Every Billboard Hot 100 Single 1970: #376: “Something”- Booker T. & The MG’s- July 25, 1970.
- Single: “Something”- Booker T. & The MG’s
- Record Company- Stax
- Genre: Soul
- Written by George Harrison
- Time: 3:38
- B-side: ” Sunday Sermon”
- Album- McLemore Avenue
- Grade: A
- Peaked at #76 4 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100.
Booker T & The MGs- were Booker T. Jones/ Steve Cropper/ Donald “Duck” Dunn and Al Jackson Jr. Legendary R&B session players at Stax in Memphis- from 1962-71 they had 17 Hot 100 singles with 7 making the Top 40. Their biggest hit “Green Onions” peaked at #3 in 1962- it was their first hit. What a great band- I would want them backing me up. Their cover of “Something” by The Beatles came off of their album of Beatles songs- McLemore Avenue.
I dig Booker T and the MGs and frankly had no idea they covered this tune – nice!
The album is a nice listen- all Beatles songs.
I need to check that out. I’ve been extremely busy on the work and family front, which has left hardly any time for blogging and listening to music. Hope to catch up on both this weekend!
Could never go wrong with Booker T & the MGs. An interesting re-imagining of this great song.
I love these covers of Beatles songs. Check out ‘Day In The Life’ by Wes Montgomery. Same vibe.