Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
| Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) | |
|---|---|
| Marvin Gaye | |
| publication | December 1962 |
| Genre (s) | Soul , pop |
| Author (s) | Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield |
| album | That Stubborn Kinda Fellow |
| Cover version | |
| 1983 | Paul Young |
Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) is a song written by Marvin Gaye , Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield , first recorded by Gaye in December 1962, and also as the B-side of his 1969 hit Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby appeared. In July 1983, Paul Young's version of the song was number one in the UK and Ireland for three weeks .
Version by Paul Young
In the version of Paul Young , which appeared on the album No Parlez , Pino Palladino played the fretless bass . According to Young, the label sent him a number of songs that he thought were too complex before the album was produced. He said, "I just want a simple three-chord number with a melody." He remembered the Marvin Gaye B-side track he heard when he was 14, found a recording and decided to use the song, although slowing the song down and adding more melancholy to the vocals.
The song was produced by Laurie Latham , who requested an intro for the song. Palladino quoted the bassoon melody in the opening bass line at the opening of Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps . Palladino thought the bass line in the recording was too loud and out of tune. The keyboardist Ian Kewley added a keyboard motif to the song. Eventually it was decided that the song should be released as a single.
reception
In addition to the number one positions in Great Britain and Ireland, the piece reached number 19 in Germany and number 70 in the USA . Paul Young offered the song on December 17, 1983 at Thommy's Pop Show in the Westfalenhalle Dortmund . The song was later used in the 1986 film Ruthless People (German: The incredible kidnapping of crazy Mrs. Stone ) and on the accompanying soundtrack album .
Allmusic journalist Dave Thompson wrote retrospectively that Young's version of the song "left your mouth open in amazement". He described the song as "a passionate rendition of what, in all fairness, is in no way part of Marvin Gaye's best performance."
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Dave Simpson: Paul Young: How we made Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) . In: The Guardian , September 18, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV4HOpjk50M
- ↑ Dave Thompson: No Parlez - Paul Young: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . AllMusic. July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2013.