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Sam and Dave poured their usual double dose of soul into the David Porter/Isaac Hayes composition that ended up on the B-side of “I Thank You,” a No. 9 hit in 1968.
The song is better known to the MTV generation by the 1986 cover by Kim Wilson’s Texas blues band the Fabulous Thunderbirds. It only made it to No. 50 on the Hot 100, but music television gave the video a good bit of exposure.
Earlier in the ’80s the tune was a popular cover for new wave bands. Romeo Void modified it so heavily it was almost unrecognizable, and Eurythmics included a synthed-up version on their breakthrough 1983 LP “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).”
