6746. Lou Rawls - Ready or Not?

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From: Close Company; Year: 1984; Genre: Soul/Funk
Had a bunch of Lou Rawls' songs on my mind today; this is one I truthfully thought I had already picked, but it is understandable with how much I play this song in particular. I have said it before, but for me, no matter the track, Lou Rawls' voice is one of the most comforting. It's just a bonus that this one has that funky bumping rhythm that makes you want to get up and face the world. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
My song pick 7 years ago today: Pallas - Throwing Stones at the Wind

My song pick 8 years ago today: Wolfmother - Mind's Eye

My song pick 9 years ago today: Pendragon - If I Were The Wind (and you were the rain)

My song pick 10 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Flying Dutchman

My song pick 11 years ago today: Stone Temple Pilots - Vasoline

My song pick 12 years ago today: Bruce Hornsby and the Range - Mandolin Rain

My song pick 13 years ago today: George Strait - Ocean Front Property

My song pick 14 years ago today: April Wine - Future Tense

My song pick 15 years ago today: The Darkness - Hazel Eyes

My song pick 16 years ago today: The O'Jays - Back Stabbers

My song pick 17 years ago today: Tarja Turunen - Enough

My song pick 18 years ago today: Modest Petrovitch Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain
 

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