Marty Robbins Sings 'I Did What I Did For Maria.'

Tony Christie did the original of this English song (and very good it is too) but it was nice to hear a Marty Robbins type song actually recorded by Marty himself. He once said that people were always pitching him Marty Robbins type songs, but he didn't need them as he could write them himself. He must have liked this song very much indeed to make it an exception.

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[tarquin45]

TC was an excellent singer who was very Tom Jones like. His biggest hit was 'Is This The Way To Amarillo' which sold even more the second time around. Other notable hits were 'Avenues And Alleyways' from a Tony Curtis/Roger Moore TV series and 'I Did What I Did For Maria.'

I think personally that TC's version tops Marty's because it is much more familiar being the original version.

[vilmad007]

Although this song belongs to Tony Christie, Marty Robbins does a great job with this, in fact Marty can sing the phonebook and we'd all buy it.

[CptSato]

I have never listened to this song before.

However, I feels also it's very wonderful Marty's type song too,. Thank you and appreciates the posting which has a value.

[grannydyess]

the greatest western singer ever and my all time favorite. thanks for all the postings of marty's music

[delora33]

Because Marty was raised in Arizona, near the Mexican boarder, and this song has that "Mexican flavor" I would have thought it was his song. I don't know who Tony Christie is (I intend to find out now) but I know he has good taste and I'm glad Marty paid him the compliment of singing his song. Did TC do anymore songs like this?

[JUGGERNAUTASSASIN123]

i think tom Jone's song i did what i did for maria

[aboctok]

@xxcutedancerxx1  nope.. marty rules

[SPOOKSTR]

Marty Robbins, man what a great singer.

[alexander54914]

I love voices.Marty robbins truley had this,not like 2-days music which is nothing but sex and a quick way 2 make money.Other favorites r lou gramm and pearl jam.The one thing that i loved about marty robbins is that he is always smiling.That he never took anything 4 granted and 2 enjoy your life,because it comes and goes by so quickly.

[xxcutedancerxx1]

ah tony christie is sooooooooooooo much better den this one

[ENACODNOM]

Funny thing to find an American country singer digging into British Pop for a country song! Problem is, we have here another EL PASO ideological clone (one too many!) while Tony Christie's original is much more appealing, in spite of the fact that Christie himself was himself a kind of clone... of Tom Jones!!!