I Love 60s Music
Thinking about songwriters who also were performers. Especially when their song was a much bigger hit for someone else. But I find it interesting to hear how they originally envisioned the song. The most classic example that comes to mind is [i]Me and Bobby McGee[/i] the biggest song in the meteoric career of Janis Joplin. But many find the composer Kris Kristofferson's version has more depth. Mary Hopkins version of Paul’s song. Here is another stunning difference. A big hit at Woodstock and later on an album sung very differently by C,S,N&Y here is how the composer saw the song in her mind.[youtube=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cRjQCvfcXn0]