&ot absonderpop: They're gonna find us some day

Monday, April 03, 2006

They're gonna find us some day

A good song is not defined by its genre. Nor is it confined to just one genre.

A perfect example for this is the Chips Moman/Dan Penn penned (scnr) "Dark End of the Street", which was originally recorded by James Carr in 1966.

One might argue, that there is a close relationship between the soul/r&b-genre and the folk/country-genre, and the differences are mainly constituted by the predominant skin colour of the performers.

Besides these versions posted here, artists as diverse as Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello and Linda Ronstadt have recorded this song, but my collection lacks their respective take on this classic.

James Carr: The Dark End of the Street
The Flying Burrito Brothers: Dark End of the Street
Richard & Linda Thompson: The Dark End of the Street
The Moving Hearts: Dark End of the Street
The Afghan Whigs: Dark End of the Street
Billy Bragg: At the Dark End of the Street
Aretha Franklin: The Dark End of the Street
Percy Sledge: The Dark End of the Street
The Commitments: The Dark End of the Street
Diamanda Galas & John Paul Jones: Dark End of the Street

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