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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forums"Ain't No Sunshine" Which version is better?
I say Joe Cocker's:
buddy says Bill Wither's:
Buddy thinks I'm SO WRONG...
Whaddya think?
hlthe2b
(102,337 posts)especially emotional.
I do have Wither's on a large playlist. I might just have to add Cocker's version too.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)I have a large playlist myself but I've been dividing it up cuz my son (a fierce amateur musician) will give me an argument on a number of versions of songs.
One thing: Chuck Berry's music will never be on any playlist of mine. I have made that clear and added "NO WHINING" to my notes re this.
hlthe2b
(102,337 posts)any playlists either. The origins of "Rock & Roll" is one thing, but in general, the music of the '50s isn't among my favorite genre.
Harker
(14,030 posts)are often among the best.
PBC_Democrat
(401 posts)Joe's version is too 'jerky' for my taste.
That being said, I prefer Joe's version of "She came in thru the bathroom window"
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,801 posts)Oh, god, does this bring back memories. Hits me right in the pit of stomach. On a Sunday morning you have made the memories flood back. I havent even had my coffee. Better go seek out the dogs. They are my antidote.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)got an event coming up and my son is helping me with the playlist...
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)lark
(23,147 posts)Bill Withers for the best vocal rendition, IMO.
Iggo
(47,563 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)Lochloosa
(16,067 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)Lochloosa
(16,067 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)inevitable strife and sadness and she'll have much more to offer...
lark
(23,147 posts)Whoever this young woman is she has a beautiful voice and of the 4 submissions, she wins the vocal part of the challenge.
PennyK
(2,302 posts)I'd never heard Joe's version, and it's very good, but I'll stick with Bill Wither's. I do think the arrangement is very similar and is a huge part of the soulful feeling.
DFW
(54,434 posts)Bill Withers
area51
(11,919 posts)I like it better than Withers' version.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)plus, later versions show the deterioration of his voice due to alcohol abuse...
Donkees
(31,450 posts)Nov 2, 2014
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)Donkees
(31,450 posts)JudyM
(29,265 posts)I love Eva and never saw this little treasure vid.... will bookmark it!
Donkees
(31,450 posts)JudyM
(29,265 posts)Her Fields of Gold can move me to tears... she is so heart-based.
Donkees
(31,450 posts)Despairing of landing a major-label deal, Cassidy and Biondo self-financed the recording at Blues Alley. Their gamble paid off when the album was released in May and began to attract more and more attention.
https://jazztimes.com/features/profiles/the-brief-brilliant-tragic-life-of-eva-cassidy/
I too love her 'Fields of Gold'
JudyM
(29,265 posts)Good article too, going to share it.
Lochloosa
(16,067 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)Lochloosa
(16,067 posts)The young one has no pain in his eyes.
NNadir
(33,540 posts)Every time I hear Eva Cassidy, I'm filled with sadness that we never got to know her when she was alive, except of course the DC locals.
Brother Buzz
(36,456 posts)It didn't hurt to have Stax Records session musicians backing him either.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,456 posts)Booker T. Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve Cropper, and Al Jackson Jr. were extraordinary session musicians for Stax records. Google Dunn, Steve Cropper, or Al Jackson Jr, and you'll discover you've heard them hundreds of times without knowing their names.
Booker T. Jones produced Ain't No Sunshine. Donald Dunn played bass and Al Jackson was on drums. And interesting enough, Stephen Stills sat in on guitar.
Memphis R&B, Soul, and Blues sound, Baby!
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)Play it loud. Thanks.
Skittles
(153,174 posts)Joe is good, but Bill's is a classic