<< BLACK NOT BY CHANCE......... >>
That is, the Beatles' tributes to black music...
In this delightful little column, Uncle Dislo will guide you by the hand, but spaced out (only DeBaserians with very long arms, please...) along the well-trodden discography of the Four in search of the influences of "black" music that often tinted it and the covers of tracks by American black artists, discovering, for example, their fondness for the repertoire of female vocal groups, for whom they didn’t hesitate to provide male versions of songs, leaving the lyrics as they were, sung originally by girls addressing their boys.
Sometimes we will include original tracks but performed with decidedly black techniques, especially vocal, but also instrumental.
Let’s cut to the chase, then, and let’s begin........
You Really Got A Hold On Me (Remastered 2009)
Taken from the repertoire of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, it is a classic example of how the Beatles could handle material from other artists, even highly regarded ones, with utmost respect and also with great nonchalance.
A philological version, therefore, but one that seems chewed up, swallowed, assimilated, and then spat out into the light, resulting in a fuller and more complete sound, rich in details already expressed by the original group but elevated to full volume by the Four.
That is, the Beatles' tributes to black music...
In this delightful little column, Uncle Dislo will guide you by the hand, but spaced out (only DeBaserians with very long arms, please...) along the well-trodden discography of the Four in search of the influences of "black" music that often tinted it and the covers of tracks by American black artists, discovering, for example, their fondness for the repertoire of female vocal groups, for whom they didn’t hesitate to provide male versions of songs, leaving the lyrics as they were, sung originally by girls addressing their boys.
Sometimes we will include original tracks but performed with decidedly black techniques, especially vocal, but also instrumental.
Let’s cut to the chase, then, and let’s begin........
You Really Got A Hold On Me (Remastered 2009)
Taken from the repertoire of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, it is a classic example of how the Beatles could handle material from other artists, even highly regarded ones, with utmost respect and also with great nonchalance.
A philological version, therefore, but one that seems chewed up, swallowed, assimilated, and then spat out into the light, resulting in a fuller and more complete sound, rich in details already expressed by the original group but elevated to full volume by the Four.
Dislocation
13 nov 20
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