Tuesday, April 1, 2025

The Fool On the Hill - Bobbie Gentry

The Fool On the Hill - Bobbie Gentry
3:49
Local Gentry, 1968
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

My first impression is this is not on the whole a successful cover.  At times, Gentry's voice seems over-taxed and rough, and the production overall is a thin tinny sound, with off-beat and distracting instrumentation (is that a mouth harp making that quacking sound?).  Luckily, it's such a great song that even this occasionally desultory performance still has something to offer.  

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