Sunday, August 6, 2023

Bar-B-Q - Wendy Rene

Bar-B-Q - Wendy Rene
2:29
single, 1964
Written by Larry Brown and Steve Cropper

Stax soul belter sings a paean to barbecue.  If there's a metaphor here, it's not readily apparent.  This really is about having some barbecue with family: "My old dog has got a bone / And he wants some barbecue."  It's a pretty rote, factory-made song, lyrically, and I don't get the sense that Rene brought any of herself into it, but she sure sings the heck out of it.  

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