Best soul song ever?
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgAFcvIw8J4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU5tfYYNyY4
This is a contender. Sacrilege I know, but it's better than Eta.
This is a contender. Sacrilege I know, but it's better than Eta.
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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
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
Iggy's listening to jazz
Don't take my kindness for weakness...
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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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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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Now! This brings back memories. The very essence of soul.Undie wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:56 pmOne of the smoothest voices
Sam Cooke - Change is gonna come
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Sam Cooke - What is Soul?Raif wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:02 amNow! This brings back memories. The very essence of soul.Undie wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:56 pmOne of the smoothest voices
Sam Cooke - Change is gonna come
Iggy's listening to jazz
Don't take my kindness for weakness...
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Just a reminder that the Godfather could be soulful as well as funky:
James Brown - Please, Please, Please
James Brown - Please, Please, Please
Iggy's listening to jazz
Don't take my kindness for weakness...
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Is this soul? Maybe not deep southern, shouty, testifying soul but it certainly stirs my soul:
Smokey Robinson And The Miracles - Ohh, Baby, Baby
Smokey Robinson And The Miracles - Ohh, Baby, Baby
Iggy's listening to jazz
Don't take my kindness for weakness...
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And Smokey didn't half like to use the baby word in his songs....
Since I Lost My Baby - The Temptations
Since I Lost My Baby - The Temptations
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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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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Hee hee. A touch more soul than any random Michael Bolton tune mind....
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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A wanker AND a pansy apparently.
Oh, and a wimp, and 'not a real man'.
Oh, and a wimp, and 'not a real man'.
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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.