who in gods name are the 29 people who would give this a thumbs down? Now that is just plain crazy. it doesn't get much better than a Dan Penn soul classic.
I wasn't sure how I felt about this version when I first heard it, but I got slowly reeled in to the point where I had to hear it at least once a day. Roughly 40 replays later, I can say that this is one of the most sublimely beautiful live soul performances it has ever been my privilege to listen to.
Love this version So much.Now you wouldn't think I would as I have always loved James and Bobby Purifys version a lot. This is So haunting.I am glad I love both versions.
Legends who both had that "Muscle Shoals" magic! I grew up 20 miles from Shoals and swam in the Tennessee river a 100 times or more hoping to hear it sing! Truly magical!
First time I heard this version ..loved it before ..and now I love it more ..great writing on the part of these two and a great performance .....this is true and beautiful talent..unlike so much of todays songs and performers
Poignant Soulful Penn and Spooner Oldham Rendition.. is one of the most beautiful love songs that’s lodged into the fibers of my heart .. and soul.. Gorgeous
Just sublime, one of the greatest songs ever written. This performance is absolute perfection. Two musicians at the top of their game. James Purify, one half of James & Bobby Purify, that had a big hit with this song, died on 22nd January 2021. Cause of death was Covid.
im glad there is 18 dislikes makes it easier for me to define friendships ,those who dislike this are never to be trusted or even acknowledged as human life form ,strange world indeed !!
Beautiful!!! This shows the power of how great this song is. Whether it be the full production number as recorded by James and Bobby Purify or this stripped-down version, the lyrics and melody are incredibly powerful.
This is my favorite version of this song. Even more amazing is having Paul McCartney standing right behind them listening while he was waiting to go on. He was at that taping promoting his album run devil run.
Me too! Thought I was a soul woman - how could I be if I wasn't aware of their contribution? Watched them last night on a repeat of the same program. Had to play it again this morning. Sublime.
Dan Penn's soulful voice and deft phrasing gets better and better with age. He was always an A-List songwriter by anyone's measure. Now would be the time for Mr. Penn & Mr. Oldham to cut an acoustic album that capture the quality and integrity in this live performance and their equally masterful live rendition of Penn's Dark End of the Street. Oldham and Penn together work a kind of magic that's in short supply.
I was not familiar with these artists. I know the pop version of this song from my teen years and I like it. But I was blown away by this recording. Penn is an emotive singer and he interpreted his poetry beautifully
i grew up with james and bobby purify's 1966 version. this is equally beautiful!! a truly great song isn't a white or black song. it is a template for a wide range of artistic expressions. penn and oldham wrote truly great songs.
these guys wrote and worked with all the great black soul acts aretha franklin/wilson pickett/solomon burke/otis reading etc etc they are legends with incredible history working out of muscle shoals studio mainly! amazing talent!!!
who in gods name are the 29 people who would give this a thumbs down? Now that is just plain crazy. it doesn't get much better than a Dan Penn soul classic.
Agree.....If this doesn't deeply move you,then there's something very wrong.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Caught this on Jool's Holland show.Truly Beautiful.Watching it 2 or 3 times a week on RUclips.
We heard this stunning version on jools Holland it gave us chills and we chose it as our wedding song
I wasn't sure how I felt about this version when I first heard it, but I got slowly reeled in to the point where I had to hear it at least once a day. Roughly 40 replays later, I can say that this is one of the most sublimely beautiful live soul performances it has ever been my privilege to listen to.
In an era when the term Genius is often,and wrongly over used,THIS is pure genius and truly beautiful.
Soul to the max. They wrote some of the best songs ever..James and Bobby Purify got his melody perfectly,down to the ad lib on the out row. Salute!😎😎
Should have a million views
Love this version So much.Now you wouldn't think I would as I have always loved James and Bobby Purifys version a lot. This is So haunting.I am glad I love both versions.
Why do people call this a version? Love the original! Penn & Oldham!
The 'Masters at Work' who can effortlessly make it look so easy. Pure class from two fantastic writers and performers. Superb Soul.
Legends who both had that "Muscle Shoals" magic! I grew up 20 miles from Shoals and swam in the Tennessee river a 100 times or more hoping to hear it sing! Truly magical!
The revelation of another man's soul gives hope and comfort in the darkest of places. Beautiful.
New year 2021 .. A truly staggeringly beautiful version of Puppet. How was this not a number 1 for Dan !
I watched this live on Jools...its like how music was created..like a Moses thing for me
Well put
Rare, beuatiful and wonderfully performed by those who wrote it.
Absolutely sublime
Two good ole country boys that could write some very soulful songs.
By the way folks, Dan Penn wrote this with Spooner and they were two key people at Muscle Shoals. Much respect!
Saw this 2 years ago and it still runs around my head, only sad I didn't know about it years ago. Pure Soul
Amazing ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Beautiful! I need love! ❤❤
If my beloved daughter ever finds this,please Em play at my last day xxx
Dan Penn is a great writer. And he has a very soulful voice and even though the Purify's had a nice hit, the writers know how to perform a song!
Absolutely sublime, brings a grown man to tears!!.
