We realize that the phrase “dance to the music” doesn’t seem like it would be all that convincing coming from Chris Cornell, but, well, then there’s this: a schmutzed-up rendition of Sly and the Family Stone’s “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),” done by Soundgarden. The just-shared track will be featured on Soundgarden’s Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path, an upcoming collection of unheard songs, demos, and rarities that includes the recently unveiled “Storm.”
“Thank You” was originally recorded as part of a Peel Session for BBC Radio in ’89; this rendition strips the original of all its far-out bass lines and groovy horns. In place of Sly’s disco-floor-ready components, we’ve got muddy guitar riffs and a satisfyingly screechy Cornell. Hear Soundgarden flex their pseudo-funk muscles above, and look out for Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path when it drops on November 24.
