One Less Bell To Answer - Burt Bacharach and Hal David (Slow Jam Of The Month)
This version, performed by The 5th Dimension, is a stone cold jam. A little bit of a slow burner, but once it gets goin? Hooboy.
- Marilyn McCoo, the song’s lead singer, smashes. Originally written for Keely Smith, many have covered this song, including Barbra Streisand, Sheryl Crow, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Dionne Warwick; there’s a reason The 5th Dimension’s version is the most popular.
I don’t know how in the world to stop thinking of him,
Cause I still love him so.
I end each day the way I start out, crying my heart out
