He’s 68 today. I’m going to celebrate by posting two of my favorite Al Green covers.
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart.
And
One thing about Al, he sure knows how to make a song his own.
All hail Reverend Al!!!
Happy Birthday sir!
I LOVE his cover of the Box Tops’ The Letter: Al Green - The Letter - YouTube
and I am a huge fan of the original singer, Alex Chilton. But damn, if you aren’t right: Al makes it his own…
Maybe I’ll make some grits for breakfast…
Are you gonna eat them or wear them?
I’ll fling them up in the air like confetti.
Ouch.
(a spurned woman dumped hot grits on Al at the height of his fame, injuring him and, I am pretty sure, influencing his decision to end touring and become a reverend - although the tax-free status of churches didn’t hurt, either ;))