Fact #131712
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The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine chart of the 100 best-selling singles in the USA is It's The Same Old Song by The Four Tops, entering at No70.
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Abdul "Duke" Fakir (tenor Vocalist, The Four Tops) : Songwriter Lamont Dozier and I were both a little tipsy and he was changing the channels on the radio. He said, 'It sounds like the same old song.' And then he said, "Wait a minute." So he took I Can't Help Myself and reversed it using the same chord changes.
Lamont Dozier (songwriter) : I took the bass figure in I Can't Help Myself and turned it around. The chords were different, but basically we kept the same feeling. It worked.
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Lamont Dozier (songwriter) : I took the bass figure in I Can't Help Myself and turned it around. The chords were different, but basically we kept the same feeling. It worked.