I think this is the best version of this song. Decide for yourself :) The pictures have nothing to do with the song either. Not sure if i can put this on here but what the hell.. Hope you enjoy the song...
This, in my opinion, is the absolute pinicle that song could possibly attain. Nobody, single or duo could possibly sing this song with the same "gusto" and intent and truthfulness that McDonald and Baldry
this song was huge in australia,number #2 in 1980.i remember it so well,and always loved it.i was 8 when it came out,and it got stacks of airplay here.this was a much bigger hit in oz than the original,and this is the version many of us aussies remember. i love to crank this up .its brilliant !
Best version I've ever played on radio in my 38 years in the business. I miss John Baldry. He is the person, about whom, Elton John wrote the song "Someone saved my life tonight", after John Baldry talked Elton out of marrying a woman in the early 1970's, knowing Elton to be gay.
Hey just a mention, would Rod Stewart be the singer he is today, without this man, John Baldry? I had the great pleasure of seeing Rod at “Klooks Kleek” as a guest of the “The Steam Packet” At The Railway Hotel, West Hampstead, Next door to the Decca Studios. I will never forget it, Oh What A Night. Long John had just the most amazing Soul Voice. The venue was at the time, the hottest ticket in London.
I first saw these 2 in 1979, playing at the Misty Moon in Halifax, N.S. This song stayed with me all this time, never being replaced by the others who TRIED to sing it this way. I see and hear them in the Moon that night when I close my eyes and crank this up. My neighbours 3 stories up hear and FEEL my music when I play these Classic R&B Tunes...hehehe...I'm 52 and FUCKING DEAF!!! lol
This is amazing I think it equals the fabulous Righteous bros they are both great!! I have always loved this version Kathi Mcdonald has an amazing voice!!
I saw Long John Baldry and Kathi Macdonald in Halifax Nova Scotia in a a bar in the early eighties it was a great show!!! never forgot it, sorry to see they are both gone now, great singers glad I got to see them live and close up!!
Most of the time original versions are best. But this arrangement & vocal chemistry is spellbinding. Kathi McDonald--wow. Never met her (some of my lucky relatives have worked with her). If I had a nut -instead of being one- I'd give at least one to have an ounce of her gift. Her voice repeatedly soars like angel overhead & then tumbles back to earth with grace & grit & yet never upstages Baldry's rich vocal but instead envelopes it with a magical, musical, feminine mist. Sigh. :)
What a fine song! Know it from the Walker Brothers, but this one tops it, which is remarkable, cause i like that other version very much. Anyway, Thanks for another fine musical moment Long John!!!
RIP both Long John Baldry and Kathi McDonald. Great singers lost to the world. If anyone has the video of this song, please post it on RU-vid. Such a performance !!
@jacquesjunk have always loved this one and it is certainly the very best version of this song. I used to have video tape but lost it some years ago. Just brilliant.
For me, definitely the best version of this song. The contrast in their voices works beautifully and the song makes more sense in this duet version! I listened to this non stop when I first bought it in 1980.
Most of the time original versions are best. But this arrangement & vocal chemistry is spellbinding. Kathi McDonald--wow. Never met her (some of my lucky relatives have worked with her). If I had a nut -instead of being one- I'd give at least one to have an ounce of her gift. Her voice repeatedly soars like angel overhead & then tumbles back to earth with grace & grit & yet never upstages Baldry's rich vocal but instead envelopes it with a magical, musical, feminine mist. Sigh.
There actually is a official video and a live in concert version..seem lost though...the live version is here on you tube, not the original video though
random question, but is this the version that appeared in the last season of the British TV series Butterflies? been looking for that version for ages, sounds live Elvis, but it isn't.
Definitely the best version. I had the privilege of seeing him perform this live in the late 70's when he opened for the Beach Boys at the Granstand in Toronto. I had no idea he wasn't the first to perform it. No matter. He owns it now......
Just rediscovered this album after many years and just love it. I think this is the BEST version of this song also, I daresay the best duet I've heard.
