Peggy Seeger - First time ever I saw your face

Peggy Seeger

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• Peggy
• Seger
• Ewan
• MacColl

[thegorn68]

The Flack version is the definitive one for me because I was born in '68 and grew up with that one. It is so cool to hear the original version of how it was written to be sung. If I recall, Ewan also wrote Dirty Old Town which has also been recorded by a plethora of artisits, the most famous perhaps being The Pogues' version.

[banjostead]

@thegorn68

Yes. And in my opinion the Pogues version of 'Dirty old Town' is the worst version. Of course I've not heard them all, but there can't be any worse versions surely?

[massdrewski]

@thegorn68

I went to a small farmers market where there was a band playing. this old old man(80-90's got up and starting singing this song to his wife in her wheelchair. now that is the definitive one. 

[hawthorn59]

Cant understand how anyone could hate Peggy's version. Its not a competition between her and Roberta Flack. Both are stunning versions. Peggy's has an earthiness and raw edge to it that grips you as much as Robertas spiritual version.

[lisadotdash]

It's hard to imagine this song being sung over Clint Eastwood and the female actress in "Play Misty for Me." But it is an interesting first version. She sounds like a nun singing to Jesus, really. Her voice is absolutely breathtaking and the feeling is there, but I just think Roberta took it and owns it now.

[nasugbubatangas]

There are three versions of this song that I like... (In order)

1. Roberta Flack

2. Leona Lewis

3. Celine Dion

But this one is beautiful too. It gives me a feeling like I´m in a farm, and the person whom I love the most sing to me. Very rustic. Actually, very Celtic...

[erinpilla]

@creativeimagepr Who are you to say that God knows she's horrible?

[erinpilla]

To be honest I prefer this version than Roberta Flack's version. Yes Roberta's version is like jazzy, smooth and vocally gymnastic but what I liked about this version is that it's really candid and more romantic in a juvenile way. Flack I think gave the song a mature voice. Both versions are superb so no losers here :D

[unclebobunclebob]

@banjostead I couldn't disagree more. They capture the roughness as described in the lyric almost perfectly.

[arthurcat2]

Breathtaking

[hektorpike]

@banjostead The Gene version is one of my favs. Well worth checking out!

[19pointer19]

@lloujohnson it was a original love song of Ewan McColl for his Wife Peggy Seeger 1957

[19pointer19]

first recording by The Kingston Trio on the LP New Frontier november 1962, but Song of the year 1972 by Roberta Flack (see the movie "play Misty for me" Clint Eastwood 1971)

[afamreport]

Roberta Flack's is the ultimate version of this song...