If you’ve ever wondered what Mick Jagger and Jimi Hendrix might have sounded like together, this southern soul gem is for you. "Mercy, Mercy", off of See-Saw, Don Covay’s 1966 LP reportedly has the young Mr. Hendrix playing session man (though Covay was reportedly no slouch himself). What sticks out even more though is Covay’s tenacious shout-speak bluesy wail, which played a large influence on Mick Jagger’s vocal style. The song itself is a funky-blues gumbo, something you’d expect to hear come out of roadside bars in the Louisiana night. Both Wilson Pickett and The Rolling Stones would later cover it, but the original is a definitive lost classic.
Tag: Jimi Hendrix
Heartache, Heartbreak
1. One Rainy Wish- Jimi Hendrix
2. Back To Where I Started- Derek Trucks Band
Back Where I Started- Derek Trucks Band
3. Promises- Eric Clapton
4. Caught by the River- Doves
5. Every Night- Paul McCartney
6. So You’re Leaving- Al Green
7. Jealous Guy- Donny Hathaway
8. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)- Otis Redding
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)- Otis Redding
9. Love In Vain- The Rolling Stones
Love In Vain- The Rolling Stones
10. Have You Ever Loved A Woman- Derek and the Dominoes
Have You Ever Loved A Woman (Live)- Derek And the Dominoes
11. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart- Al Green
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart- Al Green
12. Baby, Baby, Baby- Aretha Franklin
Baby, Baby, Baby- Aretha Franklin
13. I Want You- Bruce Springsteen
14. Burning of the Midnight Lamp- Jimi Hendrix
Burning of the Midnight Lamp- Jimi Hendrix
15. Layla- Derek and the Dominoes
16. This Love of Mine- Frank Sinatra
This Love Of Mine- Frank Sinatra
17. Breakin Up- G. Love
18. Oh Darling- The Beatles
19. In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning- Frank Sinatra
A Mixtape Monday Presentation: Cars and Trains, Boats and Planes
Introducing the themed mixtape, more music, word free. This week concerns those means of transportation. The mixtape after the jump.
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New Friend Request- Gym Class Heroes
New Friend Request- Gym Class Heroes
My Friend- Jimi Hendrix
My Friend- Jimi Hendrix
Waiting on a Friend- The Rolling Stones
Waiting On A Friend- The Rolling Stones
Good Friend- Plants and Animals
Friends- Luke Top
Mostly a Friend- Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
Mostly A Friend- Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
Friend of the Devil- The Grateful Dead
Friend of the Devil- The Grateful Dead
My Unusual Friend- Fruit Bats
Friend of Mine- The National
To Old Friends and New- Titus Andronicus
To Old Friends And New- Titus Andronicus
With A Little Help from My Friends- The Beatles
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