Star Time #120: More Than I Can Stand
This week's Star Time Summer Special takes up both hours (or "both 54-minute segments" if you want to be difficult about timekeeping), and covers a theme I've wanted to do for a while: classic live performances. I think this lineup sets a Star Time record for least songs in a single show at 21. That's because there's no cutting the lengthy but brilliant monologues by Lou Rawls and Bobby Womack, and when Philip Bailey wants to ad-lib during the coda to EWF's "Reasons" you just close the off-ramp and set up detour signs like any decent person would.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Sam Cooke | Somebody Have Mercy (Live) | 1963 | RCA |
| Ray Charles | Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River) (Live) | 1973 | Atlantic |
| Jackie Wilson | Lonely Teardrops (Live) | 1962 | Brunswick |
| James Brown | Intro/I'll Go Crazy (Live) | 1962 | King |
| Lou Rawls | Street Corner Hustler's Blues/World Of Trouble (Live) | 1966 | Capitol |
| Set 2 | |||
| Eddie Floyd | Knock on Wood (Live) | 1967 | Stax |
| Otis Redding | I've Been Loving You Too Long (Live) | 1970 | Reprise |
| Nina Simone | Ain't Got No/I Got Life (Live) | 1970 | RCA Victor |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Live) | 1971 | United Artists |
| Etta James | Seven Day Fool (Live) | 1963 | Chess |
| Set 3 | |||
| Aretha Franklin | Don't Play That Song (Live) | 1971 | Atlantic |
| Curtis Mayfield | Check Out Your Mind (Live) | 1971 | Curtom |
| Donny Hathaway | Jealous Guy (Live) | 1972 | Atlantic |
| Bill Withers | Ain't No Sunshine (Live) | 1973 | Sussex |
| Commodores | Come Inside (Live) | 1977 | Motown |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | Reasons (Live) | 1975 | Columbia |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| Isaac Hayes | Type Thang (Live) | 1973 | Enterprise |
| Millie Jackson | All The Way Lover (Live) | 1979 | unknown |
| Marvin Gaye | Distant Lover (Live) | 1974 | Tamla |
| Al Green | All-n-All (Live) | 1981 | Motown |
| Bobby Womack | The Preacher/More Than I Can Stand (Live) | 1970 | Liberty |
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