Leaving Here

Leaving Here was written in 1963 by the Motown song writing team, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland. It was released as a single in December of the same year, by Eddie Holland and made it to the 76^th spot on the Billboard top 100.  It climbed to the 27^th spot on the R&B chart.

The Who recorded the song in 1965, but didn't release it until 1985 on the compilation Who's Missing. I wonder if there was a debate over whether that album should have been called Whose Missing instead.

The song has been covered by other bands, including the Birds (not the Byrds), Motörhead, and Pearl Jam.

Eddie Holland:

The Who:

This one is pretty close. l like the Eddie Holland version better, but if someone said s/he liked the Who's (I still kind of feel like it should be Whose, I guess because Who is being used as a proper name in this case it might change the rules, but still) version better, I wouldn't think less of them for it.

Note: I also think it would be awesome if a band with a female lead singer covered this song and changed the gender roles in the lyrics. That almost always results in a superb cover, but more on that next time.