I was watching an old episode of Friends where the cafe where Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) works hires a musician to perform, which upsets Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow). Anyway, the musician (who I think is the lead singer of The Pretenders) ends up playing this song:
Now, I know this song, for some reason, but I have no idea who sings it or what it’s called. So I googled some of the lyrics I could make out from the singer (circumstances didn’t allow me to use that cool little Siri trick). So I found out the song is called “Angel of the Morning” and was written by Chip Taylor. The problem, I have absolutely no idea who was the original performer. I mean, apparently it was a hit single for, but not limiting to, Merrilee Rush, Juice Newton, Nina Simone, P.P. Arnold, Olivia Newton-John, The Pretenders, Dusty Springfield, Mary Mason, Melba Montgomery, Billie Davis, and like a bagillion others.
Juice Newton:
P.P. Arnold:
Merrilee Rush:
The Pretenders:
Olivia Newton-John:
I was going to embed more versions, but I think you get the idea: this is a popular song that everyone apparently needed to sing… I do have to say I think my favorite is Juice Newton’s version and I think it’s hers that I’m remembering. She just hits the powerful chorus the best, in my opinion.
