I Can't Turn You Loose
Otis Redding Lyrics

NewhamMatt

Baby clothes!

macklemorgan freeman

Im going to get those suckers. If it's the last thing I ever do

robert avalon

My god.. Otis is without doubt, the greatest artist I've ever heard..he's a monster..his voice and presence dwarfs every other act.. And that band.!!! Wow..

Craig Fazekas

Wicked Wilson Pickett was in this caliber, too. Greatness !!

oscargoya

Tru dat nephew.

man in chair

Preach brother Robert!!

hollidayevery

robert avalon The MG's on rhythm and the Mar-Keys (sometimes the Bar-Kays) on horns!

DatBoi Mucho!

Playback speed 1.25x🔥🔥🔥🔥

Amateur Barbarian

How many people came here looking for that other version? Don’t be coy, you know which one.

AllBobsAllTheTime

"I got-ta got-ta got-ta ..."

Jeff Barley

Otis at his best, a dance floor classic!

Keith Philo

when it comes to soul there is only man and that man is OTIS REDDING

Aleister Blacke

What makes this such a great song is the sloppy bass line and the drums. They aren't overproduced or rehearsed. They just went in and jammed it out, and it is GREAT. Otis' vocals. The horn playing wrong notes at the end... This is without a doubt one of the greatest songs ever, and is one of my permanent go-to songs.

Mary Ann Campbell

Play that bass Donald

Bhola Oates

@PatrioticPirate Donald "Duck" Dunn, along with the rest of Booker T & The M.G.'s [Booker T. Jones (keyboards), Steve Cropper (guitar) and Al Jackson (drums)] were more or less the Stax Records "house" band who played on many, if not most, of the recordings on Stax. They backed Otis and many others.

Mercedyz Marie Guion

Exactly, PLAY IT!!!!!
and btw, the drums and horns are on point, as well!!!!
this is a song you can't help but move your hips to.

Teddy S.Soprano

Donald from the blues brothers????!! Really!!!!💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Jeffrey Hunter

Donald " Duck" Dunn, baby.

dalibass

Yes

Doreen Beckett

Big O still is the man. Love this song!

Charles Murphy

you betcha

Survivor2002

Sad that most people only recognize the horns as "The Blues Brothers Intro Theme." Hopefully, NOW they know where it came from!

BABEPATROL1974

Can give another example of how old is reading was under credited and that was some or most made remember a 90s if you will remake by a group called The Counting Crows I think it was don't quote me maybe the Black Crowes but the song Hard to Handle sorry that was a notice writing original

BABEPATROL1974

@Alan Wilson somehow I don't think it was Dan Aykroyd doing that because if you paid attention to the Blues Brothers movie a lot of a quote on quote actors in that movie were not actors that all most of them were legendary musicians like Cab Calloway John Lee Hooker Aretha r e s p e c t r e c o g n i z e oh and left me not forget the Godfather of Soul himself mr. James Brown playing the minister come on now do you honestly believe that Dan and John were any kind of racist maybe there might have been some racist innuendos in those movies but I'm sure they have progressed and became best of friends with some of their black actors and actresses and Co actresses

Alan Wilson

@BABEPATROL1974 Dan and the rest of the Saturday night film boys got away with slipping racist crap in their sorry films. Watch animal House for the scene in the black night club, and trading places for a couple of real examples!

Alan Wilson

@Michael K only too lend authenticity to those two assholes!

Domenico Simone Tucci

@Survivor2002 Exactly

Craig Fazekas

"Hip shakin' mama, I love ya...."

Claire Dalton

Holdin On - Flume, perhaps?

Nikt Znikąd

Mee too!

Yvonne Mendez

That's right Ray I can't turn u loose and know I don't want to. Sing it Otis

Busta Bass

"...hip shakin' mama..." Laaaawwwwd Haa'Mercy! Go 'head on then man!👑

Grayfire Productions [James Hess]

Lots of Space in This Mall!

Edah Crompton

Only 295,000 views - come on! One of the greatest in the entire World - Love Otis Redding x

jeanmarie basset

May be the greatest

lovely Dove

Got introduced to Otis music at 12 years old and now I am 60 and I still get chills!!!

Philip Thornton

It was my idol when I was a teenager him and Smokey Robinson. Kind of two sides of the same coin
Heard this first in the Cavern Club Liverpool 1968 Electrifying!!

baylessnow

"Do you have a Miss Piggy?" CRASH!!!

R Good

Talk about a Mount Rushmore of soul singers Otis is up there with Sam Cooke for sure.

Samuel Fouther

"I Broke my watch!"

John Rice

Well I broke my soul

Jeffrey Hunter

Otis, and those Bar Kays!

