Friday, September 27, 2024

Stating the Obvious: The 401st Greatest Song of All Time

 

Rolling Stone said this about "Tonight's the Night":

The Shirelles were teens in Passaic, New Jersey, who formed the group while in high school. Lead singer Owens was nineteen when she co-wrote this hit about romantic surrender, full of Latin-style syncopation and soulful yearning.


What the magazine did NOT say was that "Tonight's the Night" was only one of many titles originally proposed:


  • Today's the Day
  • This Song Goes Like This
  • A Deal's a Deal
  • Boys Will Be Boys
  • The Past Is the Past
  • 'Tis a Wet Rain That's Falling
  • Enough Is Enough
  • Call Me on the Phone
  • Sometimes, a Cigar's Just a Cigar
  • I Know What I Know
  • What's Done Is Done
  • It Is What It Is


Escher: Hand Drawn


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