First time I heard this version ..loved it before ..and now I love it more ..great writing on the part of these two and a great performance .....this is true and beautiful talent..unlike so much of todays songs and performers
Great songwriter and human being i worked for chips moman for a while and he really said that dan was a great writer
I LOVE this man's voice. Heard him first time a couple of hours ago. Gorgeous.
Love both versions glad I have heard this version.Haunting
I saw these guys in Melbourne in 1999, seriously one of the most amazing shows I have seen.
Wow, wow wow wow, so so beautiful, and understated
One of the greatest songs ever. A strong statement but I would stand by it.
Beauty song! I like both versions equally well! Today's music as nothing to compare, l feel sorry for this generation.
First met Dan in the mid 70s in Memphis. The studfio was in an old converted carrige house.Such an awsome songwriter!
One of the best by Oldham and penn the original
Poignant Soulful Penn and Spooner Oldham
Rendition.. is one of the most beautiful love songs that’s lodged into the fibers of my heart .. and soul..
Gorgeous
Just sublime, one of the greatest songs ever written. This performance is absolute perfection. Two musicians at the top of their game. James Purify, one half of James & Bobby Purify, that had a big hit with this song, died on 22nd January 2021. Cause of death was Covid.
12 dislikes !!! what a strange world we live in, this is superb
im glad there is 18 dislikes makes it easier for me to define friendships ,those who dislike this are never to be trusted or even acknowledged as human life form ,strange world indeed !!
I love this music so much, but maybe, 12 people were in a bad mood and not ready for this love...
20 now we need their addresses hehehe
beatvampire In other words the dislikers are scum slugs? I agree with you..
How could anyone dislike this 🤷🏾♂️....this is perfection in motion!
Beautiful!!! This shows the power of how great this song is. Whether it be the full production number as recorded by James and Bobby Purify or this stripped-down version, the lyrics and melody are incredibly powerful.
Love this version gives me goosebumps saying that James and Bobby was great it was the first version I had herd
This is my favorite version of this song. Even more amazing is having Paul McCartney standing right behind them listening while he was waiting to go on. He was at that taping promoting his album run devil run.
This refreshes me after a really hard day and really does pick me up when I amdown - sublime
Sublime
Me too! Thought I was a soul woman - how could I be if I wasn't aware of their contribution? Watched them last night on a repeat of the same program. Had to play it again this morning. Sublime.
Every time I hear this song it makes me appreciate life that much more😎
Outstanding. They are the very heart of Southern Soul.
Dann Penn and Spooner Oldham are the greatest duet classic soul writers of them all.
OMG WHAT A VOICE.....WHAT AN AMAZING SONG
Such a wonderful version of this lovely song..... tugs on my heart strings.....pardon the pun folks!!!
simply yet wonderfully played lovely lovely song
classic soul led me here, just magical.
Just watched this on BBC 4 Brilliant
Yup me as well,just great music :-)
Absolutely beautiful!
Beautiful!
Amazing what the love and desire for a Woman can produce
beautiful.version ❤
Wonderful so so greatfull for this wonderful treat
Beautiful.... nothing less
These two guys, wow! They and Donnie Fritts are so influential and Mucle Shoals soulful!
Fabulous!!!
Choke every time I hear this .
HAD to favourite this one - great voice!
Unreal! 🔥
i would die to be able to sing like this
Absolutely great!
Amazing songwriter
Wonderful
BRILLIANT!
So lovely
Beautiful
Thank You for another beautiful song! My Friends.
What a lovely voice he has
This is pure beauty
one of the most beautiful songs
This is on loop in my head! Freakin LOVE it!
Man I love this!
I heard this today for the first time Music does funny things Heartfelt and goosebumps
Originally sung by the original writers beautiful beautiful just beautiful
wow gave me chills
Dan Penn's soulful voice and deft phrasing gets better and better with age. He was always an A-List songwriter by anyone's measure. Now would be the time for Mr. Penn & Mr. Oldham to cut an acoustic album that capture the quality and integrity in this live performance and their equally masterful live rendition of Penn's Dark End of the Street. Oldham and Penn together work a kind of magic that's in short supply.
I was not familiar with these artists. I know the pop version of this song from my teen years and I like it.
But I was blown away by this recording. Penn is an emotive singer and he interpreted his poetry beautifully
i grew up with james and bobby purify's 1966 version. this is equally beautiful!! a truly great song isn't a white or black song. it is a template for a wide range of artistic expressions. penn and oldham wrote truly great songs.
human beings occasionally touch something truely sublime.
Wow. Surprisingly good.
WOW !!!! SUBLIME!!!
Just superb.
Absolute, unrestrained magic.
Four minutes of aural heaven - thank you.
This is heartfelt, beautiful delivered music. Amazing. I am so happy. Thanks Will. :)
The same with me Alexander and Brian, just watched it on BBC4 spellbound. A beautiful song.
Excellent!!
I just melted.............
I think he has a great voice ...and what makes it even better is that he is from Alabama!!!
This was a Song to me and a Really Song to Me,...........but this is a Long Time Ago,................., but I Love this Song,.............
Incredible!!
Spooner is an outstanding song writer!
awesome!
marvelous
World class!
these guys wrote and worked with all the great black soul acts aretha franklin/wilson pickett/solomon burke/otis reading etc etc they are legends with incredible history working out of muscle shoals studio mainly! amazing talent!!!
Makes me want to cry
Sweet, generous, and fine in every way.