Watch the Throne track 'Otis' samples the oft-covered song originally recorded in 1932.
By Rob Markman
Kanye West
Photo: Flanigan/ FilmMagic
Before Jay-z and Kanye West turned it into a playground for their lyrical warfare, Otis Redding's 1966 version of "Try a Little Tenderness" was a classic in its own right. Yes, a sampling of the tune appears on "Otis," a track off the highly anticipated Watch the Throne LP, but the song has penetrated pop culture throughout the years, and this latest incarnation of the soulful track proves that the love affair is still strong.
Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness (Live in... by Maliiiiiii
Written by James Campbell and Reginald Connelly (under the pseudonym Irving King) and originally recorded in 1932 by the Ray Noble Orchestra, then again in 1933 by actress Ruth Etting and Bing Crosby, "Try a Little Tenderness" would go on to be covered by many. Ella Fitzgerald,...
By Rob Markman
Kanye West
Photo: Flanigan/ FilmMagic
Before Jay-z and Kanye West turned it into a playground for their lyrical warfare, Otis Redding's 1966 version of "Try a Little Tenderness" was a classic in its own right. Yes, a sampling of the tune appears on "Otis," a track off the highly anticipated Watch the Throne LP, but the song has penetrated pop culture throughout the years, and this latest incarnation of the soulful track proves that the love affair is still strong.
Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness (Live in... by Maliiiiiii
Written by James Campbell and Reginald Connelly (under the pseudonym Irving King) and originally recorded in 1932 by the Ray Noble Orchestra, then again in 1933 by actress Ruth Etting and Bing Crosby, "Try a Little Tenderness" would go on to be covered by many. Ella Fitzgerald,...
- 7/21/2011
- MTV Music News
Watch the Throne track 'Otis' samples the oft-covered song originally recorded in 1932.
By Rob Markman
Kanye West
Photo: Flanigan/ FilmMagic
Before Jay-z and Kanye West turned it into a playground for their lyrical warfare, Otis Redding's 1966 version of "Try a Little Tenderness" was a classic in its own right. Yes, a sampling of the tune appears on "Otis," a track off the highly anticipated Watch the Throne LP, but the song has penetrated pop culture throughout the years, and this latest incarnation of the soulful track proves that the love affair is still strong.
Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness (Live in... by Maliiiiiii
Written by James Campbell and Reginald Connelly (under the pseudonym Irving King) and originally recorded in 1932 by the Ray Noble Orchestra, then again in 1933 by actress Ruth Etting and Bing Crosby, "Try a Little Tenderness" would go on to be covered by many. Ella Fitzgerald,...
By Rob Markman
Kanye West
Photo: Flanigan/ FilmMagic
Before Jay-z and Kanye West turned it into a playground for their lyrical warfare, Otis Redding's 1966 version of "Try a Little Tenderness" was a classic in its own right. Yes, a sampling of the tune appears on "Otis," a track off the highly anticipated Watch the Throne LP, but the song has penetrated pop culture throughout the years, and this latest incarnation of the soulful track proves that the love affair is still strong.
Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness (Live in... by Maliiiiiii
Written by James Campbell and Reginald Connelly (under the pseudonym Irving King) and originally recorded in 1932 by the Ray Noble Orchestra, then again in 1933 by actress Ruth Etting and Bing Crosby, "Try a Little Tenderness" would go on to be covered by many. Ella Fitzgerald,...
- 7/21/2011
- MTV Music News
Amber Riley covers the tune made famous by Otis Redding.
By Aly Semigran
Amber Riley in the "Funeral" episode of "Glee"
Photo: Fox
While there is, no doubt, a bevy of talent on the immensely popular "Glee," the big numbers tend to fall to a select few of the show's castmembers. Like her co-stars Lea Michele and Chris Colfer, actress Amber Riley, who plays big-voiced, big personality Mercedes, is one of those standouts.
And she proved it once again during Tuesday night's episode of Glee, titled "Funeral," in which she took a swing at the classic "Try a Little Tenderness" and knocked it out of the park.
Of course, this is a song that has been giving people goose bumps for nearly 80 years and made its mark on pop culture in that time. Written by Harry M. Woods, James Campbell and Reginald Connelly (a songwriting team better known as "Irving King...
By Aly Semigran
Amber Riley in the "Funeral" episode of "Glee"
Photo: Fox
While there is, no doubt, a bevy of talent on the immensely popular "Glee," the big numbers tend to fall to a select few of the show's castmembers. Like her co-stars Lea Michele and Chris Colfer, actress Amber Riley, who plays big-voiced, big personality Mercedes, is one of those standouts.
And she proved it once again during Tuesday night's episode of Glee, titled "Funeral," in which she took a swing at the classic "Try a Little Tenderness" and knocked it out of the park.
Of course, this is a song that has been giving people goose bumps for nearly 80 years and made its mark on pop culture in that time. Written by Harry M. Woods, James Campbell and Reginald Connelly (a songwriting team better known as "Irving King...
- 5/18/2011
- MTV Music News
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