QUAINTNESS OF THE RECENT PAST NO. 31: CAKE

'You Can Have Him' by Cake, 1967; thanks to @JacksonWylde guesting on Neglected Nuggets (@TheLostRecord ) on April 30, 2013; there are many other versions of this strong song - I was first struck by it in my youth when I heard Roy Hamilton's version , a single from 1961 that sounded quite soulful and mysterious at the time. I can still hear that quality in his vocal. It's broodingly dark when it's in low register, and when he goes higher, he sounds very like Jackie Wilson.