This is one of those songs which started out in the US and was recorded by a British band who had the bigger hit in the UK albeit this time with an altered lyric. Unusually the hit US version by The American Breed, which I think I prefer, also reached the UK charts. In the video below (set to the recording I would suggest, but with added screams) they were obviously hamming up the miming.

The American Breed: Bend Me Shape Me

Amen Corner: Bend Me Shape Me

I heard this on the radio the other day and it reminded that before they drifted into a more “pop”py sound Amen Corner started out as a blues band.

This was a cover of a song originally titled Me and My Gin as recorded by Bessie Smith in 1928!

Amen Corner: Gin House Blues