Hitsville: It's the same old song - 2
The Four Tops It's The Same Old Song
För ett litet tag sedan la jag ut holländska Pussycats version av denna låt - här kommer orginalet med The Four Tops.
It's The Same Old Song "hände" den 8 juli 1965:
At 3 o' clock that afternoon, the Holland brothers and Lamont Dozier penned "It's the Same Old Song"; Duke Fakir recalled: Lamont Dozier and I were both a little tipsy and he was changing the channels on the radio. He said, 'It sounds like the same old song.' And then he said, 'Wait a minute.' So he took 'I Can't Help Myself' and reversed it using the same chord changes. By 5 P.M., The Tops had recorded the song and mixing began.
Dagen efter hade man pressat 1500 singlar och skickat ut dessa till olika radiostationer. Någon vecka senare syntes den på Billboard-listan with a bullet...
