But I once tasted a chocolate mousse...!!!

ROCKMAN

Rockman: What´s the coldest you have had down under this winter?
+20 Celcius? Do you go by C or F btw?

(Back to Otis

_ What´s your fav Otis song, Rockman?

Couple of 3c nights but coldest day about 9-10c...ROCKMAN

Tell you what I just did; I ordered a moose cap.
Thanks to your reminder, ol´ Crocodile Rocko.

And fav Otis song? I still wonder meself. Maybe Pitiful!

I don't know why the Stones feel obligated to do songs like Mr. Pitiful, Get Up Stand Up, Nighttime ..., Can't Get Next to You, Love Train. I read that either Chuck or Mick said once that it's fun for the band on stage, so I guess that's a valid reason. Personally I would much rather hear a real Stones song instead.

I bet you´re not even like Otis, cheerful ol´ BOBM?
Stoppin Keith (& Mick) from doin Otis covers
is like stoppin the Sun from shinin or the bird from singing.
Always this bashin on covers.

I love (Stones doin) covers! I take any soul-, blues or Chucksters cover
any day by the Stones before a half weary warhorse.

Well Baboon Bro, I like the song fine when Otis does it. It's just that there are so many songs the Stones released that they have not yet done live, that I would prefer to hear one of those. They don't need to do Mr. Pitiful, when they could choose Hitch Hike, or Mercy, Mercy instead. (those are covers too, but to me they belong to the Stones).

I like songs like Mr. Pitiful or I Can't Turn You Loose but it would indeed be awesome to hear favorites of mine like Hitch Hike, or Mercy, Mercy!

Cheers,
Wuudy

babboon wrote
>>And fav Otis song? I still wonder meself. Maybe Pitiful!

The hidden killer is Dont Leave Me This Way which was only released as the 7" B-side of Come To Me Volt 116....classic pure broken man soul.

But dont panic Bro it can be found on the massive 9CD box set.
The Complete Stax Singles 1959 - 1968

ROCKMAN

You Left the Water Runnin' might be my fave Otis tune....

Cant Turn You Loose SUCKED. Seriously. That thing blew last time around and was a disgrace to the Stones. Sounded like one of those typical blues coverbands, not the Stones. Horns and all that. I despised/hated/pissed on that tune last tour. Very glad I missed it on my turn.

HOWEVER, Mr. Pitiful was fantastic! Really suprised me. Love Train is also a pretty fun tune. Mr. Pitiful is one of those tunes that I'll flip to on the disc just to hear. I'll skip past YGMR to hear the Sway/ADTL/MrPitiful segment every time. You also gotta love the versions of She's So Cold and Rough Justice. They were ON...

Maybe CTYL sucked where YOU heard it, but it was uplifting exciting at the 2nd Boston show show, and it absolutely rocked at Muenchen Circus Krone to name just a few of the shows I saw from the Licks tour. The Stones cover Otis Redding with great respect and affection and they get the job done. The Stones are white soul brothers as witnessed by all the great covers they have done over their long career. It's in their blood.

In a recent Chuck Levelle radio interview he spoke of The Stones playing Mr Pitiful...said that he and his wife are great freinds and live not far from Otis' widow Zelma. Chuck went on to say Mick loves Otis' body of work and is always keen to play one of his numbers.

ROCKMAN

The problem with CTYL is that SO MANY OTHER BANDS do it SO MUCH BETTER...including the original band (MG's). So, what's the point, is what you have to ask when a band with as high a profile can't do it any better than that....

BOBM Wrote:
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> I don't know why the Stones feel obligated to do
> songs like Mr. Pitiful, Get Up Stand Up, Nighttime
> ..., Can't Get Next to You, Love Train.

My guess is . . . tradition.

Before they were the World's Greatest Rock'n'roll Band they were the world's greatest cover band.

Simply put, they're keeping both title belts.

I think The Commitments also play this song in their movie.

Rockman Wrote:
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> babboon wrote
> >>And fav Otis song? I still wonder meself.
> Maybe Pitiful!
>
> The hidden killer is Dont Leave Me This Way which
> was only released as the 7" B-side of Come To Me
> Volt 116....classic pure broken man soul.
>
> But dont panic Bro it can be found on the massive
> 9CD box set.
> The Complete Stax Singles 1959 - 1968
>
> ROCKMAN

Didnt see this postin at 1st. Will put Mr. Limewire on it, right away.
Wanna get his show from Monterey... Jeeezuz.
Thanks, Ol boy.

Yo Bro....it's a good one....24c today

ROCKMAN

24c; thats good! Here close to the arctic circle
(well, fairly close, in a global perspective) we expect
some 18c here in our last days of mock summer
(it´s called Indian summer); which is pretty good too.
A couple of years ago we had snow these days of the year,
even some week before.
I´m trying to get hold of the Otis tune; I´ll tell you when I have it.
Found some other Otis goodies.