The unofficial anthem of the Civil Rights movement. Second in a series of three death-premonition songs.
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136: James Taylor, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel – ‘Wonderful World’
More than a pop paean to pimply passion.
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Guaranteed to make you shake AND rattle AND roll.
Continue reading...048 Sam Cooke ‘Bring It On Home To Me’,
In which Jeff is reminded that Sam Cooke takes a back seat to no one, not even to Smokey Robinson; and that the sweetest fruits are often those closest to the roots.
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