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Saturday, 20 January 2018

Covered By Cash -The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face


A resounding victory for Hank Williams last week with I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.
So whereas Johnny looked like he was cruising to an easy victory the last couple of weeks have seen him being pegged back and it is now Cash 7 The Rest 5.
If it goes to the wire I'll hopefully have just about enough material for 19 songs (or more if you count draws)
Happy to receive any contributions Ernie Goggins and Ramone666 have already kindly obliged.

Now I know that Ewan MacColl wrote The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face but today you are getting Roberta Flack because a) I don't have Ewan's version to hand and b) Roberta  owns it..
Probably a trickier proposition than last week
I'm going for Roberta but only just. It's a real tough one.I suspect that Johnny would have beat Euan pretty convincingly.

Others, of course, may choose to disagree and I suspect that some of you will


Johnny Cash - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
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16 comments:

  1. George20 January 2018 at 08:39

    Roberta Flack

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  2. Alyson20 January 2018 at 09:09

    No contest for me this week - Roberta. One of my favourite songs and one I wrote about last year around this time after watching Play Misty For Me. Another version in this post (hope you don't mind me sharing the link) was one that would not have fared as well up against Johnny!

    https://jukeboxtimemachine.com/2017/01/09/roberta-flack-clint-eastwood-and-the-first-time-ever-i-saw-your-face/

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  3. Unknown20 January 2018 at 09:47

    Roberta Flack

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  4. The Swede20 January 2018 at 10:11

    I agree with your assessment CC. Cash would've beaten Ewan's original, but Roberta wins this tie. Johnny's is a very nice version nevertheless.

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  5. Ramone66620 January 2018 at 12:15

    I pass this time as I don't particularly dig either of 'em.

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    1. TheRobster20 January 2018 at 23:22

      I'm with you. Not a song I ever cared for, whoever sang it.

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  6. Ernie Goggins20 January 2018 at 12:20

    Roberta, but it was closer than I thought it would be

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  7. Charity Chic20 January 2018 at 13:09

    Mrs CC goes against the flow and casts her vote for Johnny

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  8. George20 January 2018 at 14:22

    Can Shaggy vote for Roberta Flack?

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  9. Rol20 January 2018 at 15:19

    Johnny's version is epic. Excellent phrasing. But once you've heard Flack, there's no going back.

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  10. C20 January 2018 at 16:52

    Roberta. This song and this singer are inseparable to my ears.

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  11. Brian21 January 2018 at 08:05

    Like both versions, but this song is Roberta’s.

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  12. Walter21 January 2018 at 08:45

    It's Roberta for me as well.

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