The version of this Beatles song was Duane's concept and his solo is what gave birth to the Southern Rock genre in the 70's. The "Swampers" doing the backing on the session were mentioned in Lynyrd Skynyrd's-- Sweet Home Alabama. Rick Hall, Fame Studios, The Swampers= Many Great Hits by so many Artists.
Great documentary also about that studio and artists who traveled through there and recorded hit songs. Muscle Shoals Has been on Netflix and can also rent on RU-vid.
For for the price of one Beatles retake, we got a great Soul rendition and the start of Southern Rock. Wilson Pickett and the horn section were just outrageous, with smooth as silk Duane on Guitar.
REMEMBER Duane Allman!! 🍄🍑🎶✌️❤️ The whole idea was Duane’s. Wilson didn’t want to do it but he talked him into it. It was recorded at Fame studios in Muscle Shoals. So much great music 🎼 come from there. Check out Muscle Shoals. Very cool place!
This song by Wilson is probably one of the top 5 soul songs ever recorded. He was GREAT in his vocals and his soul sound rings loud and clear. Certainly one of the top soul singers of ALL TIME. Great up listening to his music in Lake Charles, La at Fred's Drive Inn which played his music on the loud sound system all the time.
Glad you found Duane, you will love Live at Fillmore East by the Allman Brothers, pick any song, I suggest Stormy Monday or Whipping Post to hear him trade licks with Dickey Betts with the best live band ever. imo
Thank God. I've posted on EVERY playing of this song...YES!...Picketts vocals are amazing but this song is REALLY celebrated for 2 reasons 1) Beatles cover possibly better 2) the introduction to the world of Duane Allman. At the time a 20 yr old virtuoso. He died just 4 years later at 24, considered top ten player and arguably greatest slide player ever. I really do appreciate the love for Duane. I'm from Macon GA, home to the Allman Brothers Band, Otis Redding, Little Richard, Zac Brown, Jason Aldean, and many more others for a small southern town. I'm DRIPPING in Southern Soul. I pass that REMEMBER DUANE ALLMAN every day. Please do so!
KingOfTheG’s GG Yes that story is on RU-vid and also the story about how Greg ultimately helped Duane become a great slide guitar player also through a series of events.
Pickett’s initial reaction was “I ain’t singing no song bout no Jew” Duane and the Swampers fired it up and gave him the vocal sheet the rest is history Duane and Wilson were tight buddies cause Wilson knew himself the only thing worse in rural Alabama than a black person was a long haired white hippie they were seen as traders to the racists No male singer in the world like Mr Pickett mix him with the hottest guitar player on the scene and you get this explosion 💥 awesome you reaction was as my own 25 years ago
Love it fam! When the song busted...and Wilson n Duane were pushing ea other higher n higher...pure Majic. R.I.P. Duane Allman. Godfather of Southern Rock
Everybody should go watch the documentary Muscle Shoals if it’s still in Netflix, the story of this song’s recording is in there along with how Duane first started playing slide.
Wilson picket had a range that was unbelievable. He had that signature high pitched scream that he made sound musical, like non other than him or James Brown could ever do. But what he did with it that James couldn't even do was make melodic. Unique indeed. Wilson hands down is the greatest soul singer of all time. I love me some JB but Wilson took it to another level of soul. 50 songs on top of the charts is a remarkable feat. Unreal singer.
un chanteur exceptionnel une voix monumentale je suis un fan un inconditionnel je l'ai vu sur scène j'étais très jeune c'était une tuerie sur scène j'adore
Yes, the song was written by Paul for John's son. Great song and also an incredible version!!! Wilson had a powerful energy, and tenderness too, all at the same time. Normal you got blown away.
in a special about the Mussel Shoals Production groups, the man pointed to a certain guitar riff from Duane Allman and said "That was the beginning of Southern Rock."
Greatest version of this song by far. These two guys blew everyone away when they performed it for the first time. That voice ..that guitar..... unequalled
What a great recording!! First time I heard it was on the Duane Allman Anthology 1 album. It blew me away. One of Pickett's best. (It was written before Lennon was assassinated.)
