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To: re_nortex

They are both good, however, I have to go with Jerry Lee Lewis on this one - that blue-eyed soul just reaches down into your heart. He surely was and is talented. Too bad he lived such a reckless life.


8 posted on 08/09/2015 1:57:56 AM PDT by Catsrus (a and)
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To: Catsrus
I have to go with Jerry Lee Lewis on this one...

I think The Killer has more hurt in his voice on this song and thus gives a more soulful performance. To be fair to the Ray Charles version, the lush orchestration and backup singers make it a bit too slick and polished sounding. In contrast, the rawness and sparseness of the JLL arrangement serves to give it an edge in that regard. All IMHO and YMMV.

11 posted on 08/09/2015 2:03:53 AM PDT by re_nortex (DP - that's what I like about Texas)
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