August 27, 2010

Friday Covers

can you dig it?



Then there is this version by Mrs. Miller: You have to listen all the way to the bridge.  You will thank me.



And the original by Petula Clark:




Here is some info about Mrs. Miller. More here.

One of my favorite scenes in the movie Flight of the Intruder is when Jake Grafton and Tiger Cole sing this song in the cockpit of their A6 after bombing Hanoi. Too bad the movie sucked donkey dick in so many ways.  I have no idea why they took one of the finest books written on the Vietnam War and changed the ending.
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous8/27/2010 09:34:00 AM

    I would've liked to seen her naked, 40 years ago.


    Not now.

    Dick

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  2. Joe8/27/2010 10:24:00 AM

    I assume you mean Petula Clark, not Mrs. Miller....

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  3. TheWayfarer8/27/2010 09:07:00 PM

    I'd wager Mrs. Miller was a widow/divorced shortly after her singing career started...Just sayin'.

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  4. Jerry in Texas8/27/2010 10:05:00 PM

    You were right. Thank you!

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