Friday, March 6, 2026

Talkin' Smack to Jack: The 377th Greatest Song of All Time

 

I can't express how happy I am that we have come to this point in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and here's why:

  • It's Ray Charles, man!
  • The female lines were sung by one of Ray's backup singers, who was told to hit the road a couple of years after this song went to No. 1. (Irony is king.)
  • It gives me the opportunity to introduce you to Mr. Charles doing this parody version for a KFC commercial.


That right there is finger-lickin' good.