Aint no sunshine who is song

The said film sports a romantic undertone but is actually more along the lines of anti-alcohol propaganda. But either way, it must have been the romantic aspect of the film which really struck Bill, despite him implying that the addressee of this song may even be an addictive substance, like alcohol. And the most simple way of defining the rays of the sun, as used herein, is as being synonymous with happiness.

Of course this is a statement being relayed from the personal perspective of the vocalist. In fact truth be told, the vocalist never goes as far as to actually state that he wants her to come back. And in this particular case, making matters worse on his part is a lack of belief that she will actually return.

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Ain't Seen Nothing Like It. Spread the love! If you like what you are seeing, share it on social networks and let others know about The Paul McCartney Project. String arrangements were done by Booker T. Jones, and recorded in Memphis by engineer Terry Manning. The song was released as a single in September , becoming a breakthrough hit for Withers, reaching number six on the U.

Withers was inspired to write this song after watching the movie Days of Wine and Roses. It was good fun, doing it on Unplugged. Any excuse to be loose, as I said before. But as Elvis Costello told me recently, not many people have got feel.