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This is one of those tunes you can hear in countless movies, TV shows, and commercials. You rarely hear the whole thing, but to know the song all you have to hear is one section, each of which is pretty recognizable. This was the first single released by the group with Stax Records in 1967. The band would have several other hits all the way through the eighties.
The recording story for this song is definitely one of note. The song was recorded by the group while rehearsing a cover of "But It's Alright" with Norman West. The "chorus" of the song that features a group of people yelling "soul finger", was thought up by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, both of who worked as songwriters for Stax. The shouts were recorded by a group of kids that had been hanging around the building outside. They were paid with Cokes for their part in the session.
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