Southern Soul Paradise: Al Green/Willie Clayton

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Al Green/Willie Clayton - "Simply Beautiful"

I have been an Al Green fan since the early 70's. I fell in love with him and his music back then and I'm still in love with him. (smile) I saw him perform when I was a teenager and was fortunate to see him a couple of years ago. He's still great. I used to listen to his albums and would play each and every song on one side and then flip it over and play everything on the other side. I love the fact that he's still performing and it's really cool to hear him partner with southern soul artists like Lamorris Williams (see my posts dated 2/6/2012 and 4/2/2012). The song "Simply Beautiful" was just that - simply beautiful. Here's Al Green's version and then Willie Clayton's remake of it. Willie did a really good job but in my opinion, Al Green is and always will be the best. Tell me what you think.