{"id":6613,"date":"2016-09-06T11:39:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T16:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6613"},"modified":"2016-09-06T11:39:34","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T16:39:34","slug":"booker-t-and-the-mgs-no-matter-what-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6613","title":{"rendered":"Booker T and the MGs – No Matter What Shape"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Booker T and the MGs- No Matter What Shape MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Greetings all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I hope the middle of the week finds you all well, embracing the post-Labor Day warmth.<\/p>\n

Here at the Jersey Shore, I\u2019m enjoying the sudden excess of elbow room, now that the summer invasion is over. It\u2019s a nice feeling to be able to get a cup of coffee, or some groceries without fighting a mob to do it.<\/p>\n

This may not men much to those of you outside of tourist traps, but the psychic weight that is lifted off when the tourists finally go home is remarkable.<\/p>\n

That said, today\u2019s selection is a perfect soundtrack for that \u2018vacation is over but I\u2019m still digging the warmth\u2019 feeling.<\/p>\n

You all know that Booker T and the MGs<\/strong> were giants of Memphis soul, and I\u2019m here to remind you that their album tracks were often as groovy as their hit 45s.<\/p>\n

Their cover of the T-Bones<\/strong> 1965 hit \u2018No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach\u2019s In)\u2019 was something of a revelation when I first heard it.<\/p>\n

You see, the original, while a very groovy instro (played by the cream of the Wrecking Crew<\/strong>), was based on an Alka Seltzer jingle, and not remotely like anything you\u2019d expect the law firm of Jones, Cropper, Jackson and Dunn<\/strong> to lay into.<\/p>\n

Even so, Booker and band were so skillful, locked into such a mighty groove, that they were able to take something so utterly un-soulful, and transform it into a wonderfully groovy thing.<\/p>\n

Thanks in large part to Duck Dunn<\/strong> and\u00a0Al Jackson\u2019s<\/strong> sock soul rhythm section, Booker T\u2019s<\/strong> jazzy organ and a subtly tremeloed guitar by Steve Cropper<\/strong>, \u2018No Matter What Shape\u2019 is turned from a sprightly, somewhat monotonous AM radio thang, into a perfect, end of summer, you wanna (but don\u2019t hafta) dance, head nodder of the first order.<\/p>\n

Included on the MGs 1966 \u2018And Now!\u2019 LP (which also included the two-sided R&B hit single \u2018My Sweet Potato\u2019 b\/w \u2018Booker Loo\u2019), it is one of the highlights of an excellent album (the version of \u2018One Mint Julep\u2019 is one of my favorite MGs cuts).<\/p>\n

I hope you dig it, and I\u2019ll see you all on Friday.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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