you can leave your hat on - randy newman (origional).wmv

[deurndag5]

I always liked the Jess Roden (Band) version. What has happened to him?

[alaksanduwilusa]

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[boogiebabe67]

Baby, take off your dress ..,. Yes, YES, YES. But I left my hat on ... the ultimate slow-motion, striptease-him-until-he-scream­s. And, yeah, I gave him reason to live.

[MrRastaVibrations]

Joe Cocker turned this into a big flashy wall of sound song-and-dance number. It sounds OK, but this version is how I think it should be played - it's supposed to sound like it's one man, one bottle of whiskey and one woman. He's singing it to the woman, not the stadium, and that makes this a beautiful, intimate song instead of a raspy voice shouting it to the world.

[cammiswine]

@MrRastaVibrations i agree cept randy looks liek a bit of a goober :) in the nicest possible way

[tho2ea]

This version is so much more ironic, which is totally lost in the Joe Cocker version! The way Randy sings it  is hilarious! Joe is a great singer but he can't pull off the irony intended here!

[cjs33139]

God, he sounds as boring as he does on Family Guy, and this is not some teenager. I am a 70s/80s child yet Randy's voice is annoying.  I prefer Joe's version. Randy should stick to composing.

[EmptyHighway1]

@cjs33139

[rahzel101]

@cjs33139 You know what's annoying?It's people who focus on the irrelevant,like his voice{Dylan's and Lennon's are so great},and not the writing.Keep watching American Idol and Family Guy.You're truly in Who Gives a Shit What You Say territory.

[chyvaelry]

Much better than Cats, I'd listen again and again! :)

[chinzebo]

Awwww, thanks post person!!

[zigzag5627]

really lame imagery, but a great song

[adumbberg]

Thanks citioflights. Job well done. You know what love is. Just discovered Etta James' version of this a moment ago, which is bad ass, but Randy's is still my favorite. Randy Newman's original is the most adult version of a very adult song. Cocker's version is lightweight fluff by comparison.

[ganjoulin]

It seems that the only thing Joe Cocker did with the song was replacing the piano by brass instruments....It's Newman who should be known for the song, not Cocker

[MsAppassionata]

I do love this song. Thanks Randy for writing it.