Originally Posted by
benross
RanRan79, [[All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings seems to drag along too much and die; the Peggy Lee version, from her A Natural Woman album -- and yes, it is a credible cover of that song -- has a much more modern sound to it, with an almost-Motown beat pushed along by a rhythmic bass player and a vocal that builds in wondrous intensity line by line.
And while Diana did fine on the mono version of Stranger In Paradise, the deafening screech of Mary and Florence behind her on the first lines in the stereo version ruin the mood and meaning of the song. In the mono version, the feeling is very intimate and confessional, gently inviting the man to stay, while in the stereo version the listener's sympathy is with the man addressed in the song; he seems to be in a helpless situation, attacked simultaneously by three crazy women, each of whom demands that he forget everything else and be faithful just to her.
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