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NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 04:24 PM Dec 2019

Another Saturday Night -- Sam Cooke -vs- Cat Stevens





"Another Saturday Night" is the title of a 1963 hit single by Sam Cooke from the album Ain't That Good News. The song was written by Cooke while touring in England when staying in a hotel room where no female guests were allowed.[1] It reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was No. 1 on the R&B chart for a single week.[2] In the UK, the song peaked at No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart.[3][4]

Session drummer Hal Blaine played on Cooke's version of the song.[5] Other musicians on the record included John Anderson on trumpet, John Ewing on trombone, Jewell Grant on sax, Ray Johnson on piano, and Clifton White and Rene Hall on guitar, and Clifford Hills on bass.

Cat Stevens version

In 1974, Cat Stevens recorded a version of the song that peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. Hot 100, No. 13 Easy Listening,[6] No. 1 in Canada twice,[7][8] on September 28 and October 19, separated by two other No. 1s, and No. 19 in Stevens' UK homeland.[4]


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Another Saturday Night -- Sam Cooke -vs- Cat Stevens (Original Post) NurseJackie Dec 2019 OP
I love Cat Stevens but......omg Sam Cooke Skittles Dec 2019 #1
Yeah... that's my vote too. The video with neon-sign lyrics was very cleverly done! NurseJackie Dec 2019 #2
Exactly. Sam Cooke is BMT (before my time), but his version rules. catrose Dec 2019 #5
My ex-wife... tonedevil Dec 2019 #3
Definitely Cat Stevens. ZZenith Dec 2019 #4
I feel guilty for this, and in almost every other way Sam Cooke crushes Cat Stevens The Polack MSgt Dec 2019 #6

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
2. Yeah... that's my vote too. The video with neon-sign lyrics was very cleverly done!
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 04:32 PM
Dec 2019

It was completely unique... I've never seen anything like that before.

 

tonedevil

(3,022 posts)
3. My ex-wife...
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 04:41 PM
Dec 2019

loved, still loves I think, Cat Stevens. When we were dating his version came out and my ex was quite adamant that he was the writer. When we looked on the album there was the writer's credit and it wasn't Cat Stevens. Her reaction was a loud and indignant harrumph.

The Polack MSgt

(13,192 posts)
6. I feel guilty for this, and in almost every other way Sam Cooke crushes Cat Stevens
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 11:15 AM
Dec 2019

Except that in this case, Cat Stevens version is better.

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