Yvonne Fair - It Should Have Been Me

**midnightman** · 04-19-2018, 08:27 PM

**RanRan79** · 04-19-2018, 11:53 PM

She killed this. I love Kim Weston's version but not crazy about Gladys and the Pips version. Yvonne takes the cake though. I always thought this should have been a big hit.

**Bluebrock** · 04-20-2018, 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by RanRan79

She killed this. I love Kim Weston's version but not crazy about Gladys and the Pips version. Yvonne takes the cake though. I always thought this should have been a big hit.

I agree this is the best version. It went top 5 here in the UK. I love this ladies work, and hope there is still unreleased material in the vaults which we may get to hear someday.

**thommg** · 04-20-2018, 11:03 AM

I've said this before but always glad to repeat myself - this is the definitive version of the song. This should have been a huge hit for Yvonne.

**lakedistrictlad1** · 04-20-2018, 11:07 AM

Sorry the quality is terrible - but British fans will remember this classic scene from the t.v sitcom, 'The Vicar of Dibley', starring Dawn French

**soulwally** · 04-20-2018, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by RanRan79

She killed this. I love Kim Weston's version but not crazy about Gladys and the Pips version. Yvonne takes the cake though. I always thought this should have been a big hit.

Gladys's was the first version I heard... and the second too [[the one with strings added). Hers is the best 60s version, beating Kim's, but Yvonne and Whitfield made it a whole different beast for the 70s. How about this version?

**lockhartgary** · 04-20-2018, 05:59 PM

Considering the subject matter Yvonne Fair's emotion REALLY works well for this song. The anger and disappointment are on full display.

**midnightman** · 04-20-2018, 06:35 PM

I'm also sure this version has been a favorite in some drag queen circles. It has to be, it's so dramatic.

**TomatoTom123** · 04-20-2018, 08:07 PM

I love this song and Yvonne's version especially!!! I also love Gladys & The Pips' version actually. But mostly I love how Norman Whitfield revisited his years-old songs and put a new spin on them.

**copley** · 04-20-2018, 08:23 PM

With the lady herself

**midnightman** · 04-20-2018, 09:59 PM

I love how she yells "NO GLADYS! IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME!" at the end.

**RanRan79** · 04-22-2018, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by lakedistrictlad1

Sorry the quality is terrible - but British fans will remember this classic scene from the t.v sitcom, 'The Vicar of Dibley', starring Dawn French

Hilarious!! I love British sitcoms. Apparently at some point it was streaming on Netflix. I've just tried to find it but it's not there.

**RanRan79** · 04-22-2018, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by soulwally

Gladys's was the first version I heard... and the second too [[the one with strings added). Hers is the best 60s version, beating Kim's, but Yvonne and Whitfield made it a whole different beast for the 70s. How about this version?

Meh.