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MadMax
THE 81 VERSION LIVE IS ALL ABOUT WHAT LONGING AND THE ANGER THAT COMES THROUGH IT IS ALL ABOUT. OF ALL WHITE BANDS/ARTISTS ONLY JOHNNY CASH, OASIS, THE WHO AND STONES CAN EXPRESS THAT FEELING. GRANTED, THE BEST ARTISTS ON MOTOWN, CHESS AND DOWN IN THE DELTA ALL WERE MORE THAN FAMILIAR WITH THOSE EMOTIONS.
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MadMax
THE 81 VERSION LIVE IS ALL ABOUT WHAT LONGING AND THE ANGER THAT COMES THROUGH IT IS ALL ABOUT. OF ALL WHITE BANDS/ARTISTS ONLY JOHNNY CASH, OASIS, THE WHO AND STONES CAN EXPRESS THAT FEELING. GRANTED, THE BEST ARTISTS ON MOTOWN, CHESS AND DOWN IN THE DELTA ALL WERE MORE THAN FAMILIAR WITH THOSE EMOTIONS.
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MadMax
THE 81 VERSION LIVE IS ALL ABOUT WHAT LONGING AND THE ANGER THAT COMES THROUGH IT IS ALL ABOUT. OF ALL WHITE BANDS/ARTISTS ONLY JOHNNY CASH, OASIS, THE WHO AND STONES CAN EXPRESS THAT FEELING. GRANTED, THE BEST ARTISTS ON MOTOWN, CHESS AND DOWN IN THE DELTA ALL WERE MORE THAN FAMILIAR WITH THOSE EMOTIONS.
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Turner68
I actually prefer this live to the studio version on Some Girls, which is weird because generally I don't think the Some Girl's sound translates well live.
It is really great to have this cover song- after spending the 70s exploring reggae, disco, and mediocrity, they went all the way back to Motown and did it well. Nice touch on an album that is otherwise obsessed with sounding current and relevant.