Judy Garland reigns! Her technique is flawless, unlike most of her rivals. There's no contest when it comes to singing this classic. If I just think of her voice singing this song, I tear up.Īudrey Hunt from Pahrump NV on April 03, 2019: Though I have always loved Judy Garland, spent hours listening to her Live at Carnegie Hall when I was young, I have to vote for Eva. Have a wonderful weekend.ĭolores - How lucky you are to have had that experience! Thank you for sharing both that and your opinion.ĭolores Monet from East Coast, United States on April 04, 2019:
I love hearing everyone's different perspectives on who they enjoy the most. I'm going to explore more of his songs.įlourishAnyway (author) from USA on April 04, 2019:Īudrey, particularly coming from you that means a whole bunch. Thank you for introducing me to him, Flourish. I've never heard the singer in the second video before. Linda Crampton from British Columbia, Canada on April 04, 2019: Linda - He had such a beautiful voice and did much to promote the sounds of native Hawaiians. Great job!įlourishAnyway (author) from USA on April 05, 2019: Thank you Flourish for a wonderful time in listening to this beautiful song and introducing me to this new singer I had never heard of but who I will have to hear more from. But I was just amazed at the incredible voice of Eva Cassidy and her beautiful interpretation. I've always loved the way that Judy Garland sang this song and because little Toto was in that scene with her, and she was so mesmerizing as the girl from Kansas in one of the greatest films ever, I would have to say that she gets my vote as the best when it comes to this song. It's tragic that she died not knowing how famous her song version would become.
I look forward to "playing along" with other songs.įlourishAnyway (author) from USA on October 30, 2019:
So, while I liked Cliff Richard's rendition, it was a cover of a cover. įor best personal interpretation, while I prefer the rock sound, I have to give credit where credit is due. I'm including the link to Thorpe's rendition for those who want to listen. I try to allow an "Other" option for the contender vote and encourage comments in the Comments Section so that readers can surface other versions they like. In all of this, I guess Billy Thorpe just didn't come up for this song. Also, I try to represent multiple genres (rock, country, pop, and sometimes even metal artists), and sometimes I'll include an especially surprising version, either good or bad. Thus, I try to select some of the most popular versions and a few by popular artists that didn't seem to garner a lot of attention. Indeed, there are sometimes hundreds of artists who have recorded a song. There is no scientific process for selecting contenders.
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Question: How are contender songs selected? I was wondering why this famous Australian rock star, Billy Thorpe (now deceased) did not make the list?Īnswer: "Who Sang It Best?" is a series, and for each song I present the original song plus 14 who also recorded the song (I call these artists "contenders").
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