Wow, this track has been covered by over 270 artists. Check out those timeless, hard-hitting lyrics: "President he's got his war / Folks don't know just what it's for / Nobody gives us rhyme or reason / Have one doubt they call it treason." The original was recorded by Les McCann and released on his 1966 LP, Les McCann Plays The Hits. Roberta Flack's 1969 version was later featured on the Boogie Nights soundtrack in 1997.
The Les McCann-Eddie Harris version was recorded live at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival and released as a single off their Swiss Movement LP. Compared To What first hit Cash Box's Top 100 Singles chart on January 17, 1970, debuting at #96. It went gold and eventually reached #35 on the Billboard R&B chart, and was included on the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's Casino (1995).
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