Vikki Carr Sings "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
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Album:Johnny Cash Show
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One of the surprises of Vikki Carr's "Nashville By Carr" album is her performance of Kris Kristofferson's song "Sunday Morning Coming Down." This would seem like a situation that would have numerous roadblocks for a singer to identify with. Firstly, it's obvious male viewpoint was considered too risque for it's time (1969) for a woman to sing and the biggest obstacle is that the song is in one contuous line up to the end. If there was a break for a retake, it couldn't be done because then the whole performance would fall apart. These two sets of circumstances were the challenge Vikki Carr took on, making a statement that identified with the deep, rich sentiments expressed in this song about a life that has tragically spun totally out of control with reminders coming from childhood memories of Sunday dinner, going to church on Sundays and playing with friends in a long lost child's play. This, then, is the bitterness that Carr responds to so beautifully in this 1970 performance on the Johnny Cash Show, recorded on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium where Ms. Carr would perform for a few times.
Comments (4)
...My god! I wouldn't have believed it....but it works! This track ain't bad!!
DMDM,
Glad to hear you liked this one! Would you believe that nearly every track on her "Nashville" album is just as great as this one? I can still remember Vikki Carr singing this both on the Johnny Cash Show and on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. On the Carson program, Carr was really pleased with the results and mentioned that Julian Lee, a blind jazz composer and arranger, did a superb job. Not only that but she also had a fellow named Fogelsang who would later be Garth Brooks' record producer. Carr was so highly regarded at that time that she was invited to sing at the Grand Ole Opry when it was being held at the Ryman Auditorium. I believe she still wants to do some country music. We'll see if that happens. Everybody cross their fingers and toes!
Yours truly,
musikfriend
When I first heard Vikki singin' this song I almost had a heart attack!
...beer I had for breakfast....had one more for dessert.....wishin' Lord that I was stoned...
But I grew to love it pretty quick. If there's one female that can do this song right, it's Vikki!
Thanks for posting!
Dear Txboots!
thanks for the rave! This has been my favorite performance ever since I first viewed it for the for the first time those many moons ago! Vikki Carr knows how to take a song and make it shine like as if it were newly minted. I am surprised she never won a Grammy for this performance on record! Anyways, I am glad to hear from you and loved your comment about this song!
Yours truly,
musikfriend