Goddamn, that man could sing. This is EASILY one of my favorite songs of all-time – any era, any genre. The Thelma Houston version was a bigger hit apparently, but the Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes version is just untouchable: so huge and uplifting, yet filled with heartbreak.

Rest easy, Teddy, and thank you for the music.

BONUS: Extended Tom Moulton version + killer edit of “The Love I Lost” . Do the world a favor and play one of these at the end of the night this weekend.

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Don’t Leave Me This Way (Tom Moulton Mix)

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost (Dj Asparagus Copycat Re-Edit)