Only The Strong Survive (Xtended Remix) - Jerry Butler - 120 bpm - 1968

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Released - Feb 1968

"Only the Strong Survive" is a song written by Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and originally sung in 1968 by Jerry Butler, released on his album The Ice Man Cometh. It was the most successful single of his career, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was #1 for two weeks on the Billboard Black Singles Chart, in March and April 1969, respectively.[1]

"Only the Strong Survive" was the first of two singles by Butler which were gold certified by the RIAA, selling over a million copies (the second was "Ain't Understanding Mellow" in 1972).

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I remember my first love affair.
Somehow or another the whole darn thing went wrong.
And my momma had some great advice,
So, I thought I'd put it in the words of this song.
I can still hear her saying:
Boy, I see you sitting out there all alone.
Crying your eyes out
Cause the woman that you love is gone
Oh there's gonna be, there's gonna be
A whole lot of trouble in your life
Ah so listen to me, get up off your knees
'Cause only the strong survive
That what she said:
Only the strong survive,
Only the strong survive
Yeah, you gotta be strong
You better hold on
Don't go around with your head hung down
Well, I wouldn't let the little girl know
(Wouldn't let her know)that she made me
Feel like a clown
There's a whole lot of girls (whole lot of girls)
Looking for a good man like you
But you'll never meet 'em
If you've give up now
And say your life is through
Then she said:
Only the strong survive
Only the strong survive
You gotta be a man,
You gotta take a stand
So I'm telling you right now:
Only the strong survive
Only the strong survive
You gotta be strong
You better hold on
Don't worry about it
Don't you know that things gonna change
Oh, but you gotta be a man
You gotta take a stand
Don't ever feel that
You can't make it, baby

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released February 23, 2024

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