The First Cut Is the Deepest is a 1967 song written and sung by Cat Stevens. It was released on his second album, New Masters, in December 1967.
It has become a hit single for four different artists: P. P. Arnold (1967), Keith Hampshire (1973), Rod Stewart (1977), and Sheryl Crow (2003), with the last two being the most widely known. Other artists doing covers include:
Bonfire, Linda Ronstadt,James Morrison, The Bluebeats, Sandra Cross, Papa Dee, Norma Fraser, The Koobas, Scott Laurent, Everything but the Girl, Love Affair, Bad Manners, Michie Mee, Dawn Penn, Sattalites, Sweet, Haddaway, HIM, Jewel, and Ace Young and Chris Daughtry.
The original by Cat
Rod Stewart
recent cover by Duffy
Posted on 03/27/2008
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I had no idea this was a Cat Stevens song. The Rod Stewart is the one I'm most familiar withn Duffy dude has one of those voices it could take some time getting used to. Nice post.
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C'mon. Duffy's the new P. P. Arnold - and I salute her! Great match of cover and (hot, new) vocalist.
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What happened to the old P. P. Arnold whose also news to me? Anyhow, Dark Horse and I don't fancy female singers much.
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Damn - you hear the Rod Stewart version and get reminded what an amazing singer he used to be. Even in - from this video - what appears to be his early LA-and-vitamin B12-shots-every-30-minutes period. And that intro....what song is that meant to be part of??? Not this one.
I'm not convinced by Duffy. Too early for the hype, too much like Amy...let's see where she develops to. If she's allowed. (And that solo would be a million times better if played by Andy Fairweather-Low. Check him on YouTube for a recent Jools Holland appearance - the guys funk picking is phenomenal.)
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Cat - top name, top man, top songwriter! Interesting voice Duffy's got, lovely. Think they need some more instruments in that line-up mind you, it's a bit sparse, Jools........