For me, the joy of being a songwriter has often come from hearing performances of a song by different singers. Tony Orlando just sent me Ben E. King’s soulful recording of this song that Gerry Goffin and I wrote that Tony made famous. (cont'd in comments)
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Nice!
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And I was reminded of Gerry’s gift of expressing powerful emotions using the simplest of words. - CK
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Simple is always best. ❤️
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The big hit version in the UK was by Billy Fury. Far different and quite grandiose and orchestral. Still very good. As you say, it’s great to hear different interpretations. Another song I like that has been covered a number of times brilliantly is Lilac Wine.
