Combination of the Two
Sam Andrew's opener, played for the cameras at Monterey.
Big Brother & The Holding Company, from Cheap Thrills (1968)
- Written by
- Sam Andrew
- Released
- 1968
- Album
- Cheap Thrills
Sam Andrew wrote Combination of the Two, which opens Cheap Thrills. The voice of Bill Graham introduces the band at the start. Andrew called it a rave up for the audience to have a good time. He said he was aiming for Motown and was thinking of Marvin Gaye's Ain't That Peculiar, using the same two chords, though he thought it came nowhere near.
It was one of the two songs the band played at Monterey on the second evening, when the cameras were allowed in. A 6:58 live version is on Live at Winterland '68.
On stage
- 1967-06, Monterey International Pop Festival One of two songs played on the second evening, after the manager had refused filming of the first set.
More songs by Big Brother & The Holding Company
Piece of My Heart, Ball and Chain, Summertime, Down on Me