"Mustang Sally" - Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (1991)
"Mustang Sally" Sir Mack Rice
Buddy Guy's bluesy, humpin' rendition of Sir Mack Rice's "Mustang Sally," popularized by Wilson Pickett, stands tall as one of the best versions of the tale of the girl who angered her man by riding around in her new Mustang all day instead of taking care of business at home. Rock guitarist Jeff Beck adds some extra hop to the rhythm, one of four guitarists on the session; Guy, Neil Hubbard, and John Porter are the other three. With bassist Greg Szab, they give the tune fret power. Southern horns are interspersed with tasty drumming to undress the blues song into something more palatable for the masses without abandoning its roots.
Mustang Sally Guess you better slow your Mustang down Mustang Sally , baby I guess you better slow your Mustang down You been a runnin' all over town I guess I'll better put your big feet on the ground, oh yes, I will
All you wanna do is ride around, Sally (ride Sally ride) All you wanna do is ride around, Sally (ride Sally ride) All you wanna do is ride around, Sally (ride Sally ride) All you wanna do is ride around, Sally (ride Sally ride)
One of these early mornings You gonna be wipin' your weepin' eyes, yes you will I bought you a Vintage Mustang Of nineteen sixty-five Now you comin' right signifyin' woman, no You don't wanna let me ride
Mustang Sally, baby, yeah I guess you better slow your Mustang down, yes you will darling, I hope you will Going around running' all over town I'm gonna put your big fat feet on the ground, oh yes Sally, well, look at here
All you wanna do is ride around, Sally (ride Sally ride) All you wanna do is just ride around, Sally (ride Sally ride) All you wanna do is just ride around, Sally (ride Sally ride) All you wanna do is ride around, Sally (ride Sally ride) One of these early mornings You gonna put your bad bad feet on the ground, oh yes I will, Sally