January 17, 2010

Hit The Road, Jack - Ray Charles (1961)

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[1960-1964 Best Songs]

Billboard Top 100, 1961: #19 Ray Charles - Genius - The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection - Hit the Road Jack

If Hit The Road, Jack were a song in the 2000s, it would be a Hip-Hop song featuring Beyonce and Jay-Z. And it would dominate...maybe without even changing the words. It's just that good.

The movie Ray almost implies that Ray Charles wrote the song himself, which isn't true. But, still, watch the scene of that song being arranged and you get a feel for the raw power of it. The combination of the driving beat and that infectious chorus makes this song one of the very best ever.

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