Rosemary Clooney – Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover, by Rich Horton

Wow. Who’d’ve figured!? But Rosemary has a great, slightly smoky voice, and this song seems to fit her well, even if her delivery is a bit stiff for the type of lingo the song relies on (the lyrics require a looser enunciation). Nonetheless, it’s still a credit both to her voice and to Paul Simon’s songwriting. In fact, Paul Simon’s versatility would seem to lend itself to a lot of the classic pre-rock pop singers. Have others covered his tunes?

– Rich Horton

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