Razzy – I Hate Hate
Razzy Bailey
Listen/Download – Razzy – I Hate Hate MP3
Greetings all.
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The tune I bring you today is something completely groovy and unusual.
If the name Razzy Bailey is at all familiar to you, it is probably because he was a country music hitmaker in the 1980s.
Bailey wrote/recorded today’s selection, ‘I Hate Hate’ in 1974, and had a sizable hit with it, first on Aquarian and then picked up for national distribution by MGM.
The song is a sweet, danceable, ever so slightly funky number that has – over the years – become something of a fave on the Northern Soul and crossover scenes.
The MGM version of the 45 is a slightly stripped-down take, with the children’s chorus (billed as the Neighborhood Kids on the Aquarian 45) mixed way down, and the drums and percussion higher in the mix.
Bailey, who got his start alongside cats like Joe South, went on to rack up a bunch of country hits (including a cover of Wilson Pickett’s ‘Midnight Hour’) in the 1980s.
I hope you dig the tune, and I’ll see you all next week.
Keep the faith
Larry
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Thanks, Larry.
I always get in a good mood when I hear this tune.
Cheers,
Lex