The song became extremely popular in Europe, and in February 1974 it was released in the U.S. In 1973, Blue Swede released a cover of the song Hooked On a Feeling in Sweden. He focused particularly on covers of existing pop songs. With his band in place, Skifs looked around for potential hit songs. Mmmm, love the cape! Embed from Getty Images Skifs assembled a guitar, piano, bass, drums, saxophone and trumpet player, and called the group Blue Swede.īelow is a photo of Blue Swede performing, with lead singer Bjorn Skifs in the foreground. In 1973, he put together a group to back up his performances. So we wish him all the best.ījorn Skifs was one of the most popular vocalists in Sweden. As of fall 2015, Thomas was still touring. Then in 1981, Thomas was named to the cast of Grand Ole Opry. He then began recording Christian music, and gained a following as a major artist in the field of contemporary Christian music. Thomas continued to have country-flavored pop hits until the mid-70s. It also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and in 2013 the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.ī.J.
That song, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Thomas had by far his biggest hit in 1970 with Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, the theme song from the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. However, Thomas still has a fine voice, and we get more of the electric sitar as well.Īfter his success with Hooked On a Feeling, B.J. The video camera appears to be lying on its side at the start of the song plus, a painter seems to be working onstage as B.J. There are some weird features of this performance. This took place at a 2009 concert at Levitt Pavilion in Fort Worth, TX. Young has worked with an impressive number of musicians across several genres, including Elvis, Dionne Warwick, Herbie Mann, Willie Nelson, Neil Diamond, and Jerry Lee Lewis.Īnd here is a live performance of B.J. However, throughout his career Reggie Young has been an exceptionally versatile musician. 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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