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You've Really Got a Hold on Me

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You've Really Got a Hold on Me is a House act. Their sound grew out of Sam Cooke. Those roots explain a lot about how You've Really Got a Hold on Me arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into The Beatles, The Zombies, Eddie Money, Mickey Gilley and Michael Jackson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 6 connections around You've Really Got a Hold on Me, reaching back through Sam Cooke and forward to The Beatles. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" is a song written by Smokey Robinson, which became a 1962 top 10 hit single for the Miracles. One of the Miracles' most covered tunes, this million-selling song received a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award. It has also been selected as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was recorded by the Beatles for their second album, With the Beatles (1963). Many other musicians also recorded versions.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
You've Really Got a Hold on MeSam CookeThe BeatlesThe ZombiesEddie MoneyMickey GilleyMichael Jackson

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You've Really Got a Hold on Me connections

You've Really Got a Hold on Me grew out of Sam Cooke, went on to shape The Beatles, The Zombies, Eddie Money and Mickey Gilley. 6 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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