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A cover that kills the original!

Ok….now some of you may disagree with me, but in my household, The Usley Brothers got a lot more play than Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. No disrespect to them, but they were just not very popular in Black households in the 70′s. As an end result, I wasn’t even aware this song was a cover! I remember listening to this album and being blown away, and especially this track! Ronald Isley’s voice is just so dramatic! Anyway, if you’ve never heard this before, you’re welcome!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39WxCT4U4Vk

Someone explain this to me………

Sorry to submit two blogs in one week, but every now and again, something comes agross my radar that I just have to comment on. I have been in several groups that I thought were great, and lots of people thought were amazing
I have worked with some real talented people on some great music, that didn’t catch fire for one reason or another. For the most part, I have no regrets. As Areek Marshall said, when I asked him about his brief tenure as a Red Hot Chili Pepper, “It was funk while it blasted!” So, I have no regrets…….

Until I see something like this! Really? This is a critically acclaimed group? This is a record that is selling?? You’re kidding me, right? I can’t get on Conan, but thses guys can?? WTF????