[Jamestown1630]

I like this version better than the first.

Age is good. She’s even more attractive now, and sings even better.

[workerbee]

I like this version better than the first.

Absolutely. I also love her "Give Me One Reason".

[Political Junkie Too]

While her solo acoustical rendition speaks to her self, this "country" version adds a dimension from just the instrumentation that is typical of country songs. The accenting slide guitar, the emphatic picks, and the finale crescendo give her song a new vitality.

Her solo performance at the 1988 Nelson Mandela tribute concert also stands apart as a tour de force of the power of her own persona performing the song, but it really shines in this country setting.

The story goes that Stevie Wonder was supposed to perform at the Mandela tribute but refused to play because of a last-minute technical glitch, so the producers pushed Chapman out in front of 70,000 people at the last minute with just her guitar. You can hear her shaky voice in the beginning, but she pulls herself together and finishes the song with the strength of her voice and message.

-PJ