Bill Whithers' Ain't No Sunshine is one of my favorite songs ever. He wrote in in 1971 while he was 31 years old and working in a factory making airplane toilets seats.
He originally intended to write more lyrics to the section of the song where he repeats "I know" 26 times, but his other musicians told him to leave it how it was. I'm glad he did because that's my favorite part. I never know when the "I knows" will end and it's like a surprise every time I listen!
Yes, the lyrics are a bit depressing, but the tune is just so soulful and delicious, I had to make a Lyrimage out of it. I'm sure you noticed that I changed all the "she's" to "he's" so us ladies could relate. Besides, my man is leaving for a week long trip...it felt appropriate :)
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