Wilson Pickett was one of the great singers of the golden era of soul, that much cannot be debated. I know very little about his personal life, so let's give him the ultra-benefit of the doubt, and say, if you threw out the drunk driving arrest, he was a perfect human being. Well, if we're being objective that could be the scenario. But, if you allow one tiny bit of subjectiveness into the discussion, another flag is thrown. The dude was very uneven when it came to picking covers. Though he always did a good job of singing them, and quite a few were good choices, there were some that were really so bad, it's almost inconceivable that someone didn't sit him down and say, in a calm, reasonable voice, "Really, Wilson. Really? 'Sugar Sugar'?" Who let this happen?. Bring me the person who stood by and let that choice be made. And, while you're at it, I want to see the person, or persons, responsible for letting him move forward with "Mama Told Me Not To Come", "Love Will Keep Us Together", "Born to Be Wild", "Groovin'" and, yes, even "Hey Jude". Yeah, he had the voice, he could make a song about dog duty sound good. But, of all the songs...
A cursory look at song listings of Picket compilations reveals a sad truth. Invariably, if you get past a single CD set, the weird covers start creeping in. Here's a few, with a couple of the great songs he was known for as bookends. Think of it as a "weird cover" immunization.
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Wilson Pickett - Midnight Hour mp3 at the La Follette High OwlsWilson Pickett - Born To Be Wild mp3 at Hellhound On My Trail
Wison Pickett - Sugar Sugar mp3 at Dust On The Stylus
Wilson Pickett - Hey Joe mp3 at Madcats.us
Wilson Picket - Cole Cooke and Redding mp3 at Dust On The Stylus
Wilson Picket - Ninety-Nine and a Half mp3 at Skyrock
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