Originally published at: Soul singer Charles Bradley's emotional cover of Black Sabbath's "Changes" | Boing Boing
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This must be the cover they use in the intro to Big Mouth.
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Yeah it is. It’s a really great version
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some serious James Brown vibes happening here. that was amazing.
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That song: The story of everyone’s life.
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He actually was a James Brown impersonator for part of his career.
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Yep, that’s definitely a soul song, alright. At least the way he sings it, it is. This is a classic example of transforming and elevating a pop song through its performance, I must say.
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The original version is pretty much a soul song how Ozzy sings it, weirdly enough.
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Ozzy is underrated.
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Of all the things white folks could appropriate from Black folks, breakups and death are two things that are universal and bluesworthy.
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I never thought too hard about the cover from the show but knowing the story behind it really gives it extra meaning for me
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It was a real good day when I discovered Daptone Records. Charles Bradley, Budos Band, Sharon Jones, Lee Fields, Naomi Shelton, Antibalas – all have filled some good nights. Since I think she’s probably the least well-known of the group I’ll post this one filmed behind Daptone studio in 2009:
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remember when Dylan said that Hendrix’s version of Watchtower is now the canonical version of the song?
yeah, it’s like that.
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