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singer

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. It was released as the B-side to his 1965 single "Just One More Day". The up-tempo song became a bigger hit on the US R&B chart than its A-side and was one of Redding's signature songs and often appeared in his live performances. Parts of the melody were used by the

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to both open and close their shows, including their performances in the Blues Brothers movie and their performance on ''

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''.

Chart history

Cover versions

*In 1968,

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' version of this song reached number 37 on the ''Billboard''

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singles chart. In

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it reached number 29. *The Blues Brothers Band performed the song in full in the performance for its 1990 live album

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, which was included in the album.

References

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