Walking in Memphis -- Mark Cohn -vs- Cher

[NurseJackie]

"Walking in Memphis" is a song composed and originally recorded by the American singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, for whom it remains his signature song. He has said the song is "100 percent autobiographical". He described it as a song about "a Jewish gospel-music-lover",[2] and as

a pretty literal transcription of a visit I made ... in 1986. I went to Graceland, I heard Al Green preach the gospel, I saw W. C. Handy's statue. But the song is about more than just a place, it's about a kind of spiritual awakening, one of those trips where you're different when you leave.[3]

With "Walking in Memphis," Cohn reached number 13 in 1991 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is the only Top 40 hit for Cohn. "Walking in Memphis" has since been remade several times, notably in 1995 by Cher (number 11 UK)...

WHICH VERSION DO YOU LIKE THE BEST?

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	Mark Cohn
	5 (83%)
	Cher
	1 (17%)
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	0 (0%)
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[Squinch]

1. Cohn's version is one of my favorite songs!

[AmandaRuth]

2. Great example of a song

So well written, just about anyone could sing it, and it would sound awesome.

[vademocrat]

3. I'd never heard Cher's version before

She did it justice & I love her voice but Marc Cohn's version gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.

[NurseJackie]

4. I love it when songs do that to me!