Neil Sedaka recorded the song multiple times, three of which charted. The first one did indeed have a female backing vocal, a certain Carole King, no less!
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Neil Sedaka recorded the song multiple times, three of which charted. The first one did indeed have
Yeah. I remember reading that somewhere. I also know this was a favorite with recording artists in the 50s and 60s. I'm pretty sure I even heard new recordings of it in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Yeah. I remember reading that somewhere. I also know this was a favorite with recording artists in
You're not misremembering. The two versions that topped the charts were in the 1960s (the original) and the 1970s (mellow version, released on Elton John's Rocket label). A third recording charted (barely) in the 1980s. He recorded at least two more, both in this century.
Those were just his versions, mind you.... The song was also used at the time of the AT&T breakup in the early 1980s. Numerous parodies over the years, too.
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You're not misremembering. The two versions that topped the charts were in the 1960s (the original)
For some reason, I remember a Motown group, the Shirelles I believe, also recording this song. I really loved it (whoever it was) and I believe I even bought one of their albums just because it was on the album. (That's saying something when you consider that I was always a BIG country music fan in the 60s and 70s.)
For some reason, I remember a Motown group, the Shirelles I believe, also recording this song. I re
The first two versions start exactly the same way. The difference is the 2nd version fades out before the first verse, when Neil reinvents the song from the ground-up, and it's exhilarating!
The first two versions start exactly the same way. The difference is the 2nd version fades out befor
