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That Other Place @[email protected] · 2025-06-26 · 17:34 UTC

Today's theme for #ThursdayFiveList is #UnderCover. This was a tough one for me, as there are so many great songs from so many genres to choose from. I finally ended up with the following list of five downtempo soul classics:

Al Green: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (1972)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9YIq0oNiSM
(original: The Bee Gees)
Al Green at his 1970s peak is simply mesmerising - this is just one of many great videos of him from this period.

Oscar Toney jr: For Your Precious Love (1967)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD8weG83kio
(original: Jerry Butler & the Impressions)
I love the original, but this version was also a fairly big hit, and it adds a very nice monologue to the beginning.

Roy Hamilton: Dark End of The Street (1969)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ6VZXwnx8M
(original: James Carr)
Of course, Carr's version is one of the all-time soul classics, but Hamilton was also a great singer and it's sad that he died of heart attack soon after making this record. Clarence Carter's more humorous version would have been a great choice as well.

Isaac Hayes: Walk On By (1969, single edit)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h3IA6oKG5U
(original: Dionne Warwick)
The full 12-minute version is of course worth playing as well.

Laura Lee: Since I Fell For You (1972)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHtRCyxnOMo
(original: Buddy & Ella Johnson)
The monologue at the start of Laura's version sets the stage for the song.

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