TOMMY EDWARDS ‘ ‘All In The Game’
(7th November 1958)
When your heart is breaking, wise words are the last thing you want to hear and false hopes the first. In this ballad Tommy Edwards offers a bit of both ‘ a knowing shake of the head that turns into a sly nod, just as the music stops and the backing chorus flurries up like startled birds, ‘Soon he’ll be there at your side!’. Well, maybe. Edwards’ lacquered voice is telling you it’ll be Okay, after all, and for a minute or two at least you could believe it. 6
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rosie on July 23rd, 2008
Well, well, well, you live and learn. According to Wikipedia, the very familar tune to this (which the Four Tops had a go at, amongst many others) was written by one Charles Dawes, vice-president of the United States from 1925-1929 and subsequently US ambassador in London.
Which probably puts him up with Bertolt Brecht amongst the creators of number ones.