2:30
Mixed Bag, 1966
Written by Jesse Fuller, 1954
It is my opinion that nobody, save Bob Dylan perhaps, takes on a song like Richie Havens. His takes on "Ol' 55" and "Here Comes the Sun," among others, ought to be up there with the definitive takes. This song I know from the live version Eric Clapton released on his Unplugged album. This version, from Havens' debut album, is (in comparison to Clapton's sprightly take) a low, slow lament, better fitting the song: "She said goodbye, and she made me cry / I want to lay down and die."
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