# Blue-Eyed Soul playlist. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 2, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283 "2015-10-02T18:18:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/21 "2015-10-03T02:22:16Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Nobody mentioned Janis Joplin? Listen [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnoGHHm_gTA) to “Cry”. WordMan did mention her and I gotta agree with him. Love Janis but that doesn’t sound like soul to me. I will put her on my “I can feel this song down in my soul” list though. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/22 "2015-10-03T02:56:40Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > [The Commitments – Take Me to the River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svdmgux-y2E) (the entire movie soundtrack is (though note that the band’s female backup singer is black) I think I watched this movie on VHS a long time ago and thought man, Dublin really likes their soul on speed. [I like the Talking Head’s version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ar2VHW1i2w) better even though it certainly isn’t soul. I think I’ll add The Commitments [Mr. Pitiful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob2TsJHf3ic) to the list instead. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/23 "2015-10-03T02:58:14Z")
If you can listen to Janis sing"Cry" and say it’s not soul then you have a very different idea of soul than I do. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/24 "2015-10-03T03:05:32Z")
> [@hodge](#): > > [paolo nutini - coming up easy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiq2rxh1k9y) > > killer voice for a young scottish kid singing american soul. But even you don’t like the song, the video is hilarious. on the list! ETA: A Scottish kid named Paulo who sings American soul? I hope he’s alright. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/25 "2015-10-03T03:12:37Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > If you can listen to Janis sing"Cry" and say it’s not soul then you have a very different idea of soul than I do. Yeup. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/26 "2015-10-03T03:15:54Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > ☹ > > Rats! I should’ve linked to the video of Todd doing the song with [Darryl Hal](https://youtu.be/TbF5vlZf5uE)l instead! But maybe it wouldn’t have made any difference. 😃 Still not making the list but FWIW, I like this version better. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/27 "2015-10-03T03:29:56Z")
Some British blue-eyed soul: Spencer Davis Group (lead vocals by Steve Winwood): [-“Gimme Some Lovin’”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjLIESmLdhg) [-“I’m a Man”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POCUgBSVENQ) Joe Cocker: [-“The Letter”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xraj86LNgYc) [-“Feelin’ Alright”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoAO0851FwA) ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/28 "2015-10-03T03:51:11Z")
Alex Chilton. [He’s 16 here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=770722) ETA: saw the last post. The original is still better. Feelin’ Alright is of course Winwood/Traffic as well. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/29 "2015-10-03T03:56:15Z")
Obscure but there it is. Westbound number nine-Flaming embers Expressway to your heart-Soul Survivors [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4EBYMl-f-wo/hqdefault.jpg "Expressway To Your Heart The Soul Survivors In Stereo by Tom Moulton original rotation StevenB") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EBYMl-f-wo) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/30 "2015-10-03T03:59:50Z")
Van Morrison and Tom Waits skate that bluesy line. Did you know there is a genre called Soul Blues? I didn’t either until I did a google search with those two words together. [Robert Cray is the example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra2Qndv_xeE&index=14&list=PLC1D15BE3AF6EFD3D) Digging deeper into this genre, I think I’ll add [Paul DeLay’s Nice and Strong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk6H8dIWoJU) to the list, only because I really like this song. Thanks, Teeming Millions. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/31 "2015-10-03T04:10:50Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Some British blue-eyed soul: > > Spencer Davis Group (lead vocals by Steve Winwood): > [-“Gimme Some Lovin’”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjLIESmLdhg) > [-“I’m a Man”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POCUgBSVENQ) > > Joe Cocker: > [-“The Letter”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xraj86LNgYc) > [-“Feelin’ Alright”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoAO0851FwA) On the list! Gotta pick one though. Arbitrary rule of the list is only one song per act. In both these cases it comes down to personal taste. I’m a Man and, um. . . coin toss-- The Letter is on the list! ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/32 "2015-10-03T04:56:05Z")
Delbert McClinton - [Givin’ It Up for your Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgcH_--nkac) Paul Carrack - [Nothin’ to Lose](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-CpMrjmRAM) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/33 "2015-10-03T05:00:39Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Delbert McClinton - [Givin’ It Up for your Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgcH_--nkac) > > Paul Carrack - [Nothin’ to Lose](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-CpMrjmRAM) I’ve Got Nothing To Lose almost lost a spot on the list being associated with that country song by Delbert McClinton trying to pass. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/34 "2015-10-03T05:07:39Z")
Going to sleep now. I think I may have missed more than one post. I’ll go back and check out all these links because every single one of them, even those that don’t make the playlist, are freakin’ great. Thanks guys. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/35 "2015-10-03T11:39:22Z")
I wanted to suggest [Tracy Nelson](http://www.discogs.com/Tracy-Nelson-Sweet-Soul-Music/release/3020720), who walked that line between soul and blues, but as you can see from the linked album cover (_Sweet Soul Music_), her eyes were (are?) definitely brown. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/36 "2015-10-03T11:49:34Z")
[Holding Back the Years](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG07WSu7Q9w), by Simply Red. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/37 "2015-10-03T12:33:23Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > [Holding Back the Years](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG07WSu7Q9w), by Simply Red. That’s quite soulful (IMHO), but now we’re getting into a pop-ier territory that would include acts like Christopher Cross, and from there it’s a short hop to Crowded House and the like…Ya gotta draw the line somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/38 "2015-10-03T13:25:40Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Obscure but there it is. > > Westbound number nine-Flaming embers > > Expressway to your heart-Soul Survivors > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EBYMl-f-wo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EBYMl-f-wo) Both on the list! Always loved Expressway To Your Heart and until this moment didn’t know they weren’t black. Never heard of Flaming Embers and I’d like to know why. Why have I never heard of them? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/39 "2015-10-03T13:29:52Z")
> [@Bumbershoot](#): > > Lonnie Mack is a pioneer of rock guitar who had a hit with an instrumental version of Chuck Berry’s _Memphis_ in the early 60s. Another instrumental, _Wham_ (an original tune by Mack) was also a hit. He was a major influence on Duane Allman, Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughan among others. So why am I mentioning a guitar player in a thread about blue-eyed soul? Because the man could _sing_. > > From _The Wham of that Memphis Man_, Lonnie’s first album released in 1963: > > [Where There’s a Will (There’s a Way)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfrOw05Cm3E) > [Why](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJgoZV0qiLE) > [I’ll Keep You Happy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfmLMSTPLt0) > > From his 1985 release _Strike Like Lightning_: > > [Falling Back In Love With You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T42NtCHDL0E) > > From _Attack of the Killer V_, a live recording from 1990: > > [I Found A Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZoQS3gkFl4) Lonnie is a straight up bluesman. Not hearing much soul music here. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283/40 "2015-10-03T13:34:47Z")
Simply Red and Rick Astley both make the list. Chris Cross sooooooo straddles the line. [Oh and it isn’t a Rick Roll if you know what’s coming.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) ETA: Rick has over 146 MILLION views. That’s a lot of Rick Rolls [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283.md?page=3)