Ah, didn't even see! TBF, I'm aware of at least a half dozen renditions.
― Fun-Loving and Furry-Curious! (Old Lunch), Monday, 1 June 2020 15:51 (three years ago) link
whoa that is a great record!
― visiting, Monday, 1 June 2020 15:52 (three years ago) link
I do think the best melodrama is found in girl-group.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nCMfoefQBY
― clemenza, Monday, 1 June 2020 15:53 (three years ago) link
xxp Yeah, had the original in mind, but a song is a song... glad we’re reaching consensus on SOMETHING around here
― Charging for Brewskis™ (morrisp), Monday, 1 June 2020 15:55 (three years ago) link
Just had a flashback to this exemplar of early video meme culture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysUjYAi0WcQ
― pomenitul, Monday, 1 June 2020 15:55 (three years ago) link
Whyte Boots - “Nightmare”
The sirens in the last verse really get me.
https://youtu.be/78_6pE-r0g0
― JoeStork, Monday, 1 June 2020 16:01 (three years ago) link
Have we not had any Kate Bush yet?
― kinder, Monday, 1 June 2020 16:45 (three years ago) link
The ending of "He Stopped Loving Her Today" feels hyper-melodramatic given the relative reserve of the first half
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Monday, 1 June 2020 18:27 (three years ago) link
I was thinking "Frankie Teardrop", but it might be the most anti-melodramatic.
― punning display, Monday, 1 June 2020 18:38 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h27rFCiL96Y
― Fun-Loving and Furry-Curious! (Old Lunch), Monday, 1 June 2020 19:01 (three years ago) link
(xp) Also the most anti-pop.
― Is Lou Reed a Good Singer? (Tom D.), Monday, 1 June 2020 19:04 (three years ago) link
SEASONS IN THE SUN
― flappy bird, Monday, 1 June 2020 19:15 (three years ago) link
The Walker Brothers - My Ship Is Coming In. Especially Scott's vocal towards the end.
― kitchen person, Monday, 1 June 2020 19:21 (three years ago) link
Scott's cover of Jackie could also be a contender here.
― kitchen person, Monday, 1 June 2020 19:22 (three years ago) link
'My Ship Is Coming In' is a good call even when there's quite a lot of SW to choose from!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 1 June 2020 19:37 (three years ago) link
"He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)" by The Crystals popped into my head
― (so serious) (DJP), Monday, 1 June 2020 20:10 (three years ago) link
A couple of similar late 60s standards translated from French into English:
"If You Go Away" (covered by SW, etc.)"It Must Be Him" (Vicki Carr)
― punning display, Monday, 1 June 2020 20:13 (three years ago) link