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Post by sirkaliber on Feb 23, 2005 0:35:19 GMT -5
Not only is this the quintessential Diva song, but it was the first post-Supreme hit for Diana(one of her most soulful tunes to date). It not only topped the Billboard Single Chart, but scored a Grammy nomination. The steamy intro and gospel cresendo is pure music magic. A pop classic indeed! s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=334TNTI101EEI3FOWLONC1I1PI |
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Post by Keith3000 on Feb 23, 2005 3:04:16 GMT -5
Agreed. I prefer this to the Marvin Gaye/Tammy Terrell version, though both are good songs. |
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Post by kellydicted on Feb 23, 2005 3:52:40 GMT -5
Classic! I love it!
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Post by Night Senses on Feb 23, 2005 5:17:43 GMT -5
Word to Keith3000 on preferring the Marvin/Tammi version.
But Diana's is a classic in its own right. Great track. :)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2005 6:27:16 GMT -5
I can't stand Diana's cover. I love the original by Marvin and Tammi though.
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Post by mst3k on Feb 23, 2005 12:03:03 GMT -5
Word to Keith3000 on preferring the Marvin/Tammi version. Better go re-read his post. ;) The original is a classic... Diana's version is just too over-dramatic for me. |
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Feb 23, 2005 17:31:02 GMT -5
Love the original, this one's okay just because the song's so good, but overall doesn't hold a candle.
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Post by Night Senses on Feb 23, 2005 18:20:24 GMT -5
Better go re-read his post. ;) The original is a classic... Diana's version is just too over-dramatic for me. I'm awful with comprehension at 2am in the morning. Haha. |
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Post by reception on Feb 24, 2005 19:55:18 GMT -5
1. Marvin Gaye/Tammy Terrell
2. Michael McDonald
3. Diana Ross
4. Temptations
That's my ranking.
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Post by Hervard on Feb 24, 2005 22:13:21 GMT -5
1. Marvin Gaye/Tammy Terrell 2. Diana Ross 3. Temptations That's my ranking. What about Michael McDonald's version? That's probably my favorite of the three I've heard (I had no idea that the Temptations did a cover of this) |
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on May 4, 2006 16:58:54 GMT -5
This is just superb. Absolutely brilliant. She barely even sings on it for the first half, just talks, but it works so, so well. When she does sing, it's just orgasmic.
This song proves that what Diana lacks in vocal power, she more than makes up for in the sheer JOY she can put into a vocal. She's one of America's greatest and most underrated song stylists.
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Post by A Thug Named Slickback on May 4, 2006 17:12:00 GMT -5
This is one of the best remakes in pop music history IMO.
I say that because it completely re-interprets (rather than rehashes) the original version. That's what I love about it: Nothing is the same other than the lyrics. (Oddly, Ashford & Simpson produced both versions, I think). I mean, I like the original version better, but I really think the remake is an awesome record, too.
You know: People always give Diana Ross crap because they say she doesn't belt all the time. But I actually think she interprets songs far better than many of the vocal powerhouses. A big voice means nothing if you don't have the style to go with it.
(I mean, she has quite a few records, even during her Supremes days, where you can really tell how powerful her voice was. But that's just never been her approach to records.)
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Post by irock on May 4, 2006 18:37:01 GMT -5
You know: People always give Diana Ross crap because they say she doesn't belt all the time. But I actually think she interprets songs far better than many of the vocal powerhouses. A big voice means nothing if you don't have the style to go with it. I agree except for the part about interpretation. AFAIC it's the interpretation that's the problem here. I suppose it's a matter of taste, but for my part this version is an abomination of the original. |
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Post by BillboardBoy on May 5, 2006 9:05:24 GMT -5
My rankings:
1) Michael McDonald
2) Gaye & Terrell
3) Diana Ross
Haven't heard the Temptations' version
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 18, 2008 20:00:47 GMT -5
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Post by Ezekiel 23:20–21 on Feb 20, 2008 18:18:04 GMT -5
I liked Diana's version, but I have always preferred the Inner Life/Jocelyn Brown disco version. Jocelyn did justice to the song in a way that Diana could not.
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Post by horchata on Jul 17, 2011 0:31:32 GMT -5
Agreed. I prefer this to the Marvin Gaye/Tammy Terrell version, though both are good songs. Likewise, just love how layered the vocals are on this and the arrangement is stunning. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2011 16:46:55 GMT -5
Obviously Marvin and Tammy's version is better, but I love this too. There's really not a lot to it, but like Elle said it's fantastically put together.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2011 0:29:27 GMT -5
 Diana's version. |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Aug 23, 2011 9:49:17 GMT -5
Wrtitten by Ashord (RIP) and Simpson
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Aug 23, 2011 10:02:05 GMT -5
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 2, 2012 7:32:04 GMT -5
I like her version, but sometimes I prefer the original because it's more upbeat. Both are great though.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Feb 2, 2012 12:11:37 GMT -5
Do we remember when the ladies of Designing Women performed this? Oh, Suzanne Sugarbaker... so wrong, yet very her.  |
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Post by #LisaRinna on Jan 12, 2017 12:54:37 GMT -5
I like her version, but sometimes I prefer the original because it's more upbeat. Both are great though. Just kidding. I LOVE Diana's version, the definition of DIVA. |
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Jun 2, 2020 18:54:56 GMT -5
Love it. Great remake. I love the original, but Diana made this entirely in her own way!
This peaked at #1 on Pop and R&B and #6 on AC.
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Post by Trilogy on Jun 19, 2020 9:40:21 GMT -5
i never knew this song was a remake lol
good song
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