Tuesday, June 9, 2015

40 Year Itch : Washing Me Down

Lobby Card for Lord Shango, 1975
Syl Johnson : Take Me To The River


Syl Johnson adds a little harmonica and not much else to his cover of Hi label mate Al Green's "Take Me to the River". This would be his highest charting single, peaking at #7 on the R and B charts and #48 on the pop charts.





Here are the other entries for our Top 5 Cover Versions of "Take Me To The River"

FOGHAT, 1976


LEVON HELM, 1978


BRYAN FERRY, 1978


TALKING HEADS, 1978


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