I'm often impressed with Jeopardy! contestants. They usually know their stuff. It's not easy to match wits with some of these people, who must memorize complete encyclopedias to gain the knowledge and information needed to win at one of America's most popular game shows.
Tonight, though, they were disappointing. All three contestants sat on their hands during a musical category titled "Second Time Around'' which presented some easy opportunities to waylay their competition.
OK, somebody actually thought a moment before buzzing correctly on the Beach Boys covering "Barbara Ann.' And I'll forgive their ignorance for not knowing that Rod Stewart mopped up on the Isley Brothers' "This Old Heart of Mine." But how could none of the three contestants know that Phil Collins recorded "Groovy Kind of Love" after the Mindbenders, or that it was Dusty Springfield who covered "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me'' after Elvis? Dusty's 1966 version is one of the great songs of its era.
Obviously Jeopardy! contestants need to add SSS to their reading itinerary. Click above to view Dusty performing the song at Royal Albert Hall in 1979.
Dusty is my girl. Check out the songwriters on "Dusty in Memphis" - Bacharach, Webb, Randy Newman. Jeez. And Reggie Young on guitar? Holy moly!
ReplyDeleteAnd actually, Aretha Franklin originally passed on "Son of a Preacher Man," but after she heard Dusty's version she thought better of it recorded hers.