Tom Jones, It’s Not Unusual | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

In the 128th edition of Throwback Vibez (2024), we recollect and reflect on “It’s Not Unusual” by Tom Jones.   

The vibes, the vibes, those Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶! Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 is a column that celebrates awesome songs from the past.  The records that grace this column are older, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re ancient – no fossils 🦴! All genres of music are welcome. In the 128^th edition of Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 (2024), we recollect and reflect on “It’s Not Unusual” performed by Tom Jones.

“It’s not unusual to be loved by anyone / It’s not unusual to have fun with anyone.” One of the most recognizable hits by English singer Tom Jones is “It’s Not Unusual”. Written by Gordon Mills and Les Reed and often covered, Jones originally recorded it. Peter Sullivan produced it.  A pop hit, it peaked at no. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“But when I see you hanging about with anyone / It’s not unusual to see me cry / Oh, I wanna die.” Jones kept things short but utterly sweet on “It’s Not Unusual.”  The eighth track from Jones’ 1965 LP, Along Came Jones clocks in at about two minutes in duration.  The tempo is quick, the sound is exuberant, and the production is sunny. The orchestration marks one of the biggest selling points – the horns! His vocals are awesome and quite expressive. He superbly delivers the tuneful melody and those timeless, unusual lyrics. “It’s not unusual to go out at any time,” he sings in the second verse, continuing, “But when I see you out and about, it’s such a crime.” Word. “It’s Not Unusual” is a once-in-a-lifetime song that never grows old.

Tom Jones // Along Came Jones // Decca Music Group Limited // 1965

Tom Jones, It’s Not Unusual: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 128 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Decca Music Group Limited; OpenClipart-Vectors, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Speedy McVroom from Pixabay]