Song: "Ain't No Sunshine"
Writer: Bill Withers
Performer: Bill Withers
Album: Just as I Am
See Day 20. Same philosophy, different song.
This song only gets better with age. I love its sparseness, its quiet. There is honest pain in this number. You can really see the raindrops streaking down the window glass with this one. Simple. Perfect.
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I have always loved this song. McCartney has a decent version, too.
ReplyDeleteYeah. One of my favorite songs ever. When he gears up for the 'I know' run, it's just...no one does it better.
ReplyDeleteThe "I know" bit has a great story to it, too! Withers fully intended to write another verse and put the "I know" run in as filler. The other players in the recording session convinced him to leave it exactly as it was.
DeleteSeriously, this song is darn near perfect. It's a great lesson in the beauty of simplicity.