Beneath The Sheets Week

Hey Jude - The Beatles
Hey Jude - Wilson Pickett feat. Duane Allman

It's Funky Covers Week here at The Funk, where our staff has searched high and low for some of the coolest, rarest, and of course funkiest covers of songs that are available. I'll preface this week by saying that we can't get to all of the covers that exist cause it's a very very large number, however we've picked out our favo(u)rites and we hope that you'll like 'em too.

Today we have one of the most famous songs in existence, "Hey Jude", which was originally done by The Beatles. You all know who The Beatles are, but if you want a good, in depth look into their work, check this out. Now, I'm not going to try to sit here and tell yawl that I'm a knowledgeable dude on the cultural and musical significance of this track, but homeboy here sure as hell can. DAAAM!

My pops used to play the original Hey Jude (among other classics) when me and my brother were younger. We'd do like a family talent show and shit around Christmas time...It sounds hella corny now but back in like 82 I was the little white version of Dizzy Gillespie. I should have stuck with the trumpet in hind sight. Pops was a DJ in the late 70's in my hometown of Statesboro, GA playing stuff from Shag Music, Soul, Adult Contemporary, etc. He still has a rack of those 45s in his basement which I sift through now and again looking for samples.

Wilson Pickett, know to many as "Wicked" Wilson Pickett for his "from the bowels of hell" yelling on some of his tracks had a string of hits in the early to late 60s - 70s such as "Land Of The Thousand Dances", "In the Midnight Hour", and "Mustang Sally". You can check out a pretty thorough bio here.

To Me, his version of "Hey Jude", with Duane Allman on guitar, flips the original feeling of The Beatles (sort of melancholy-esque) to a rhythmatic, upbeat, testimonial that if they'd allow it, would be in Southern Baptist Churches across the South. It's full of a real, heart felt passion, which explodes on this track around the 2:42 mark. Makes me wanna testify.

Both of these versions of "Hey Jude" are considered classics here at The Funk, and throughout the rest of the week, you can expect more classics to be posted up for your listening/spiritual enjoyment/fulfillment.

Big Shouts this week to The Low End Theory, Xanax Taxi, and Big Daddy DJ Mentos (as always) for inspiration, linkage, and keeping it funktafied.

Always Funkin' Til the AM.
Brother B

* As an added Bonus here is a leftover from last weeks "Shit You Didn't Know Was Funky"
Green Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf