Just for the record, the use of strings on 'Need Your Love So Bad' could not have been inspired by King's (actually, producer Bill Szymczyk's) use of them on 'The Thrill Is Gone' as that record was not released until late 1969, appearing on his LP "Completely Well", with the single charting (King's first crossover hit after twenty years of recording) in early 1970.
It has been said that Mayall introduced the song to Green and maybe he did - it appeared on Kings 1968 LP "Lucille", which also contained 'Worried Dream'
Green was on something of a King "kick" at the time, having gone to Paris to see King play in April of 1968 (same month Fleetwood Mac recorded 'Need Your Love So Bad' and Green can be heard performing at least three other numbers closely associated with King around this time: 'Buzz Me', 'How Blue Can You Get' and 'Worried Dream'
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