Tuesday, December 17, 2013

#95 Melting Pot -- Booker T. & The MG's (1971)


This is for those of you who may have thought that “Green Onions” was the only song they did.  ;-) This one didn’t get nearly as much attention or radio airplay; I believe the first time I heard it was when I purchased The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG’s compilation. I’ve always thought it would be a great lead-in track for a musically eclectic radio show (or blog, perhaps). 
 
The version on the Best-Of CD is 3:50 – presumably the “single” version. The version on the original Melting Pot album is considerably longer, and I hadn’t heard the whole thing until a week ago. To me, the shorter version really says it all.
 

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