I Say a Little Prayer -- Dionne Warwick vs Aretha Franklin (Who sang it best?)

[NurseJackie]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Say_a_Little_Prayer#Dionne_Warwick_original

Intended by lyricist Hal David to convey a woman's concern for her man who's serving in the Vietnam War[3], "I Say a Little Prayer" was recorded by Dionne Warwick in a 9 April 1966 session. Although Bacharach's recordings with Warwick typically took no more than three takes (often only taking one), Bacharach did ten takes on "I Say a Little Prayer" and still disliked the completed track, feeling it rushed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Say_a_Little_Prayer#Aretha_Franklin_version

"I Say a Little Prayer" also returned to the Pop & R&B Top Ten in the fall of 1968 via a recording by Aretha Franklin taken from her 1968 album Aretha Now. Franklin and background vocalists The Sweet Inspirations were singing the song for fun while rehearsing the songs intended for the album when the viability of their recording "I Say a Little Prayer" became apparent,[3] significantly re-invented from the format of the Dionne Warwick original via the prominence of Clayton Ivey's piano work.

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[Loki Liesmith]

1. What no Rupert Everett?

[NurseJackie]

2. That was a fun version too! I'd forgotten about that scene!

[msongs]

3. both sang it best. nt

[NurseJackie]

7. That's a great way to say it!

[Kind of Blue]

4. This video is not too good but I still love it

Dionne & Aretha

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[NurseJackie]

6. Oh, that's fantastic!!!

I had not seen that before! Thank you for finding it and sharing it!!

[luvallpeeps]

5. Love them both

Heard it Through the Grapevine is another one that is delicious any way you cook it. Of course Marvin wrote it, and his is the best version imho, but all three are completely different and really good. In Marvin's version that rattling sound always reminded me of a rattle snake slithering through a tree with it's forked tongue bringing the gossip. And I always get a kick outta CCR's version and the way John Fogerty pronounced "heard". He hoid it through the grapevine.

[JHan]

8. Love em both but i gottta respect Aretha's ability to just make a song her own.

completely. So I gotta give her the edge