Later a hit for Fats Domino, this song is built on a relaxed New Orleans groove, chronicling the drudgery of the workweek, with each day bringing a new complaint ("Oh, hard Tuesday I'm so tired, I've got no time to play / Here comes Wednesday, I'm beat to my socks / My gal calls, got to tell her that I'm out"). This is a solid, unhurried version: earthy, unhurried, and rooted in working-class realism rather than Fats' polish. There's no wordplay or metaphor here, nor any pop gloss, just routine ground down into song.
"A great song mutates, makes quantum leaps, turns up again like the prodigal son. It crosses genres. Could be punk rock, ragtime, folk-rock, or zydeco, and can be played in a lot of different styles, multiple styles... A great song is the sum of all things." - Bob Dylan
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