1955marty

Certainly need 1.5 speed for it to sound right :0

Horizon Today

I love this song and don't give a damn if it sounds like "I Can't Help Myself", according to these comments!!!!!

Michael Nix Jr. Family Members

@Alan Wilson Four Tops

Alan Wilson

I was sixteen when this classic dropped, and I NEVER heard that dreadful sugar pie honey bunch crap ure spewing about. What the hell, oh nevermind!

Blue Lion

I still love it, the riddem sounds like Time is tight, by Booker T. Jones.

Juan Coc

Otis hits are never out dated, always bringing love in the heart of his listeners. I list en to most of his music on utube and radio stations.

Gareth Owen

Themorrisdracula it's used in the opening seen of the Blues Brothers film as just an instrumental at a faster pace. I think that's what you may be thinking about

Michael Vaughn

Jackie I could neva turn u loose hip shakin mammaI LOVE YA yes I do I'm n love wit ya j..ev day

cameron mcrae

never gets old listening to this.

piggy201

Speed on 1.5 = Blues Brothers Intro

Savvynlady

Miss you 50 years after your untimely passing

Lucas Martins Saraiva

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

nativeboi907

Turn the speed to 1.5 to be at blues brothers speed

Utah Silvey

That was the Tennessee sound stack records

Sam Roney

"Lotta space in this mall !"

Ben Gone

This is so good I might not be able to turn it off!

Sam Roney

"Disco pants & haircuts..."

Vern Smith

Hip shaking momma I love ya!!!!

Nina Sims

RIP, this is music.

mrpentium

I have loved Otis for 50 years, and NEVER knew this was his, till I saw little Richard sing it at the Rock and Rock Hall of fame induction of Otis.

Neo-Xgray87

I actually started to hear this song when I was in Rasputin. Now, I know where the Blues Brothers intro theme originally came from.

Vern Smith

hip shaking momma I love you!! The king of soul

hippie dylan

brilliant !

Robert Cruice

the memphis sound

Greig Bremner

Otis/ livi stubs the best black soul voices ever

instagrump_330

"Time Is Tight" by Booker T and the M.G.s. This came first, but those guys also played on it.

japanesesen

I like it...great band!!❤இڿڰۣ-

james mcgarry

I think you might be referring to Booker T and the MG's- Time is tight

doc2skate

Remember this song from so long ago.  Recently heard it in a commercial so get ready for more views.

Yvonne Mendez

That's u Ray can't turn u loose

daworse72

This or Blue's Brothers version?

Lost N Sixties

Many years ago I was driving I-16 thru Macon , GA listening to my eight track of Otis. I pulled off bought me a beer light up a big cigar parked in the middle of the Otis Reading bridge and cranked this song up. Heaven on earth!

65wiseman

O*T*I*S IS MY MAN!

Trent Duvall

Top Man.......

PA Florek

Love the pause but HATE when it's over!

Bhola Oates

Greatness! The Chambers Brothers also did a great version of this song a couple of years later in 1968. As a kid back then I actually heard it before I heard Otis' version. That's why it will always be my favorite version. But Otis .... wow! Check out The Chambers Brothers' version: youtube.com/watch?v=Q3-t-6atIL0

Jerry Vega

Wow dats how I feel bout u girl M.G.

Harry Frezza

Sorry if I repeated this but there is a very good book out on Otis 'An Unfinished Life,' by Jonathan Gould. Great book

Tim OConnor

I will look for that

David Malsher

yup, reading it at the moment. It's excellent and comprehensive

Andreas Sjöberg

Harry Frezza thanks for the tip, brother. Gonna look it up. 🙏

Boss Bass

Amazing #!!!

Inteloutsider

is this song played in al bundy episode with madame inga?

Mirjana Jurisic

Vasso K Yeeessssss ✌🎤🎵🎼

大安吉日

スロットのビーキッズクラブで使用されておりましたね　最高だょこの曲！！

rps1011

Good upload...thx!

man in chair

Oh man , this is real music

J Stepp

Go Blue!!!

Diane Reed

Totalllly Luvvv it !!!

PHIL G ASHMAN

the KING of soul

FishingForLobster

Now "this" is SEX VIBE. *thumbs up*

Granderson Hamilton

I can't turn loose , girl 😘😘

Fagner Alves

Put speed 1.5 and make a close to the blues brothers

Kenneth Nyirady

BT and the MGs later recycled this bass line in Time is Tight.

Glenn Jacobs

good memory. What a studio band.

SylentEcho

Just heard this on the latest Sounds of the Sixties. What an awesome tune this song has!

cheyenne Shawnee

Yes!!!!!!!!!

