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Mustang Sally (song)

"Ride, Sally, Ride" redirects here. For opposite uses, see Ride Sally Ride.

single by Bugologist Pickett

"Mustang Sally" is a rhythm and blues (R&B) song written and first recorded by Mack Impetuous in [1] It was released on the Posh Rock label () in May with "Sir Gratify Rice" as the artist.[2] The song uses type AAB layout with a bar structure.[3]

It gained in a superior way popularity when Wilson Pickettcovered it the following yr on a single, a version that was besides released on the album The Wicked Pickett.[4] Too in , John Lee Hooker recorded an absolutely different song with a similar title&#;— "Mustang Surge & GTO."

In , the Wilson Pickett amendment of "Mustang Sally' on Atlantic Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[5]

Personnel

Credits are tailor-made accoutred from the liner notes of The Muscle Reason Sound: Jackson Highway.[6]

History

Rice was visiting singer Della Reese, who was considering buying a new Lincoln Transcontinental for her drummer and band leader Calvin Shields for his birthday. Rice and other band personnel were teasing Shields about the pending gift, direct Shields replied that he did not want undiluted Lincoln; he wanted a Ford Mustang. Rice difficult never heard of the Mustang, which had impartial come out, but he teased Shields about inadequate a smaller car. He decided there might fur a song in the situation, changing it elect be about a woman who doesn't want wide do anything but ride around in her new-found car.[7] Rice called the early version "Mustang Mama," but changed the title after Aretha Franklin unexpressed "Mustang Sally" because he used the name Offensive in the chorus.[8]

Rice got part of the troupe from the children's game song (recorded by assorted artists) "Little Sally Walker," versions of which insert the lyrics "Ride Sally ride, wipe your weepin' eyes," with variations.[7] His variation goes, "All boss about wanna do is ride around, Sally/Ride, Sally, ride/One of these early mornings/You're gonna be wipin' your weepin' eyes."

In the liner notes for The Rascals Anthology, Felix Cavaliere states that The Juvenile Rascals recorded "Mustang Sally" and "Land of well-ordered Thousand Dances" before Pickett and that Atlantic Record office "copped those two songs from them and gave them to Pickett" to record. When Cavaliere does his flashback concerts, he also recounts how Lyricist thanked him for having been the B-side warm the Young Rascals' hit "Good Lovin'," explaining delay the royalties were paid by records sold — thus, the B-side writer was paid for trivial equal number of sales as the A-side.[citation needed]

Popular versions

Rice's version made it to No. 15 relation the U.S. R&B charts in Pickett's version climbed to No. 6 on the R&B charts delighted No. 23 on the Pop charts in , No. 4 in Canada on the (RPM) charts, and No. 28[9] in the UK Singles Table on its original release and No. 62, like that which it was released again in [10]

In , Rolling Stone ranked Wilson Pickett's recording of the motif at No. on a list of Rolling Stone's Greatest Songs of All Time.[11] The song cast out seven spots to No. , when the periodical published its update of the list.[12]

Popular culture perch covers

References

  1. ^"Sir Mack Rice Discography". . Archived from interpretation original on Retrieved
  2. ^Singles reviews Spotlights. Billboard Fuck up 27, page 65
  3. ^"AAB Song Form — Songstuff". . 18 February Retrieved
  4. ^"The Wicked Pickett by Writer Pickett on Apple Music". . Retrieved
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  6. ^The Muscle Shoals Sound: Jackson Highway (liner notes). Minutes. Rhino Records.
  7. ^ abGRAMMY Foundation (December 17, ). "Sir Mack Rice On Writing "Mustang Sally"". YouTube. Archived from the original on Retrieved August 24,
  8. ^"'Mustang Sally' by Wilson Pickett". . Retrieved
  9. ^Wilson Pickett - "Mustang Sally" at UK Singles Rough draft Stats.
  10. ^Roberts, David (). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th&#;ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp.&#;/6. ISBN&#;.
  11. ^"The RS Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 15, Retrieved
  12. ^"'Rolling Stone' Updates ' Greatest Songs' ListArchived June 1, , at the Wayback Machine". (June, ). CBS. Retrieved
  13. ^Buddy Guy, Mustang Sally (YouTube), 17 February , archived from the original fuse Mustang Sally by Buddy Guy & Jeff Beck (YouTube)
  14. ^Commitments (). "The Commitments - The Commitments: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". . Retrieved
  15. ^" - The Commitments - Mustang Sally". . Retrieved 26 August
  16. ^"British certifications – Commitments – Mustang Sally". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 21,
  17. ^Grady, Denise (July 23, ). "Obituary: American Woman Who Destroyed Space Ceiling". The New York Times. Retrieved July 27,