Like most people my age, my first exposure to this Arthur Hamilton-penned track was this rocking Joe Cocker version from "Mad Dogs And Englishmen." So you can imagine my surprise when I later discovered that the song was originally a sultry ballad that had been a top-ten hit in 1955 for Julie London. The song was originally written for Ella Fitzgerald to sing in the 1955 film … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Cry Me A River” by Joe Cocker
Cry Me A River
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Cry Me A River” by Joe Cocker
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Cry Me A River” by Joe Cocker Like most people my age, my first exposure to this Arthur Hamilton-penned track was this rocking Joe Cocker version from Mad Dogs And Englishmen. You can imagine my surprise when I later discovered that the song was originally a sultry ballad that had been a top-ten hit in 1955 for Julie London. The song was … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Cry Me A River” by Joe Cocker
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Cry Me A River” by Julie London
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Cry Me A River” by Julie London It would be hard to think of Julie London without all of the sexy cheesecake album covers, but behind all of the va-va-voom was the va-va-voice which was soft, supple and sexual. Today’s Song Of The Day was written by Arthur Hamilton specifically for Ella Fitzgerald to record. However, Ella didn’t get … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Cry Me A River” by Julie London
