Yesterday morning, while shopping at Lifelong Thrift, the Temptations' "Get Ready" came on the house hi-fi. Immediately everyone in the store was singing along. Hard not to, right? The Temps' jam is the jam!! However, being a record nerd, I was reminded there IS another killer version which fucking rates, y'all, and it was recorded by no less of a talent than Ms. Ella Fitzgerald!! DAMN!

It's a tough call, but when it comes to dancing to "Get Ready" in a club, I think the better version is Ella's. Seriously, she's cookin' with all kindsa gas here. "Get Ready" was the lead track off her 1969 Ella LP; most the other tracks on the LP are in Ms. Fitzgerald's jazz/pop/vocal/easy style.