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Song of the Moment: Tell It Like It IsMayoral contender Rahm Emanuel has not only embarked on a so-called Tell It Like It Is listening tour but opened up a Twitter feed using the hashtag #tellitlikeitis. Too bad, because we'd prefer to continue associating that phrase with the classic R&B song we and so many others have come to know and love over the years. Recorded: 1965 Artist: Aaron Neville Released: Nov. 9, 1966 Written By: George Davis and Lee Diamond Label: Par-Lo Records Format: 7" single Length: 4:20 B-Side: "Why Worry?" Charts: No. 2 on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100; No. 1 on the U.S. R&B. Covered By: Otis Redding and Carla Thomas; Percy Sledge; Andy Williams; Heart; Billy Joe Royal; Nina Simone; Don Johnson (yes, that Don Johnson). Wikipedia: Tracy Chapman and Lightnin' Hopkins composed songs with the same name not to be confused with Davis and Diamond's version discussed here. [Editor's Note: Nor the Ludacris song.] Songfacts: According to the Rolling Stone magazine's Top 500 Songs, Neville was working as a longshoreman when he recorded this plea for true love: "A lot of people come up to me and say, 'That song got me and my wife together, and others say, 'It broke me and my wife up." The record was issued by Parlo Records, but the hit unfortunately coincided with the label's demise and as a result Neville was unfortunately unable to follow up the song's success. However, in 1989 he teamed up with Linda Ronstadt to record "Don't Know Much," which again peaked at #2 in the US. This gave Aaron Neville the record for the longest period between the first and second top 40 hits in the US. Lyrics: If you want something to play with If you are serious Tell it like it is Life is too short to have sorrow You may be here today and gone tomorrow Tell it like it is YouTube: Aaron Neville's Original Version - Heart, 1981 - Don Johnson, 1989 - Betty Swann Outdoing Them All - * Previously in Song of the Moment: Posted on October 7, 2010 |
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