@@felixmidas2020 You're really stupid dude! The tune being reacted too, is Wilson Picket's version of the Beatles song. If you'd done your research MORON, you'd realize, not only did Duane Allman play the guitar, he also did the guitar solo, and was the one who told Wilson Picket he should cover the tune!!!.....It became a huge hit for Wilson Picket....Being played a ton on the radio, Clapton was driving down the road with the radio on, heard the song, and was blown away by the guitar player, and asap got to a phone to ask who was the guitar player!....Then why'll Clapton was recording Derek and the Domino's record in Miami, he was told Duane Allman and the Allman Brother were doing a gig in Miami...Clapton got front row...to see and hear Duane for the first time. Again so blown away, he asked duane to be on the new record....Duane went in there and elevated the sessions far beyond what had already been taped....The other players said it was duane that pushed them all to a whole different level. I say Duane made that album far better than it would have been.
@@felixmidas2020 this song did have Clapton trying to find out who played the guitar. It also got Duane a contract for a solo band that several months later became the Allman Brothers Band. Rick Hall played this track over the phone to Jerry Wexler, and Wexler immediately paid $10,000 to sign Duane. When Eric Clapton went to Miami to record what became Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs at Criteria Studios, his producer Tom Dowd mentioned that another band he produced called the Allman Brothers were playing in town, and Eric said, "You mean the Duane Allman that played this on Wilson Pickett's Hey Jude?" and proceeded to play the solo. They went to the show and sat down in front of the stage and when Duane was mid-solo he looked down and saw Clapton and froze, and Dickey Betts picked up the hole, but looked over to see why Duane stopped when he spied Clapton and also froze. The Allmans returned with the Dominoes to Criteria where they jammed into the night. At some point Duane was asked to stay to help finish the album, and the Allmans did some shows without their leader while he made music history with Clapton, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon, and Bobby Whitlock. This solo on this cover version of the Beatles song is a huge keystone in classic rock history.
Felix Midas Honey, you insulted the commenter who was giving the straight up truth. YOU need to do research before posting a comment. You don’t care much about covers, so why the fuck did you come to this video?
Some rock purists may disagree, but I like this cover more than the original. Of course, the Beatles get all my appreciation for being the reason this song exists, and their version is beautiful. Paul McCartney sings it so calmly and soothingly, like he's trying to gently tell you that the tooth fairy doesn't exist. He sounds like he's trying to ease a kid into the turmoils of the real world while rocking the boat as little as possible. Wilson Pickett sounds like he's been through every hardship, learned painful lessons from them, and is using them to talk you back from the brink of despair. That glorious screaming during the chorus is one of the best things I've ever heard.
McCartney wrote it for Julian who was upset about his parents divorce. Clapton heard the slide guitar after the break and knew he wanted to meet Duane. He did, and Layla was born. The intro is a sped up version of Albert King's "As the Years Go Passing By".
And guess who came to Muscle Shoals to record, that's right. JULIAN LENNON. IN THE EARLY 80S. BOB DYLAN WAS ALSO IN ONE OF THE STUDIOS. FOR SUCH A SMALL TOWN, THERE WAS ALWAYS A LOT OF STUFF HAPPENING HERE MY COUSIN WAS IN A NIGHTCLUB IN Shefield, JULIAN and one of the New York big Wheels came in. When people began to realize who he was, evry one cheered. Women cried and a lot of the guys had tears, watching the Son of John Lennon. JULIAN had a successful album there ,Vellot. He would sit on the huge rocks along the banks of the Tennessee River as the beautiful sunset in the valley became part of the song. GOOD TIMES.
Just finding your videos and enjoying your soulful appreciation of music. John's first wife was named Cynthia (not crucial here, but someone below accidentally said Catherine so just mentioning). But most people below have the gist of the song's genesis right. Paul said he was driving out to visit Julian and started creating the sketch for this song in the car, "Hey Jules...etc". Yes, to console him re his parents' split. Jude rolled off the tongue better than Jules so he changed to that. He played the song for John who dug it. Paul told Lennon he'd change the line "the movement you need is on your shoulder"...that he just had it there until he came up w/ something better...that it didn't make sense. Lennon said don't change it, it's the best line in there, I know exactly what you mean. So in it stayed.
