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.)

Monday, December 24, 2018

#197 Giving Up On Love – Jerry Butler (1964)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDmdc6WNHCk
 
Jerry Butler is one of my all-time favorite singers, and the only reason he hasn’t appeared on this list earlier is that I couldn’t make up my mind about which of his many classics to go with. I can’t put it much better than the words that “pghpookie” posted to accompany this video:
 
“Soft, cool soul from the 'Iceman' Jerry Butler. Released in 1964, and included on the 'Need To Belong' album, this is one of Jerry's most overlooked ballads. It's short, sweet, and to the point. It's also beautiful. What a great interpreter of songs and one of our finest balladeers.”
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