This song is a great example of why there is a cult of Percy Mayfield fans. Utterly cool in the sense of keeping one's pulse low even though it's about a burning love affair, it manages to convince on both counts. I don't have any of Percy Mayfield's own recordings handy, so the cool-in-his-own-way Mose Allison will fill in.
Percy Mayfield (not to be confused with Curtis Mayfield, which is easy to do in conversation since they have not only identical last names but similar-sounding first names) was at one point Ray Charles's favorite songwriter, most notably for creating "Hit The Road Jack." He was not represented in the movie Ray--I guess there was only room for one genius. But he had a true songwriter's gift: he could take the simplest elements and craft something memorable from them. Enjoy.
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