Booker T. & The M.G.`s - Green Onions

All right people the rest of the hard working
all star blues brothers are gonna be out here in a minute
including my little brother jake
but right now, I?d like to talk a little bit about thi
E you?re hearing this is ofcourse the green onions tune
it was a very big hit in the early sixties in this country
and ofcourse it was composed
and recorded in memphis, tennessee, right here
E united states of america
you know, people, I believe that this tune can be acquinted
with the great classical music around the world
Now you go to germany, you?ve got your bach
your beethoven, your brahms
here in america you?ve got your fred mcdowell
your irving berlin, your glenn miller
and your booker t and the mg?s
Ple another example of the great contributions in music
and culture that this country has made around the world
and as you look around the world today
you see this country spurned
You see backs turned on this country
well people, I?m gonna tell you something, this continent
north america, is the stronghold
this is where we?re gonna make our stand in this decade yeah
E, I?ve got something to say to the state department
I say take that archaic monroe doctrine
and that marshall plan that says we?re supposed to police force the world
and throw ?em out let?s
Home for the next ten years people
right here in north america and enjoy the music
and culture that is ours
yeah, I got one more thing to say
I?m just talking about the music, people, and what it does to me
and that is, as you look around the world
you go to the soviet union or great britain or france
you name it, any country ev
Dy is doing flips and twists just to get into a genuine
pair of american blue jeans and to hear this music
and we got it all here in america
the land of the chrysler 440 cubic inch engine
All right people the rest of the hard working
all star blues brothers are gonna be out here in a minute
including my little brother jake
but right now, I?d like to talk a little bit about thi
E you?re hearing this is ofcourse the green onions tune
it was a very big hit in the early sixties in this country
and ofcourse it was composed
and recorded in memphis, tennessee, right here
E united states of america
you know, people, I believe that this tune can be acquinted
with the great classical music around the world
Now you go to germany, you?ve got your bach
your beethoven, your brahms
here in america you?ve got your fred mcdowell
your irving berlin, your glenn miller
and your booker t and the mg?s
Ple another example of the great contributions in music
and culture that this country has made around the world
and as you look around the world today
you see this country spurned
You see backs turned on this country
well people, I?m gonna tell you something, this continent
north america, is the stronghold
this is where we?re gonna make our stand in this decade yeah
E, I?ve got something to say to the state department
I say take that archaic monroe doctrine
and that marshall plan that says we?re supposed to police force the world
and throw ?em out let?s
Home for the next ten years people
right here in north america and enjoy the music
and culture that is ours
yeah, I got one more thing to say
I?m just talking about the music, people, and what it does to me
and that is, as you look around the world
you go to the soviet union or great britain or france
you name it, any country ev
Dy is doing flips and twists just to get into a genuine
pair of american blue jeans and to hear this music
and we got it all here in america
the land of the chrysler 440 cubic inch engine
Booker T & the MGs - "Green Onions" - Live in Europe 1967

Booker T & The MGs - Green Onions *LIVE*

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Booker T. & The M.G.`s

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