I must admit, I’m not a big fan of the sitar in rock music, and I’m even less interested in electric sitar. Reggie Young was a session musician at American Sound, leading a group called the Memphis Boys. Songwriter Mark James worked with legendary producer Chips Moman at Moman’s Memphis-based American Sound Studios. Guitarist Reggie Young, one of the ‘Memphis Boys.’ Below left we show a photo of Reggie Young. The song begins with Young’s sitar, and there are a couple of sitar solos in the latter part of the song. One of the distinctive features of the song is the electric sitar, played by guitarist Reggie Young. The instrumental backing features a string section. The song also makes use of ‘double-tracking,’ overdubbing with Thomas singing both lead and harmony parts. Thomas has a terrific country voice, which he shows off to great effect here. Thomas’ 1968 recording of Hooked On a Feeling.ī.J. His emotions are just like an addiction – the satisfaction he gets is exactly like a high from drugs. The lyrics of Hooked On a Feeling describe a man who is completely infatuated with his girl. However, Always On My Mind really hit the big time in 1982 when Willie Nelson’s version reached #1 on the country charts and won Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Country Song in 1983. That song was a big hit for Elvis Presley, becoming one of his most popular songs. We have come across James in an earlier blog post, as he co-wrote the song Always On My Mind. The song Hooked On a Feeling was written by Mark James. That song reached #5 on the Billboard pop charts. Thomas had his first big pop hit with Hooked On a Feeling. He had some initial success with country music before moving to the country-rock scene. Thomas, and then we will review covers by Blue Swede and by Jonathan King.īilly Joe (B.J.) Thomas was a country-rock singer who grew up in the Houston area. We will start with the original song by B.J. This is an enjoyable 70s pop song, with an interesting twist. Hello there! In this week’s blog we consider the song Hooked On a Feeling.
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