'Somethings got to give'..

**Samh** · October 5th, 2004, 12:18 PM

Hey guys, anyone know of a song named 'Somethings got to give'? It may be by the Afro cuban band but it doesn't come up when i search under that name..It's been rereleased by the label 'Copi cat' but is impossible to find.. Anyone know of a compilation it may be on? Thanks xx

**NickNack** · October 5th, 2004, 06:00 PM

Search for it spelled this way:

Something's Gotta Give by Afro Cuban Band, 1979, Arista 12". The promo copy has Cat # CP-706. This is actually the 'B'-side of "Have a Real Good Time.

Sorry, I don't if it's out on CD.

**judydoggie** · October 6th, 2004, 12:47 AM

Pity I can't hear a clip of the song. There's a great Jazz song by Johnny Mercer of the same title with remarkable lyrics that was so musically brilliant I see no reason why it couldn't be converted to something much more contemporary (it was written in 1955 for a broadway play).

During Mercer's lifetime, he wrote either the lyrics or both music and lyrics for over 1,100 songs. He won four Oscars for best song. And he remained on the top ten list (for various songs) for For twenty years, from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s, Mercer dominated the popular song charts. During that era, he had at least one song in the Top Ten for 221 weeks; for 55 weeks he had two songs in the Top Ten; for 6 weeks he had three songs in that circle; during 2 weeks in 1942, he had four songs there--virtually half the HIT PARADE. In some years, he had a song in the Top Ten during every week of the year, the songwriter's equivalent of Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak, and his songs were number one a record thirteen times!

I sure hope that Afro-Cuban band had the musical integrity and creativity to cover this wonderful selection from the Great American Songbook.

All the Best,

JudyDoggie

**NickNack** · October 6th, 2004, 05:57 PM

Hi JudyDoggie,

The 12" gives writing credits to D. Frank, D. James and E. Weathersby. Doesn't sound like it would be the Johnny Mercer song.

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