Song of the Day: Pandora has it’s flaws, it’s song selection doesn’t always seem to make sense, and of course even if you thumbs down a song three million times it’s still bound to show up again, but when they get things right life couldn’t be much better. Finding out about Alvin Robinson via pandora recently has only strengthened my already great bond with the music genome project.
I really love the confident, slow strut rhythm that shows up in most of Robinson’s songs. To me his voice is a perfect blend of Ray Charles, Otis Redding, and Nina Simone. It’s also awesome that this song was featured on a record label known mainly for popular female acts; what a stark contrast from the sound of the Shangri-Las. It really is a shame that this fella didn’t become more popular when he moved from New Orleans to NYC but at least time has been fair enough to leave us with some of these great songs. This is a song that’s been covered it’s fair share of times, but this might just be my favorite version.
