Who sang it better?

[DizzyDesii]

I’ve always loved this song. All versions… My fave of course is Lauryn Hill’s. She was just too smooth with it. Frankie gave a relaxing doo wop vibe but I think the Lettermans had him beat. I love the raspiness in Chance’s voice. Kelly sang it beautifully. Blake Sheltons accent had me in a chokehold. Nialls little accent was cute with the song but he was unintentionally mocking blake and sounding a bit country. Shawn sang it better #FeelFreeToList

Frankie Valli pop rock

Lauryn Hill r&b soul

Blake Shelton country

Shawn Mendes pop

Kelly Clarkson pop soul

Niall Horan indie pop

Chance the Rapper r&b rap, Gloria Gaynor disco pop, The Letterman pop soul, or The Supremes soul

Updates

2 mo

If i had to rank it for myself—
#1 Lauryn #2 Blake #3 Shawn #4 Niall
#5 The Letterman #6 Kelly #7 Chance the Rapper
#8 Frankie #9 The Supremes #10 Gloria Gaynor

Updates

2 mo

The Voices video above is pretty hilarious. Blake Shelton is tryna keep a straight face and think of his wife Gwen Stefani as he sings the song (yet is pointing in Kelly Clarksons direction). BUT when its Niall Horans turn to sing, he directs his love towards Blake and you can tell he's cringing so hard like dude stop with the gay shit 😆💀

[NathanDavis]

Frankie's version, no doubt...

this song I knew it first at that version... and it would be the kind of song that would play in the radio and my father would immediately start to sing it all over the place but always miss the lyrics, lmfao... but would still sing to my mother while she was cooking and would not stop, till she would be like "knock it off already!!"

I'd be cracking up every time, he would sign the wrong line and immediately catch up to the song. the correct one... I think he did it on purpose too, but who knows... his music collection is stupidly vast, lol

[DizzyDesii]

Aww thats really cute. I’m a 90s baby and first heard Lauryns version. I was in my carseat dancing to it and humming it

[NathanDavis]

I'd mostly listen to old music... way older, because of my parents music and the radio stations they liked, lol

[DizzyDesii]

Yea my grandparents got me into 60s pop/swing and 70s soul stuff. When im not on my early 2000s pop and r&b shit, i’m mainly on that and occasionally 90s rap rock and babymaking r&b. But i listen to all years and all genres

[NathanDavis]

I remember years ago... GTA 4 was brand new, so you had me there playing and shooting in that game, driving around with the radio on, in the game... Marvin Gaye, Isley Brothers, lmfao...

he was staring, very confused... asked me if I was really gunning down people in the game... while the Inner City Blue was playing, lmfao, and I said yeah... " am I really hearing this?"

he just shook his head, and went on his way around the house, lol

[DizzyDesii]

Lmao one song i love running people over to on GTA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kBWS3BJSNtQ

[NathanDavis]

this one was mine...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y5UgdT_1CA

[DizzyDesii]

Lol that Today was a Good Day beat

[NathanDavis]

that the one... lol

[LiamJHayden]

Wow, that song has been covered a lot. Jerry Vale's and Englebert Humperdink's versions are decent, as well. Of these, The Lettermen's version is kind of boring. I love the Supremes, but their version is "meh." Lauren's is cool and different and I love her voice. But The Four Seasons were one of my mom's favorites, so I have to go with that.

[DizzyDesii]

I haven't heard Vales and Humperdinks but i’ll check it. And wow I don't know how you found the Lettermen boring. It was a beautiful serenade that gave me Temptations vibes. Yea the Supremes was pretty bad (see my ranking in the update)

[legalboxers]

@LiamJHayden Im surprised someone your age knows about Englebert Humperdink

[DizzyDesii]

@legalboxers a lot of us youngsters know old music. Just depends on who we grew up around. My grandparents got me on 60s+. My mom got me on 80s+. I even listed to some 40s/50s/swing

[legalboxers]

@DizzyDesii I ask "youngsters" by me they look at me funny... but your right...

[Rosexøxø]

Frankieee

didn’t even have to listen to them just read and looked for him but luckily he was in the top 😆.

I think I’ve heard frank sinatra sing it too? And I like his version as well, and I also liked when heath ledger had his autotune possibly (I don't know) when he sang it in the film: 10 things I hate about you. Loved his performance in that!

[DizzyDesii]

So biased? You couldnt even give the others a try

[Rosexøxø]

Most of the time, I won’t hear remakes of songs unless I hear them on the radio in some public place or someone I know decided to listen to it, and then it sounds well done, otherwise I just don’t go around when I already found a good thing. 😆

For me, nothing beats the original. I’m also a romantic bug so I really dig the classic styles from his time. I swoon for Frankie 😝😋

[Rosexøxø]

Biased? More like loyal lol and of course a bit sentimental. Nothing wrong with appreciating the original films and songs done by true artists.

