Al Green

Happy 80! Let’s Stay Together With AL GREEN

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13 April 2026

Imperishable soul icon AL GREEN was born Albert Leornes Greene
on April 13, 1946 in Forrest City, Arkansas, US. Happy 80!

Green has recorded/released 29 studio albums, with
Laying Down, which came out in 2008, as his most
recent one.

He scored huge hits with a series of classic singles, mostly in the 70s, such
as ‘Take Me to the River’, ‘Tired of Being Alone’, ‘I’m Still in Love with You’, ‘Love
and Happiness’, and of course Let’s Stay Together (more than 750 million
streams on Spotify) that went #1 in the US and #7 in the UK in 1971.

Bio – Discography – Instagram

Soul Giant AL GREEN Covers R.E.M. – Here’s His Version Of ‘EVERYBODY HURTS’

Posted on by JL

20 November 2024

78-year-old soul star AL GREEN is one of those artists who
are known/loved by several generations, by old and young.

Let’s Stay Together from his same-titled 1972 LP was his greatest hit (almost
580 million streams on Spotify). It topped the US Charts and peaked at #7 in the UK.
He recorded/released 29 albums, with Lay It Down as his most recent one. It came
out in 2008. He still performs now and then.

Last year, he shared his cover of Lou Reed’s ‘Perfect Day.‘
Now, he has another cover to offer with his take on R.E.M.‘s
1992 tearjerker EVERYBODY HURTS.

Green: “Recording ‘Everybody Hurts,’ I could really feel the heaviness of the song, and I wanted to inject a little touch of hope and light into it. There’s always a presence of light that can break through those times of darkness.”

AL GREEN

R.E.M.

LORDE Takes TALKING HEADS To The River

Posted on by JL

31 March 2024

Last year, film company A24 launched a restored version
of Talking Heads’ 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense.

And A24 will now also release a tribute album, titled Everyone’s Getting Involved:
A Tribute To Talking Heads. It will feature BADBADNOTGOOD, Blondshell, the Cavemen, Chicano Batman feat. Money Mark, DJ Tunez, El Mató a un Policía Motorizado, girl in red, Jean Dawson, Kevin Abstract, the Linda Lindas, Miley Cyrus, the National, Teezo Touchdown, and Toro y Moi.

Illustrious songstress LORDE (born Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor 27 years ago in New Zealand) is also part of the cast of invitees. She covers TAKE ME TO THE RIVER, one of the most famous Talking Heads song. Actually their take of, now 77-year-old, soul singer Al Green‘s 1974 hit (more than 86 million streams on Spotify.

LORDE

TALKING HEADS

AL GREEN

AL GREEN – Soul Legend Spends A ‘PERFECT DAY’ With LOU REED’s Classic

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22 August 2023

Legendary soul man AL GREEN (aged 77), most famous for his 1972 diamond
Let’s Stay Together (more than 460 million streams on Spotify) has just released
his cover of Lou Reed classic Perfect Day.

Green: “The song immediately puts you in a good mood. We wanted
to preserve that spirit, while adding our own sauce and style.”

Green‘s version has that good old retro Motown feel,
extra spiced here with its warm 60s organs in the back.

Charming and beauteous.

Original

AL GREEN: Bio – Discography – Instagram

TALKING HEADS With The Song Made Famous By SYL JOHNSON Who Passed Away Yesterday

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7 February 2022

Yesterday the 85-year old Chicago blues/soul musician SYL JOHNSON
passed away (only six days after his older brother died.)

Family statement: “It is with extreme sadness that our family announces the passing
of Soul & Blues Hall of Fame Legend, Syl Johnson (born Sylvester Thompson). Dad, Brother, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Uncle, Friend & Artist, he lived his life as a singer, musician, and entrepreneur who loved black music.”

Syl was born in 1936 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. He had a fantastic career with
countless LPs and several hit singles with funky groove TAKE ME TO THE RIVER
written by Al Green and Mabon “Teenie” Hodges as his biggest triumph in 1975.

Talking Heads‘ chief David Byrne spotted the song immediately upon its release
and decided to record it and put it on the band’s second LP More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978). So many people had no clue that it was a cover as it sounded like it was written by Talking Heads themselves.

The three versions…

– TALKING HEADS –
(Splendid live version)

– SYL JOHNSON –

– AL GREEN –

SYL JOHNSON: Story

TALKING HEADS Took AL GREEN To The River In 1979

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Top singles from the past…

14 July 2020

Band: Talking Heads ((New York City)
Active: 1974-1991
Single: Take Me To The River
Originally written in 1974 by soul man Al Green
and his guitarist Teenie Hodges
B-side: Thank You For Sending Me An Angel
Released: 1978
Album: Songs About Buildings And Food
Released 14 July 1978 – 32 years ago today

Talking Heads version…

Rad live version (1980)…

Original by Al Green…

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