Atlantic (1980)
This version of the Everybody Needs Somebody To Love 7" also comes from Europe, though this time there's a different B side. Like with the last version I reviewed that had "Think" by Aretha Franklin as the B side, this one also has someone other than the Blues Brothers on the flip. "Minnie The Moocher" by Cab Calloway makes an appearance here and while I do love the song, it still seems weird to me not to treat this more like a split 7".
Sure, the Blues Brothers band is Cab's backing band on this excellent version of "Minnie," but I think Cab deserve his name on the marquee a bit more prominently. It's impossible for me to listen to "Minnie The Moocher" and not picture the movie scene where Jake & Elwood are sneaking around outside of the Palace Hotel Ballroom in time with the horn section. It's just a classic moment in my very favorite movie.
As I've said before, the soundtrack version of "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" has never been my favorite version of the song because of the backing vocals mixed in that aren't in the actual movie. Oh another interesting thing, this vinyl itself on my copy has been dinked. Dinking is the process where someone makes a big hole in a 7" that was pressed with a small hole. Typically done so it can be used in a jukebox. If I ever am able to get my jukebox out of the garage and into somewhere that's usable, I'll probably be doing a bit of dinking here and there. Plus it's just fun to say. Dink.
The Blues Brothers - "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love":
Cab Calloway - "Minnie The Moocher":
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