Inside Tracks #33: "Everlasting Love" by Buzz Cason & Mac Gayden: Robert Knight, w/Covers by Love Affair, Carl Carlton, David Ruffin, U2, Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet & more
Inside Tracks #33: "Everlasting Love" by Buzz Cason & Mac Gayden: Robert Knight, w/Covers by Love Affair, Carl Carlton, David Ruffin, U2, Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet & more
It's been malleable enough to be country, soul, pop, and even rock. Who are Cason & Gayden, and what was it about their exhilarating celebration of amour beyond tonight that prompted 6 dozen covers?
Getting onto this quite late, with apologies, as I didn’t know this song (I guess this is one of the many reasons we come here, right? 😉).
On a first listen, what first comes to mind — and I cannot think of anything else — is how timeless the song is. I had to check to make sure I was reading correctly: 1967?! It’s very interesting that, at least to me, there is nothing in the song structure or overall vibe that would give me any definitive clue about the era it originated from. And I know “timeless” is a word that gets used and overused and gets a bit tired, and yet I can’t help but comment on this: how truly timeless it feels. For me as a soul fan, 1967 is a year I will automatically associate with Aretha Franklin, particularly her career-defining album “I Never Loved a Man…”. Many have said that record is timeless as well, and while I don’t disagree, I feel that some records, perhaps on purpose, do give clues about the time they were conceived, and sometimes that’s what makes them successful. It happens a lot with soul and R&B (else the whole “retro soul” movement wouldn’t be what it is, because there is a certain type of song that will need time clues to make it what it is). I guess all this rambling is simply to say that I find it really interesting how songwriters and artists can play with “time clues”, sometimes hiding them, sometimes deliberately introducing them, both valid strategies or approaches, to give a song a certain feel.
Getting onto this quite late, with apologies, as I didn’t know this song (I guess this is one of the many reasons we come here, right? 😉).
On a first listen, what first comes to mind — and I cannot think of anything else — is how timeless the song is. I had to check to make sure I was reading correctly: 1967?! It’s very interesting that, at least to me, there is nothing in the song structure or overall vibe that would give me any definitive clue about the era it originated from. And I know “timeless” is a word that gets used and overused and gets a bit tired, and yet I can’t help but comment on this: how truly timeless it feels. For me as a soul fan, 1967 is a year I will automatically associate with Aretha Franklin, particularly her career-defining album “I Never Loved a Man…”. Many have said that record is timeless as well, and while I don’t disagree, I feel that some records, perhaps on purpose, do give clues about the time they were conceived, and sometimes that’s what makes them successful. It happens a lot with soul and R&B (else the whole “retro soul” movement wouldn’t be what it is, because there is a certain type of song that will need time clues to make it what it is). I guess all this rambling is simply to say that I find it really interesting how songwriters and artists can play with “time clues”, sometimes hiding them, sometimes deliberately introducing them, both valid strategies or approaches, to give a song a certain feel.
“…it’s one of only 2 songs to have…”
What’s the other one? Or is that a future “Inside Tracks”?
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Always loved the Carl Carlton version. Wasn't familiar with some of the others! Thanks for sharing!