OK, back to the 60's: Smokey Robinson wrote this '62 ballad possibly about his then wife Claudette and inspired by Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home To Me". A man is so taken by a woman that he can't leave her even though she mistreats him. It topped the R&B charts for The Miracles (their 2nd #1 hit after "Shop Around") and peaked at #8 Pop. Originally the B-side to the forgettable "Happy Landing". Famously covered by The Beatles the following year with John on lead vocals, George on harmony and Sir George Martin on piano. Also covered by The Supremes and The Temptations. Mickey Gilley took it to #2 on the Country charts in '84. KILLER version by Haley Reinhart on this year's American Idol. Inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2EsZpobWJs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QT6GqfGgko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYmjFhMUJQw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REm59jVRq3I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJiUz3J41Io
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwVKCRzBVmI
Yesterday's answer: "Duke Of Earl" by Gene Chandler. Other hit :"Groovy Situation". Sha Na Na performed towards the end of Woodstock "sandwiched" between The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Hendrix (that would be a little intimidating!).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkKwIswu0Fc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDM1Rh3KxeM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzVEtcCYsbE
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