Day 92: April 2: How Sweet it is

"With sweet love and devotion, deeply touching my emotion."

For being thought of as a singer/songwriter, James has recorded quite a few covers- not just songs he played in concert a few times, but songs that are core parts of his canon.  Songs like You've Got a Friend, Handy Man, and Every Day, would not be surprising to find on a setlist- and this one is no exception.  In fact, it's one of his biggest- reaching #5 on the Billboard hot 100 chart.  Marvin Gaye's original recording only hit #6.  It's one of his best.

How Sweet it Is

This may not be Marvin's most important song, but it sure is his grooviest.  The opening guitar lick is iconic and the whole track is hypnotic.  In our early days of cellphones, Jana had this as her ringtone for when I would call which may or may not have made for some awkward moments when I would call her when she was somewhere in public.

Let's Get it On