Originally Posted by
daviddesper
First of all, thanks to "thatanyway" for linking the Etta song at my request. And welcome aboard by the way. As you can see, you already have more skills on here than I do!!!
This is a thread that I could see going on and on and on, which is of course a good thing, if it introduces us to different versions of songs that we have never heard before and perhaps converts some of us over to other versions.
For example, having listened to Patti's version of Gotta Serve Somebody, I would still take Etta's any day, but it is mainly because of that funky intro. The band carries that song more than she does. As for Patti, my jam where she is concerned has always been "
Every Home Should Have One."
As for some of the others brought up so far today, i would have to agree that the Marvelettes cannot be beat with Hunter. While on the subject of those lovely ladies, I will also mention that A) The Carpenters might have the slightly better version of Postman, but only because the Marvs were sooooooo young at the time and had not yet found their eventual groove; and B) Mitch Ryder gave them a run for their money on Too Many Fish in the Sea but our girls still come out on top. Why that wasn't a bigger hit I will never know. Gwen Guthrie's version was pretty good too.
Other covers that come randomly to mind: Phyllis Hyman's version of "Kiss You All Over" beats the original in my opinion [[can't even remember the group that did it first), and I like either Martha or Rita Coolidge's version of "Higher and Higher" better than Jackie's, although I imagine I will catch some heat for that one!
Anyway fun thread!
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