# In Praise of Two-Chord Songs: I'll Take You There.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-two-chord-songs-ill-take-you-there/813304>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 29, 2018, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-two-chord-songs-ill-take-you-there/813304 "2018-04-29T10:55:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-two-chord-songs-ill-take-you-there/813304/81 "2018-05-03T11:10:18Z")

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We haven’t even discussed **Bo Diddley’s Who Do You Love** , another 1 chord song: [Who Do You Love? (Bo Diddley song) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Do_You_Love%3F_(Bo_Diddley_song))

The whole Bo Diddley beat type of drone song, like John Lee Hooker’s Boogie Chillen, are their own subcategory.

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**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-two-chord-songs-ill-take-you-there/813304/82 "2018-05-03T13:43:28Z")

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Dave Mason’s [Feelin’ Alright](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RK9NpGr2-s), one of Joe Cocker’s most famous covers.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-two-chord-songs-ill-take-you-there/813304/83 "2018-05-03T14:14:50Z")

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> [@BubbaDog](#):
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> Dave Mason’s [Feelin’ Alright](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RK9NpGr2-s), one of Joe Cocker’s most famous covers.

I also love the 5th Dimension’s cover of it: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6V0drJ2TybE](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6V0drJ2TybE)

Great choice. Similar in feel to the song in the OP, I’ll Take You There.

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**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-two-chord-songs-ill-take-you-there/813304/84 "2018-05-03T21:39:13Z")

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> [@BubbaDog](#):
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> Dave Mason’s [Feelin’ Alright](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RK9NpGr2-s), one of Joe Cocker’s most famous covers.

First song I learned to play on guitar, c. 1970 or so.

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