Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Candy - The Astors

Candy - The Astors
3:02
single, 1965
Written by Isaac Hayes and Steve Cropper

Like the Strangeloves' "I Want Candy," this doo-wop soul song is not about confectionery, but — naturally — a girl.  The narrator, a young Shakespeare in search of a sonnet, compares her eyes to the sky and her voice to the mountain dew.  And, "She's just a lump of sugar / And sweetened my tea."  Curtis Johnson's falsetto voice fits the sugary pop of the song.

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