“Soul Man” was written and produced by Dave Porter and Isaac Hayes, with instrumentation provided by Stax house band Booker T. & The MGs. Released as a single in August 1967, the song quickly became a #1 R&B hit and has come to epitomize the Memphis soul sound of the 1960s.
“Soul Man” becam...
[Verse 1]
Comin' to you on a dusty road
Good lovin', I got a truckload
And when you get it, you got something
So don't worry, cause I'm coming
[Chorus]
I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man, come on!
I'm a soul man
That ain't all, look
[Verse 2]
That's what I got, the hard way
And I'll make it better each and every day
So honey, don't you fret, heh
'Cause you ain't seen nothing yet
[Chorus]
I'm a soul man, oh lord
I'm a soul man, play it, Steve
I'm a soul man, ha!
I'm a soul man, oh
[Verse 3]
I was brought up on a side street, listen now
I learned how to love before I could eat
I was educated at Woodstock
When I start lovin', oh, I can't stop
[Chorus]
I'm a soul man, yes I am
(I wanna tell you)
I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man, yeah
I'm a soul man, look!
[Bridge]
Grab a rope
And I'll pull you in
Give you hope
And be your only boyfriend
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Outro]
I'm talkin' about a soul man
(I'm a) Soul man
(And you a) Soul man
(I'm a) Soul man, oh no
Soul man, I'm a soul man
(And you a) Soul man
(And you're a) Soul man...
Soul Man was written by David Porter & Isaac Hayes.
Soul Man was produced by David Porter & Isaac Hayes.
Sam & Dave released Soul Man on Mon Aug 21 1967.
Well, I remember getting the idea from watching TV and the riots in Detroit. And it was said that if you put soul on your door, your business establishment, they would bypass it, wouldn’t burn it. And then the word soul, you know, the clenched fist, you know, soul brother, soul this – it was a galva...