It’s like loving a song remake for one of Whitney or Michael Jackson’s songs. Or even Celine Dion. Nothing can really compare to their lyric and tune delivery, their style and tone. They’re unique for their times and the time also played part on the instrumentals and all. If I heard any of those artists sing one of their own songs and I liked it then I’d be a fan, but something about remakes just irks me lol

Like the lion king original is just so good 😁

[RavVid]

It always turns out I like the first version I heard and liked, best of all. Even if it was in the super market.

What did happen to love songs? Did feminism kill them off as politically incorrect?

Lauryn's voice makes it seem possible she is in aisle 2 :).

[DizzyDesii]

I still hear lots of love songs

[RavVid]

New ones though is what I was thinking. Olivia Newton John couldn't sing 'I need a man' now without being cancelled. She could sing 'You better shape up'.

[DizzyDesii]

Lmao 😆

[Joshydavid25]

Gotta give it to Shawn Mendes for this one.. I really liked his version because it sounded different from the others.. Especially the sudden burst of the guitar and drums at the chorus.. The rest were okay..

[DizzyDesii]

Yeah he killed it

[Dargil]

Gloria Gaynor's "I will survive" is the best disco song. Much of the rest is techno or funk.

Jack Bruce of Cream is the best singer songwriter (collaborating with Peter Brown) ever in Rock and few here have ever heard or heard of him. White Room. Sunshine Of Your Love.

[DizzyDesii]

That was not the question lmao

[Dargil]

But it was mine. lmao.

[Dongie]

And you're from Germany right?

[Wiredone]

I think Frankie sang it best. In my opinion I think the original everything is better

[DizzyDesii]

Yea this is one time i can't agree. he's not even top 5 for me

[Wiredone]

I think any time they try to remake things, they ruin it. Take the movie " grease" for example, they did a remake of it and it sucked. They should stop trying to reinvent the wheel.

[DizzyDesii]

They definitely ruined Grease with part 2. But did you even check the other versions of the song above? They did good. THe lettermen eveb sang it more smoothly

[Wiredone]

Yes I did listen to them all. I still liked Frankie's version.

[DizzyDesii]

HOWEVER, no one screams it like Frankie. Thats what i like about his version. Like yes yell at me!!

[Wiredone]

I'm not saying the others were bad. I'm just saying I like the original better

[Wiredone]

Isn't that what all the groups these days do. THEY JUST SCREAM ALL THE LYRICS INSTEAD OF SINGING

[DizzyDesii]

I meant a good kinda screaming

[Dongie]

That's usually the case.

[exitseven]

I saw the Lettermen do this live in 2008. They were awesome even though only one original member is in the group. I will go with that

[DizzyDesii]

They sang it incredibly. Today was my first time hearing their version

[exitseven]

I think the original came out in the 70s These guys could really sing

[DizzyDesii]

Yea they sang it better than Frankie in my opinion

[RHK36]

I love this song. Prefer the first two. I can't pick between the two.

[DizzyDesii]

Aww okay

[loveslongnails]

OTHER) Here are my two favorite versions: Walk Off The Earth and Hate Honey

https://www.youtube.com/embed/wqg_rb59WYEhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/SOudpKinKB4

[DizzyDesii]

The first guy in Walk Off Earth is singing too robotic and monotone for me. But the girl really helped the song out. She def sang it Lauryn Hills way. Hate Honey is ruining the song more than Gloria Gaynor lmao

[loveslongnails]

That's what makes horse races, dear; different opinions. :) I think Lauryn Hill's version is too much of a mash up. I like these versions BECAUSE it turns the song on its head.

On the other hand, to me this is a somewhat campy, cheesy kind of love song that should be done with a certain amount of "schlock", if you know what I mean. Think Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Sinatra, et. al.

[Abdulwahh]

I liks rock and rnb however i liked blakes voice for this song.

[DizzyDesii]

can't stand blake but damn his accent did the song justice

[Dongie]

I Luuuve this song. It's funky.

[Dongie]

I like Frank.
I liked that movie 'Conspiracy Theory ' with Mel.

[Titanic1912]

You should’ve typed #songversions like I did for a lot of questions.

[DizzyDesii]

That would be stealing your thing. I wouldn't dare

[DreamLife7]

Lauren, Kelly and chance. Adds more bop to it

[DizzyDesii]

Yea i like that chance was tryna sing it like Lauryn

[appleadayisgood]

was missing your questions. to be honest i dont not care for how anyone sang it

[Raaj4you]

Video song no. 3 & 4 sounds good.

[legalboxers]

the OG

[DizzyDesii]

I see

[legalboxers]

@DizzyDesii sorry. Fugees was good.. but Im old school