Songs Of The Day For Oct. 5, 2019: Save The Country/Wedding Bell Blues

Laura Nyro, one of my favorite songwriters from this era, wrote both songs.  She originally released an over-produced version of ‘Save The Country’ in 1968 (Columbia Records was pushing for a hit), but recorded a solo version of the song for 1969’s New York Tendaberry album:

The 5th Dimension had a big hit in 1969 with Nyro’s ‘Wedding Bell Blues’. Featuring, in my opinion, the most gorgeous woman in the history of rock ‘n soul, Marilyn McCoo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhtCGZbxTfc&list=RDDhtCGZbxTfc&start_radio=1

An aside apropos nothing: Hillary Clinton came to Cab Calloway for a campaign event shortly after l’affaire Lewinsky.  The school’s chorus, apparently without a hint of irony, sang ‘Wedding Bell Blues’. I LOL’d.