Friday, July 15, 2022

Records I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved: An Occasional Feature (Special "Great Demo Discs of the 20th Century " Edition)

From 1959, with guest sideman Neil Sedaka on piano, please enjoy Bobby Darin's transplendent original studio take on his glorious "Dream Lover."

I believe I first heard this version when it appeared on a fabulous Darin reissue CD anthology called "Aces Back to Back" in (I think) 2004, although the song remains itself best known from the 1961 hit version by Dion. In any event, it's been covered over the years by all sorts of other artists in a variety of genres and I suspect it's pretty much impossible to do a bad performance of it.

Enjoy the weekend everybody!

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  1. joeleeh7/15/2022 9:40 AM

    Bobby Darin's eventual single version sold 2 million copies, was #1 for 9 weeks and Grammy Record of the Year in 1960. Dion recorded it for his LP Runaround Sue, but I don't recall it being a single. Thanks for posting this demo
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  2. Anonymous7/15/2022 2:17 PM

    Under rated for his time could have been a "Rat Packer".
    His version of Mack the Knife stands with Morrisons , Alabama Song/Whiskey Bar - both from 3 Penny Opera.
    Regardless of your thoughts Spacey did a great job in the movie
    Sad that his life was F'd up
    rob


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