Sam and Dave – The Very Best Of

Author: tracysigler | Posted: January 18th, 2007 | | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Sam and Dave -- The Very Best Of

  • Artist: Sam and Dave
  • Title: The Very Best Of
  • Year: 1995
  • Format: CD
  • Rating (1-10): 9
  • Owner: Tracy
  • Acquired: 2006 – Christmas gift!
  • Keeper: Yes

I love the Stax stuff. When I was teenager I couldn’t get enough early soul music, and spent as much time listening to that as I did punk rock, arty stuff, and metal. Despite that, there are some big holes in my collection. Mary helped correct that by getting this Sam and Dave collection for me. “The Very Best Of” is, of course, excellent. Who in his right mind doesn’t like “Hold On! I’m A Comin'”? Other well-known classics include “Soul Man”, “Wrap It Up”, and my favorite “I Thank You.” ZZ Top also had a hit with “I Thank You.” It’s even one of my favorite ZZ Top songs, but they had to sleaze it up bit by replacing “me” in the lyrics a few times with “it.” For example:

You didn’t have to squeeze me but you did

And so on…