During my extended illness last year, my stock answer to inquiries as to how I was feeling was either “hanging in there” or “hanging on.” It also describes how we all feel about the first week of Trump Regime Mach-Two. Hanging on is the best we can do right now. Hence this song selection.

You Keep Me Hangin’ On was written in 1966 by the crack Motown songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. It was a smash hit for The Supremes, hitting number one on both the pop and R&B charts.

We begin with The Supremes OG:

Vanilla Fudge cut a tasty version of the song in 1967:

Wilson Pickett. Say no more.

Kim Wilde had a hit with the HDH classic in 1986:

Guess what? It’s The Guess Who:

What would the Friday Cocktail Hour be without an instrumental version of the week’s tune? This time, Booker T & The MGs:

Thanks for hanging in there with me this week. Let’s drink to February. It’s gotta be better than January. It’s what Eddie & Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier would want. Never argue with them.