http://www.metafilter.com/tags/tryalittletenderness Posts tagged with 'tryalittletenderness' at MetaFilter. Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:33:05 -0800 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:33:05 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/62986/Oh%2Dshe%2Dmay%2Dget%2Dwooly%2Dwomen%2Ddo%2Dget%2Dwooly%2Dbecause%2Dof%2Dall%2Dthe%2Dstress <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjOwmTArGh4">Try a Little Tenderness.</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsrO1G9UIW4">Otis Redding</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UlQVhMAbwg">owns</a> the song, but it's had an interesting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Try_a_Little_Tenderness">history</a>. <a href="http://www.ruthetting.com/songs/try-a-little-tenderness.asp">Ruth Etting</a>, <a href="http://www.magneato.com/tunes/crosby_tenderness.mp3">Bing Crosby</a> <small>[mp3]</small>, and <a href="http://sg5.allmusic.com/018wma_28/s130/s13030/s1303041/s130304156h0hl4.wma">Ted Lewis</a> <small>[Windows Media]</small> recorded the song (with more lyrics) in the early '30s. An instrumental version was the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLjI_SgC2EY">opening theme</a> for <cite>Dr. Strangelove</cite>. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K3htqqytgg">Tennessee Ernie Ford</a> did the song on his variety show. And then there was Jack Webb's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000032C1/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/">deadpan <cite>Dragnet</cite>-style version</a> <small>[Amazon sample]</small>.<br><small>[more inside]</small> tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.62986 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:33:05 -0800 alisonmoyer aljackson arethafranklin bingcrosby drstrangelove duckie jackwebb lewis otisredding prettyinpink ruthetting samcooke shabbydress shemaygetwooly ted threedognight tryalittletenderness kirkaracha