“Something's Gotta Give” by John Butler Trio

"Something's Gotta Give" came out as a single in Australia only on 6 December 2004, through Jarrah Records, and it's the John Butler Trio doing what they do best: funk, rock, blues and roots all stirred into one long, loose jam-band groove. Butler wrote it alone, sings lead and plays 12-string guitar, with Shannon Birchall on double bass and Michael Barker on percussion, both chipping in backing vocals. Robin Mai mixed it.

Longtime collaborator Tom Walker shot and designed the cover, a blurry snapshot of fans dancing at a show, which is about the most honest packaging a song like this could get. Triple J listeners put it at number 7 in the Hottest 100 of 2004, and the video, directed by Ben Joss and Tribal, was up for Best Video at the 2005 ARIA Awards.

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