Duane forced him to cut this, Duane's guitar 🎸 playing was unbelievable! They thought Duane was crazy! Wilson got more recognition for that song then Beatles
Paul McCartney wrote hey Jude to comfort Julian Lennon when his father left him. The song is meant to put a positive spin on a sad situation and encourage Julian to find love. Paul McCartney, as a man, king of kings. And Wilson Pickets delivery of he jude, Will practically bring it to your knees.
Please React to "I Found A True Love" by Wilson Pickett. Make sure it's the exact title bcuz he has another song w/a similar title. This song is about him being extremely happy about him finding his true love.😍
Wilson Pickett is one of the best original singers on the planet! React to "For Better or Worse" by Wilson Pickett. The song is about him not being sure whether he wants to stay in his marriage. 😍
Eric Clapton said of Duane's playing, "it scared the pants off me". voices.revealdigital.org/?a=d&d=BHFBFGA19740722.1.4&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------------1 When Tom Dowd brought them together they were like two brothers separated at birth. Duane turned "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" into one of Eric's best albums.
The guys went for lunch and Wilson couldn't go because he's black and Duane couldn't go because of his long hair so they recorded this during lunch. Very cool Paul sang this for Julian a 5 yr old upset boy who wanted to see his mother, John's ex-wife, Catherine.
beatles tune,dude Yep,song said hey julian,was too wordy,so became hey jude You got it pretty bang on? Tho lennon played on it! It was john lennon divorcing julians mum,so macca wrote a song to tell him it wasn't so bad
Not even that. This was his second session, and he invited himself into it. Wilson Pickett stayed at the studio while the Swampers went to lunch. It still being Alabama in 1968, Pickett and the long haired hippie Duane wouldn't have been welcome, so they hung back, and Duane convinced Pickett to cover a song that was number 1 on the charts that week, but with his own arrangement. Pickett was reluctant, but it sold a million copies of its own and launched Skydog Allman into music history and got him a job as a studio ace. His session work over the period between November 1968 and his death in October 1971 is nothing short of amazing, plus add in the 500 or so Allman Brothers shows he played and it staggers the mind. What an absolute genius guitar player.
Glad you're liking those two, but....I got another one that will blow you away if you can get past you tube. It's an instrumental piece by an Irish guitar master, Gary Moore called The Messiah Will Come Again, live at Montreux. It is a cover of a Roy Buchanon tune, who was an extremely underrated guitarist. Gary spiced it up a bit and I KNOW you will dig it! Even if you can't get it past the copyright garbage, at least give it a listen for your own appreciation. Keep enjoying the journey man! Oh, also Jude was a nickname, his actual name is Julian.
You can hear why Paul wrote Hey Jude in this interview. Go to 11:10. For a GREAT video of the Beatles doing the song... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_MjCqQoLLA.html I saw an interview with Paul awhile back and he was talking to John about the lyrics. He had written "the movement you need is on your shoulder" as a placeholder until he could come up with a lyric. John said, "Oh no...don't throw that away! That's the best part of the song."
This song is more famous for being the tune Clapton first heard Duane on. Not the most extreme guitar playing. Again Duane wasn't there to outshine Wilson Pickett. But there's just a million great songs with him.
More like she didn’t want to have anything to do with him and Cyn. She took his inheritance too until decades later she let him have some of it. What a doll.
I have this on the Duane Allman Anthology album . I prefer it to the original Beatles recording because it does not have that annoying " na na na " of the Beatle's version . Wilson Picket's voice is great , as is Duane Allman's superb guitar .
I like this cover better than the original. I'm no Beatles historian, but I believe the story was that John Lennon had ended his marriage with Julian's mother, and Paul wrote this song to console and encourage Julian.
