Song 459: This week the playlist honors Sookie Sookie by Steppenwolf, written by Don Covay and Steve Cropper. My HS record collection consisted entirely of singles, since that was all I could sneak by the parents and grandparents, who strongly disapproved of the devil's music, and most of those hits came second-hand from my best friend's younger brother, who liked to keep up with the top ten, but then often soon lost interest in many of his purchases. Unlike him, I got a lot of pleasure out of those used 45s, including the lesser-known b-sides like this cut, which backed up Magic Carpet Ride (Song 403). The track doesn't have a very deep message, but it does have one that's fun to sing along with, and it does remind movers and shakers to better watch your step and don't step on that banana peel because if your foot should ever hit it, you'll go up to the ceiling, so you can let it hang out, baby, and you can also hang it in, baby - listening to this tune might make you feel like doing either, or both.
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