What's The Story?
First released by The Beatles on their 1966 album Revolver; Earth, Wind & Fire covered it and released it on their first greatest hits volume in '78.
Who's To Blame?
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Why ♥ It?
It's blogging suicide to down on The Beatles, but this song was made to funk it up. The brass section from the original is changed from a warm, sunshine sound to a cool, finger-snapping swing feel that a band like EWF sold millions with. Gone is the rugged emotion that Paul McCartney so prominently sings with in the original, and it's superceded by a casual jive that screams summer.
There are two parts that sell this track for me: the prechorus makeover that Earth, Wind & Fire give to the tune, and the bass guitar. In the original, these parts are ably written and performed, but really take a backseat to the gruff rock vocals and blaring horn section--not that there's anything wrong with that, but the funk seems to put all of the contributing sounds on an equal playing field that makes me love the song even more.
Of course, this whole post is written on the assumption of your familiarity with the original track. If you don't know any version of Got To Get You Into My Life... what are you waiting for?!
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