Original v. Cover: I Got A Woman

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We all know who Ray Charles is...Whether it's from the Pepsi commercials, or the movie portraying his life, with Jamie Foxx in the lead role. For the movie, Jamie did all the vocals, and got a lot of recognition for his talent, and it spawned is music career.

The Original:

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The Cover:

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That's the best version I could find, but you get the gist of it.

I think Jamie did a great job covering a classic song, but I can't say that anyone did it better than Ray. His voice is what gave that song life, and you can feel his energy.

 

[X]

Jamie Foxx is actually a very good singer, and his real breakthrough was his performance in Ray, both as an actor and as a singer. He's certainly very, very talented, but again, no matter how well of a cover he does, you simply can't perform a Ray Charles song any better than he could. And this is the case here again, especially with one of Ray's most well known songs, I Got A Woman. Great song, good cover, but Ray Charles easily gets the nod here.