Forced to scrap his Empath tour plans for 2020, Canada's own Strapping Young Lad has released Order Of Magnitude - Empath Live Volume 1 to commemorate his December 2019 show in London, England, but this is only a dusting of what he's been up to. Or in Devin Townsend's case his current activities. There are some instances, however, where it's necessary to address COVID-19 and its effect on an artist's career. Listen to “Let Me Tell You, Babe” on the album Sincerely, Nat King Cole on Apple Music and Spotify.With the global pandemic's continued stranglehold on everyday life, the goal here - unlike the tabloids that masquerade as metal websites - is to push conversation far away from everything virus-related in the interest of (blackened) soul-healing music. In US chart terms, that would be that for another quarter century, until Natalie Cole’s salute to her father’s memory introduced him to another new generation of admirers. The latter trade magazine reported the week after the song’s chart debut that it was “Top 3 in Boston.” But sadly, it failed to take flight nationally, staying at No.91 in its second week, then dipping a place before making its last appearance at its No.90 peak. Tune is rendered in the classical Cole style that has accounted for so many big records.” Record World, meanwhile, called it “pretty and contemporary…dual-tracked by Nat. The Cash Box seemed not to notice the beat behind the track, or the poppier feel, when it noted: “Pretty ballad should get loads of exposure via good music outlets. But the engaging “Let Me Tell You, Babe,” produced by David Cavanaugh and Lee Gillette and taken from the album Sincerely, Nat King Cole, had a more contemporary feel than the singer’s classic torch songs, and an easy swing that didn’t compromise his style at all. To say that pop music that summer had a new sound from that of Coles heyday would be an understatement, as the Troggs reigned supreme with “Wild Thing” and the Top 10 also sported such favorites as the Lovin’ Spoonful, the Mamas and the Papas, and the Rolling Stones.
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