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Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2013
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If you've read my other reviews, then you will know that I wish that whatever transnational corporation that currently owns the Motown catalog hire engineers with the sensibility of a Tim Armstrong or a Rick Rubin to remaster the great Motown artists in mono. I downloaded this as a mono MP3, but I want it on CD; and with the other songs remastered in mono as well. As for the single itself, man; those guys that did the engineering, mixing, and pressing knew what they were doing. There were a lot of frequencies going on all at once from top end strings from Detroit Symphony moonlighters to heavy bottom courtesy of James Jamerson; brass, percussion, drums; twin guitars; not to mention big fat vocals coming right of the middle directly into your soul. The way the four vocalists are mixed, with Levi Stubbs out front but in perfect balance, is itself worth the .99. Would like to hear more examples of the Four Tops with the vocals isolated (i.e. no instruments); this gives us yet another angle from which to hear their singing genius. I've been listening to this specific song from the day in 1965 it first came blasting out of the car radio courtesy of KRLA AM Los Angeles, but with this purchase I really heard and INTERNALIZED the lyrics for the first time in my life. It's the same old song and hasn't changed, but I certainly have. Which makes this classic perennial new and fresh. Hats off to Holland, Dozier, and Holland. And no lie: The Motown production team knocked this out in twenty-four hours from conception to commercial release. It's "I Can't Help Myself" inside out, but it's the lyrics of "It's The Same Old Song" that elevates this tune to the level of timeless heartbreak.
I was properly billed but the song would not download to my home pc?.. not sure why they charged me but knowing the amount of time it would take to rectify it..for a buck twenty nine it isnt worth the time. Very disappointed
I still love this song I played it when I was young and I like it it's one of the best recorded songs really makes you want to tap your feet really makes you want to sing along. Whatever happened to that great kind of music I'm glad Amazon has those downloads
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