25 songs i can’t live without: Bill Withers/Club Nouveau “Lean On Me”

when i was 7 years old, the Club Nouveau version of this became the first favorite song i remember having. it’s the first song i ever taped off the radio, and to this day, every time i hear it i remember the excitement i used to feel whenever it came on. soon after hearing that version i got to know the original — we should all thank Bill Withers for such an amazing and timeless song. besides my health, what i value most in life is the people i’ve been blessed to have around me for the past 30 years. we are all rocks for each other, and this song is a celebration of that.