C IS FOR CRY

For each letter of the A to Z, I'm going to give you a KEYWORD. You post in the comments a song with that word in the title. I will give you one to start (along with a video). If you like, you can go to YouTube and embed your video in the comments, so that readers can also listen to your song. No repeats and only post one song so that everyone can participate. If you're just brimming with songs, come back in a few days and lay it on me! If you want to see who else is participating in the A to Z click here.

 You guys did great with yesterday's word: Blue. Here are the songs you thought of with Blue in the title:

D.G. Hudson: Once in a Blue Moon by Van Morrison

CW: Blue Guitar by John Lodge and Justin Hayward

Alex J. Cavanaugh: Blue Monday by Orgy

Andrea: Blue Moon by The Marcels

Holli: Behind Blue Eyes Limp Bizkit and Blue Christmas by Elvis

Stephen T. McCarthy: Big Car Blues by Lightnin' Hopkins

and Blue Sunday by The Doors

triggering me to post Babysitting Blues from the movie Adventures in Babysitting

Diane Wolfe: Midnight Blue by ELO

Debbie the Doglady: Mamy Blue by Los Pop Tops

Birgit: Blue Skies by lots of artists!

ABFTS: Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65 and a promise of horrible 90s songs for future letters

Guilie: Behind Blue Eyes by The Who

John Holton: Blue on Blue, Bluer Than Blue, and My Blue Heaven

Marcy: Kind of Blue by Miles Davis

Blue Grumpster: Moody Blue by Elvis

Rosey: Am I Blue by George Strait, Forever in Blue Jeans, Babe by Neil Diamond

and Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On by Mel McDaniel

Jeffrey: Blue Bayou by Linda Rondstadt

Dixie: Love Is Blue by Paul Mauriot

Mike Spain: Blue Train by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant

Pinku-Sensei: Blue Monday by Orkestra Obselete

If you posted a Blue song and don't see it here, it came in after I called it a night. If you can think of more Angel or Blue songs and WANT to post them now, feel free to go back a post (or two) and add them:)

It's a new day and a new letter!

What is the KEYWORD?

You can use variations. In this case, cries, cried, and crying are also acceptable.

I present to you...Can't Cry Anymore by Sheryl Crow.
 



You can comment with a song using blue or blues or embed the video. Thanks for playing along!


Special thanks to Arlee Bird and the A to Z team who make this possible!

Arlee Bird @ Tossing it Out
Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh
Jeremy Hawkins @ Hollywood Nuts
Damyanti Biswas @ Daily Write
Heather M. Gardner @ The Waiting is the Hardest Part
Author AJ Lauer
Pam Brown Margolis @ An Unconventional Librarian
Zalka Csenge Virág @ The Multicolored Diary
Joy Campbell @ The Character Depot
John Holton @The Sound of One Hand Typing

BATTLE OF THE BANDS V

I know that I am late posting today.  It is the 1st of the month and the time for another Battle of The Bands match-up.  We finished the final leg of our travels today, so this is my first opportunity to get this post up.  Apologies...everyone!


I did take a moment before deciding (definitively) about my bout to check out what was going on over at other blogs participating in this music fest.  Far Away Series,  FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS,  and DiscConnected are all hosting triple plays.  Tossing It Out has two songs up for your consideration.  Alex J. Cavanaugh is not participating this round.  So, now you know who to visit in order to complete your tour of the Battle of The Bands!

 I checked over my list of possible contenders and found one with multiple recordings.  Since most of the other bouts are engaging in a triple this round, I changed my mind and opted to go with this song.  There are actually five very different recordings (at least) of this song, so it wasn't easy narrowing it down.  ::understatement::

The song for this week is The First Cut Is The Deepest.  It was written by Cat Stevens and first topped out on the charts when P.P. Arnold recorded it.  That was back in May of 1967.  That version was reintroduced to the public in the movie Seven Psychopaths.  Cat Stevens recorded his own version later that year on his album Master Cuts, which came out in December of 1967.  However, he never released it as a single.  In 1973, a Canadian by the name of Keith Hampshire recorded it causing it to once again hit the Billboard charts.  However, for many younger people the song was "unknown" until Rod Stewart recorded it in 1977.  It rocketed once more to the top of the charts in 2003 when Sheryl Crow released it.

The first three versions of the song (Arnold, Stevens, and Hampshire) all sang the chorus like this:

"The first cut is the deepest, Baby I know —
The first cut is the deepest
'Cause when it comes to being lucky, she's cursed
When it comes to lovin' me, she's worse
But when it comes to being loved, she's first
That's how I know
The first cut is the deepest."

The Stewart and Crow versions both omitted the last three lines, lending an entirely different sentiment to the song.

Here is the original by P.P. Arnold:


Here is Keith Hampshire's version:


Here is Sheryl Crow's version:


Now, I know that there might be a die-hard Rod Stewart fan of this song. If so, you can still vote for him. Here is the link to hear his version. I am not embedding it, but you can still vote for it if it is your favorite!

To vote, just comment on which version you think is best and why.  The results will be posted in one week, so you have seven days to decide!