![]() ![]() (A comparable song that gets you on your feet is “You Make My Dreams” by Hall and Oates.) It’s also a simple song, but with a tune that is not only an “earworm,” but makes you want to boogie. It’s an interesting song, originally called “Hail,” referring to the call-and-response word used in each verse. They were pretty much of a “one-hit wonder” group, but that was a big hit, rising to #5 on the Billboard Top 100 ranking. They (and others) regarded themselves as a Native American rock band, and the only one I know of. (Their professional names were Pat and Lolly Vegas.) “Redbone” is a Cajun term for a mixed-race person, and the two founders of Redbone, brothers Patrick ( bass and vocals) and Candido “Lolly” Vasquez-Vegas, were of Mexican and Native American ancestry. It was released in 1974, and so it’s lasted almost fifty years. You still hear it in commercials and other places. More important, this song, “ Come and Get Your Love” by Redbone, has lasted. But the music itself is so good, so bouncy and memorable, that it makes you want to get up and dance. Of course the greatest rock has great words and great music (many Beatles songs, like “Blackbird” or “A Day in the Life” are examples), but there are also great songs that have mediocre words. Other notable versions include versions by the followingĪrtists: Boys Town Gang, The Temprees, Cyndi Lauper and Derek Miller.I read something the other day about pop/rock music that argued for the primacy of the tune over the words. It also charted in various countries, including Germany. Number 19 on the Hot 100 in the United States. Their version was so successful that it reached Most notable of these covers was done in 1995 by the German based musical Are there any cover versions of this classic from Redbone? ![]() As a matter of fact, till date, the band is yet to win a Did “Come and Get Your Love” win a Grammy Award? It can be found on the 1973 album Wovoka. On which album does “Come and Get Your Love” appear? It was released in January 1974 through Epic Records. When did “Come and Get Your Love” come out?
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