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.)

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

#123 Don’t It Make You Want To Go Home – Brook Benton (1970)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjc5HOpyrf8
 
Joe South (who’s best known for “Games People Play”) wrote this classic, and released it as a single in 1969. Both the South and Benton versions would fall just short of the top 40 nationally, but Benton’s gets the edge based on the soul that Benton brings to the table, plus the great backup vocals (by ???). One of the best songs ever about the yearning to return to your roots, only to find how much has changed when you do.
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