I always
liked most of the B.J. Thomas singles, dating back to his cover version of Hank
Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” in 1966 (although his later cover of
the Beach Boys’ classic “Don’t Worry Baby” was completely unnecessary).
Meanwhile, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil were one of the top songwriting pairs of
the “Brill Building” era, nicely documented in Ken Emerson’s book Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era.
Put the
two together, and you get one of the most poignant entries on this countdown.
According to Dave Marsh, who put the song at #124 on his own personal list, “If
you want to know what rock and roll means to people, why many lives would be
unlivable without it, this is a good place to start learning.”
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