"Something's Burning," Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (1970)
Gotta love a slow burning (ahem) bedroom song!
Peak: #11 on the Hot 100
Streams: 3.4 million
Oh, something’s burning is it? Before I can write another word, I have to acknowledge that the title “Something’s Burning” suggests a man standing at a urinal, realizing he has the clap. If it’s burning so badly that you have to sing about it, then you’d better get some penicillin.
Social diseases aside, this …
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