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

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SJotM Burt+Hal | February 23, 2010