164: “I’m A Ram” by Al Green, Gov’t Mule
March 1, 2011 3 Comments
This is right before Al Green roundhouse kicked all three of them in the back of the head... And then healed them.
Al Green is a ram. One of the greatest soul singers ever.
I had the great pleasure of seeing him preach at his church, the Full Gospel Tabernacle, in Memphis, TN in 1995. I was a college student and a huge fan. I grew up Southern Baptist, but had never been in a church with such a… strongly affected congregation. We were warmly welcomed by very normal people, but when the service started, ladies started fainting and several people spoke in tongues (there were also small kids imitating these goings-on), all of which was foreign and somewhat amusing to me. But the music was something else. There was a full electric band on the small stage, and Al’s pulpit provided lead vocals.
Reverend Al Green transmogrified his sermon that day into several improvised choruses, which segued into traditional hymns. It was righteous and it was funky and it made me wave my hands in the air before I had time to remember I was white. I sang along when I could pick it up, and my face began to cramp from smiling.
My heart was full, and I was incredibly hungry for Sunday lunch.
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Gov’t Mule is another band with a couple of guys named Warren Haynes and Allen Woody in it. They do a solid cover of Al’s “I’m A Ram” on Mighty High (2007).
Enjoy.
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Big Sugar does a fantastic version of this song as well. Dare I say, better than the Big Ass Truck version.