"When the Stars Go Blue"

[shocker]

A slow but very catchy tune covered by different artists.

Question is - whose version is the best?

a. Ryan Adams - the writer of the song (2001)

b. Corrs feat. Bono - live version (2002)

c. Tim McGraw - country version (2006)

Seems as though McGraw's cover is the most well-known, but I personally prefer the Corrs & Bono's version. That collaboration worked very well on the song.

[WotUNeed]

Can't say I'm much of a fan of the Corrs/Bono version. McGraw's and Adams's are both fine with me. I like McGraw's slightly better. I wouldn't really call it a "country version" though as that makes it sounds like it significantly overhauled the original and brought it to a new genre, when it really didn't. It's not that different. I just like the way he sings it.

There's one other version that's probably fairly well-known too. It was on "One Tree Hill" by Tyler Hilton with actress Bethany Joy Lenz in a duet. Not bad.

[mst3k]

And don't forget the version by Blake Lewis from American Idol, which hit #10 on the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.


I prefer the Corrs/Bono cover.

[johnnywest]

Tim McGraw's is by far the best.

[tico]

Corrs/Bono

[ClevelandRox]

I'm going with Haley James and Chris Keller. ;)

[twistedlogic04]

I haven't heard The Coors version, but I totally hated the other 2 versions posted. There is one version I like tho, but I won't mention it. ;)