Last week, Jim (NewEpicAuthor, A Unique Title For Me) set a theme of oaths (my selection). This week, he gives us the theme of senses.
Soon as I heard the prompt this week, I had my choice.
I have no great tale today. I suppose in my formative years, I figured that I liked soul music, and as I listened to more and more of it, this was a track I really liked.
My choice today is by Jackie Wilson (1934-84). I heard Jackie Wilson on some of my cassettes, and just assumed he was a soul singer from the Sixties/Seventies (which was true), but I never heard his name around any more, though, so I wondered what happened to him. In fact, he spent his last years performing in Las Vegas – alongside people like Elvis – where he suffered a heart attack while performing. He never recovered and died shortly afterwards.
But Jackie left us with some sweet, sweet music. He was active right the way through the late 1950s (remember Reet Petite?) right until his death, and my choicee today comes from 1969. I Get The Sweetest Feeling, written by songwriters Van McCoy and Alicia Evelyn, was only a modrate hit, charting at #34 on Billboard (#12 on the R&B chart) and #9 in the UK. By the time I heard the track, Jackie was already gone.
In recent years, Jackie Wilson has received acclaim from various sources, for example his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but of course these were mostly postumous honours.
Anyway, the tune. Always one I enjoyed.
The closer you get
Van McCoy, Alicia Evelyn
The better you look
baby
The better you look
The more I want you
When you turn on your smile I feel my heart go wild
I’m like a child with a brand-new toy.
And I get the sweetest feeling
Honey
The sweetest – sweetest feeling –
Baby
The sweetest – sweetest feeling – loving you
yeah!
The warmer your kiss
The deeper you touch me
Baby
The deeper your touch
the more you thrill me
It’s more than I can stand
Girl
When you hold my hand
I feel so grand that I could cry.
And I get the – sweetest feeling
Mama
The sweetest – sweetest feeling
Baby
The sweetest – sweetest feeling – loving you.
The greater your love
The stronger you hold me
Baby
The stronger your hold
The more I need you.
With ev’ry passing day I love you more in ev’ry way
I’m in love to stay and I wanna say.
I get the – sweetest feeling
Baby
The sweetest – sweetest feeling –
Honey’t the sweetest – sweetest feeling – loving you.
Mister Bump 
Great song by a great singer, although I had no idea this video existed! Thanks for the share. 🙂
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No, I hadn’t seen it before either, a nice surprise. I’ve had it on CD for ever but don’t normally bother with the vids.
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Me too! Never seen the video before. Pretty good effects for the time period.
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Thanks for sharing this Pete. I always liked Jackie Wilson, but I really don’t know all that much about him and I found your post very interesting. I always liked that song Lonely Teardrops that he sang, but this is a new one on me.
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I don’t think I recognise Lonely Teardrops either. Just listening to it on youtube now, doesn’t ring any bells.
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Really enjoyed this Pete. Been a while since I’d heard it.
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Lonely Teardrops was my favorite of his. Loved the video with all the quirky graphic effects. I had never seen it. Thanks for sharing it today! 🙂
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I heard Lonelt Teardrops first time today, too!
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Isn’t this fun? Hearing new songs. 🥰
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….but some of us have very weird tastes 😆
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That’s okay. It introduces all of us to music we’ve never heard before whether it is a genre we would normally listen to or not. I think it allows us to get to know personalities
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Wow, you brought back memories with this one P. I loved both those tracks and I think if you mention his name, most of us (old people lol – wonder if Kacha knows these) will remember Reet Petite.
I hadn’t realised he was that big? Playing in Vegas with the likes of Elvis!
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Excellent, you sorted your comments!
I remember Reet Petite being re-released in the late Eighties, must’ve beeen about ’87, just from the charts, but I only know this one from my cds.
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1987! Wow, it seems so long ago now. That was the year my 2nd son was born – New years day. We’d been to a party and I danced well into the early hours and I remember Reet Petite cos my ex used to have a great dance to it – which my youngest son does these days 🙂 It’s funny how one tune can bring back so many memories.
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Oh I love this song!
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This is a swell song with a great video to boot. Unreal he only lived to age 50.
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