As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Sunday, April 13, 2014

#71 What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted -- Jimmy Ruffin (1966)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQywZYoGB1g

Despite neither being written by any of the usual Motown regulars nor being performed by one of the label’s biggest stars (Jimmy was always overshadowed by brother David of Temptations fame), “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” is undoubtedly one of the greatest songs to come out of the Motown hit factory. Although Ruffin’s version is still the best, the song also inspired some notable cover versions over the years. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA0GcXV2njY -- Joan Osborne, featured in the wonderful documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGxZsnm7srU -- Colin Blunstone (from the Zombies) & Dave Stewart (not from the Eurythmics)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2_k-SoZnwE -- Paul Young
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