Thats You My Love-Johnny Cool

Guest Post Today from FI's Rare Soul expert David Berthy


I found "That's You My Love" on a deceased soul blog called, "Funk & Soul." It must be a pretty rare 45, because web searches reveal only one other song by Johnny Cool and the Counts and no biographical details whatsoever about the group. Whoever they were, they're responsible for one of my favorite songs. Neither the lyrics of the song nor the sentiments they express are especially original, the guitar isn't tuned all that well, and the singer can't really sing. Despite, or maybe because of these reasons, the song conveys an almost unbearable sense of ache. We can tell by the singer's tobacco-cured, middle-aged voice that this isn't the first song he's sung, and we can reasonably speculate the object of his affections isn't the first woman he's loved. Whoever she is, we know from the lyrics that she's taken her share of lumps. The result is the rare love song that works as a break-up song. It sounds good at a wedding, for sure, but it also sounds good to those who drink until last call because they don't want to go home to an empty bed. If anyone knows anything about Johnny Cool and the Counts, or has a copy of the other song mentioned mentioned on the web, "The Love Bounce" please let me know.


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