295. Wherever I lay My Hat by Marvin Gaye 1963

 Marvin Gaye - Wherever I Lay My Hat (1963) - YouTube
I first thsi song when it was number one hit by Paul Young back in the eighties. Didn't mind the song although the fretless bass did my head in. I thought the actual song was great though. And of course for a very long while I wore a hat. Ever since the Mod days I liked to wear a hat. Always had a trilby or a pork pie hat on. One day I was on the Metro in Paris, I had my hat on and a long coat and my girlfriend leonie had a beret on. I heard a few murmers of Bonnie and Clyde. Hilarious.
DJing I would wear my hat all the time. By that time I was starting to thin out a bit and it was more to do with ego than actual coolness.  Then I shaved my head and it was a great relief off my shoulders ( and my head) I had become too attached to wearing hats. It really is crap losing your hair. But the worst is losing it. When it's gone you have nothing left to worry about.
anyway back to the song. A friend of mine who I used to hang with constantly and whose name now escapes me, lent me a copy of Marvin Gaye's best of album. It was a big set with a bunch of songs I wasn't familiar with. This song was on it which was a surprise cos I didn't know it was a cover. When I heard it I was knocked out. What a brilliant song. Upbeat and almost ska like it became my favourite Marvin Gaye song after only a few listens. Another great Gaye- Barret Strong and Norman Whitfield song. And as it turns out a big Northern soul classic.