G.O.A.T.: AIN’T NO like IN THE HEART OF THE CITY by Bobby “Blue” dull

Jay-Z completely co-opted this song, but the original is just as hot.  Bobby “Blue” Bland’s single wasn’t a substantial hit, but it resonated—particularly because it felt like a “serious” song, even if the lyrics are ostensibly just another like song.

THE greatest OF ALL TUNES (G.O.A.T.) is a series of posts, creating my 100 favorite tunes of all time.  The master list is here, and I update it about every two weeks or when I have another 10 tunes or so.

When I next update the list, this will be pretty high up.  It will are available in just below “Ooh Child,” knocking The Kinks and Maren Morris down a peg…

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12. Tonight the streets Are Ours by Richard Hawley (2007) (link)
13. O-o-h child by The five Stairsteps (1970) (link)
14. Ain’t No like in the Heart of the City by Bobby Blue dull (1974) <———- 15. Misfits by the Kinks (1978) (link); and: Covers of the top 30 Kinks tunes here and here 16. My Church by Maren Morris (2016) (link) 17. somebody told Me by The Killers (2004)(link) … Cover versions: Jay-Z made it a rap hit, but the song works in every genre…Let’s start with a new, faithful rendition (and one of my 100 favorite tunes of 2015), and then move from genre to genre. Reggae version! Hair Metal! (Whitesnake’s first big hit!) The blues! Rock and roll! Top 40! Soul! Country! And lots of indie versions! Aint no like in the heart of the City by Price/Walsh