Best soul song ever?

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Best soul song ever?

Post by Raif » Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:05 am

I remember Undie won the last thread on the subject so I'll start with his winning choice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgAFcvIw8J4
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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Raif » Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:08 am

Now, beat that.
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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Raif » Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:21 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU5tfYYNyY4

This is a contender. Sacrilege I know, but it's better than Eta.
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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Maximus » Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:34 am

That's a very tough question and two very good answers.

I feel Bobby 'Blue' Bland needs to be represented since he has one of the great blues-soul voices of all times. This is a personal favourite:

Cry, Cry, Cry
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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Raif » Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:09 pm

Ooh, excellent choice!
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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Gaspode » Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:08 pm

Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it snarls.

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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Undie » Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:56 pm

One of the smoothest voices

Sam Cooke - Change is gonna come

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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Gaspode » Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:39 pm

Can't argue with that Undie...

Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Raif » Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:02 am

Undie wrote:
Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:56 pm
One of the smoothest voices

Sam Cooke - Change is gonna come
Now! This brings back memories. The very essence of soul.
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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Raif » Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:03 am

Gaspode wrote:
Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:08 pm
Otis....

These Arms Of Mine
One of the greatest soul voices ever
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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Maximus » Tue Nov 19, 2019 2:41 am

Raif wrote:
Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:02 am
Undie wrote:
Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:56 pm
One of the smoothest voices

Sam Cooke - Change is gonna come
Now! This brings back memories. The very essence of soul.
Sam Cooke - What is Soul?
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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Maximus » Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:10 pm

Just a reminder that the Godfather could be soulful as well as funky:

James Brown - Please, Please, Please
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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Maximus » Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:17 pm

Is this soul? Maybe not deep southern, shouty, testifying soul but it certainly stirs my soul:

Smokey Robinson And The Miracles - Ohh, Baby, Baby
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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Gaspode » Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:56 pm

And Smokey didn't half like to use the baby word in his songs....

Since I Lost My Baby - The Temptations
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Re: Best soul song ever?

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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Gaspode » Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:27 pm

Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it snarls.

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Re: Best soul song ever?

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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Gaspode » Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:15 am

Hee hee. A touch more soul than any random Michael Bolton tune mind....
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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Redpig59 » Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:09 pm

A wanker AND a pansy apparently.
Oh, and a wimp, and 'not a real man'.

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Re: Best soul song ever?

Post by Gaspode » Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:48 pm

I see what you did there Arpee..
Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it snarls.

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