Spencer Miller

This is pure Otis.

Paul White

My favorite Otis record.

Jimall Killings

Those 🎸 strings

Cosmo Energy

So good!

RAMLIA1

♥♥♥

Apache Bojangles

Mew

Joy Carbonell

(Huh) I can't turn you loose now
If I do I'm gonna loose my life
(Ooh) I can't turn you loose now
If I do I'm gonna loose my life
I can't turn you loose to nobody
I love you baby, yes I do
Hip shakin' mama, I told ya
I'm in love with only you
(Gotta) Baby do it baby why don't ya
I'll give ya everything you want
Gotta, gotta
Keep on holdin on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta gotta Keep on holdin on
I can't turn you loose now
I'm in love with the prettiest thing
I never, never turn you loose now
Because of all the sweet love she brings
I can't turn you loose to nobody
I love you baby, yes I do
Hip shakin' mama
I told ya I'm in love with only you
Gotta, do it baby why don't ya
I'll give ya everything you want
Gotta gotta
Keep on holdin on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta keep a grip on you
Gotta gotta keep on holdin on
(I know you think I'm gonna stop now but we ain't gonna stop it now one more time}
Gotta gotta keep on holdin on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta gotta keep on holdin on
Gotta gotta keep on holdin on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta gotta Keep on holdin on
Everybody want it
Everybody can have it
Gotta, gotta Gotta, gotta soo, soo
Hold on, I'm comin
Gotta, gotta, gotta
Get a grip
Can't turn you loose
Hold on, I'm comin
Gotta, gotta, gotta
Get a grip
Can't turn you loose
Hold on, I'm comin
Hold on, I'm comin
Gotta get a grip on you baby
Gotta, gotta gotta
Gotta, gotta gotta
We're groovin, groovin
Gotta gotta keep on holdin on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta gotta
Keep on holdin on
Gotta get a grip
Can't turn you loose

Alan Wilson

Marry me my luv.

Paolo Mancuso

meraviglioso paolo

Caroline Cowen

God I miss my dansette. This tune fucking roared out of it.

The Quiet Revolution

Try playing this song on 1.25 speed. You'll be glad you did. 12 Degrees of Separation for Otis Redding:
Otis Redding - Wilson Pickett - Brook Benton - Sam Cooke - Bobby Womack - Al Hibbler - Roy Hamilton - Jackie Wilson - Ben E. King - Clyde McPhatter - Percy Sledge -James Carr - Al Green.

Harry Frezza

Sorry if I repeated this but there is a very good book out on Otis 'An Unfinished Life,' by Jonathan Gould. Great book

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おそーい

Missionário Mauro Buginski

非常に完璧なすべては、非常に才能を伴って、常に最高の最高の、それは、あなたがそれを行う方法に最適です。
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5N3qeapt74Zc6r5wr35w0Q

jeanmarie basset

Steve Crooper magnifique à la guitare

journeystarr

So much soul and emotion in this song as only Otis can do it

John malton

1966\67 mods Starlight ballroom Sudbury town southern soul
the very best time to be young jm

William Buckton

60s northern soul rebels Coatham jazz club Redcar Geno and Jimmy James live Otiis over the speaker mod forever W

Trent Duvall

Nothing wrong with this........

James G

Jake and Elwood 😎😎

Blue Lion

This is it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50xx1_CbJTI it is tight.

W9WY Video

Booker T version sounds more like the Palace Hotel Balroom when Cab introduces the Blues Bros.

ZGryphon

Same band, for the most part.

kingkeefage

Winston Beech LOOK UP LACHY DOLEY. You're welcome! ;-)

Winston Beech

Booker Jones is my favorite Hammond player. Combined with Cropper, Dunn and Al Jackson they were one hell of a tight combo. Perhaps the greatest band that not too many people really know much about.

Winston Beech

Booker T song is "Time is Tight" - they did two versions of it. Blues brothers morphed the opening organ lick ofrom the Booker T song with the horn riffs from Otis Redding for the movie intro.

Greg Qualls

His songs are short and good.

Debra Knight

a century of black music

macon, georgia produced three kings:
the king of soul- otis redding,the king of rock n roll- little richard and the king of funk - james brown.

pinkpenguin0923

the first thing i thought of was "i can't help myself" by the four tops. that riff sounds the same to me.

Blue Lion

The drum and bass reddim reminds me of Booker T and the MG's Time is tight >>>>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbBcXvKvB08&list=RDgjgjoSsOvi4&index=3

Franek Błahy

You only have to change it to 1.5 motion and you got the Blues Brother's movie theme