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midnightman
03-20-2018, 06:42 PM
Which one did this masterful Van McCoy song best?

REEREE?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcAFu7K2PQM
midnightman
03-20-2018, 06:43 PM
...OR GLADYS?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjjutQ6wgHs
reese
03-20-2018, 07:17 PM
I like Aretha's the best, but Gladys' isn't too shabby, either.
sophisticated_soul
03-20-2018, 07:30 PM
I vote Gladys and her Pips.:cool:
sansradio
03-20-2018, 07:49 PM
Or Marlena?

https://youtu.be/emBSR15UmxQ
PeaceNHarmony
03-20-2018, 08:11 PM
Aretha is the superior all-around singer but on this one I like Gladys -
midnightman
03-20-2018, 08:23 PM
Heh, seems like the majority rules with the Empress of Soul so far. :p
marv2
03-20-2018, 09:07 PM
I can never compare these two. They both are too great! There songs and recordings Aretha has done that no one on the planet could even come close to. Gladys has been consistently excellent for over 6 decades now!
nabob
03-20-2018, 11:04 PM
Miss Gladys, without a doubt. When the album Still Together came out, I couldn't stop playing this one and To Make a Long Story Short. Both still get multiple repeats when the CD is aired. I rarely play Miss Ree's. Van McCoy was such an under-rated writer with so many great compositions.
Eargasm
05-06-2018, 06:10 PM
Gladys by a mile for me !
Bluebrock
05-07-2018, 02:21 AM
I love them both, but i would have to give the nod to my all time favorite female singer Ms Gladys Knight.
PeaceNHarmony
05-07-2018, 05:45 AM
Miss Gladys, without a doubt. When the album Still Together came out, I couldn't stop playing this one and To Make a Long Story Short. Both still get multiple repeats when the CD is aired. I rarely play Miss Ree's. Van McCoy was such an under-rated writer with so many great compositions.

I. too, loved Still Together and in specific those 2 songs. BUT - Aretha's my girl.
brandosoul
05-08-2018, 01:46 PM
Aretha put some ethereal stank on this one, so I have to go with her. However, I will say that Gladys didn't do a bad job either.
vgalindo
05-11-2018, 11:49 AM
Still Together was one of my favorite albums and this song is one of the reasons. I love this song by Gladys Knight. She wins IMO.
honest man
05-13-2018, 05:57 AM
Never heard this song before Aretha listened for 20seconds,Gladys version loved it,Gk wins every time for me,love her and her Pips,cheers