Luck of the Irish Top Ten: Aint I the Lucky One (#7)

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Luck be a lady today! And no, that Sinatra classic didn’t make my list of favorite songs with “luck” in the title. It was the last song cut, so if you find a song that’s not too “lucky” for you on this list, just substitute that one in your mind. Meanwhile, here’s today’s song. #7: Ain’t I the Lucky One - Marty Robbins Just how badly did rock and roll affect country music? They took “Mr. Teardrop,” Marty Robbins, shipped him off to New York City, hired Mitch Miller as a producer, and put the Ray Conniff singers behind him! (A little trivia for you who are old enough to remember Carson on The Tonight Show: the band drummer, Ed Shaughnessy, was the drummer on this song’s session.) Oh, and there’s a little rock and roll guitar break in there, too. I’m honestly anxious to see what our vehemently anti-country music buff Linda thinks of this one. Personally, I don’t think there’s a drop of country music in it anywhere, despite being by a country music legend. But I do love the song. Ain’t I the Lucky One Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David Recorded by Marty Robbins Released as a single, 1957 Feel like a son of a gun: