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Al Green is unquestionably a music legend. The man is seventy-eight years old, has been making music since 1966, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame back in 1995, and has won eleven Grammys. Green just released a cover of R.E.M.'s iconic song "Everybody Hurts." Soul legends covering more modern classics has been done before, but no one is doing it quite like Al Green. "Everybody Hurts" as a soul song sounds exactly like how you'd expect it to sound, and this version is absolutely perfect. It's much more uplifting than the original, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Any time you get new music from a legend like Al Green is a good thing, especially when it's this great.
Al Green says of his new single:
“While we were in the studio recording ‘Everybody Hurts,’ I could really feel the heaviness of the song and I wanted to inject a little touch of hope and light into it. There’s always a presence of light that can break through those times of darkness.”
You can listen to Al Green's version of "Everybody Hurts" below. The single is out now via Fat Possum Records. For more on Al Green, check out the artist on Instagram and Facebook.
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