Well, Ray Charles pulls his classic performance trick on this one, splitting the verses between himself and one of the Raelettes' girls to create a pretty vivid argument between the two.
This really changes the song, from a slow development of the idea that the lovers have separated, to a very fast, upbeat version, which makes the whole thing a lot more dramatic, but actually detracts from the sense of sadness and despair present in the original.
I love the way Ray sings the first verse and chorus, but after that I can't help but think of this version as a bit of a marketing ploy.
Well, Ray Charles pulls his classic performance trick on this one, splitting the verses between himself and one of the Raelettes' girls to create a pretty vivid argument between the two. This really changes the song, from a slow development of the idea that the lovers have separated, to a very fast, upbeat version, which makes the whole thing a lot more dramatic, but actually detracts from the sense of sadness and despair present in the original.
I love the way Ray sings the first verse and chorus, but after that I can't help but think of this version as a bit of a marketing ploy.
Still, it rocks along pretty easily.