need help solving an arguement

paymontana
paymontana Posts: 234
edited February 2004 in Music & Movies
Who sang the original version of the Sheryl Crow hit "The First cut is the deepest." The arguement is Rod Stewart or Brian Adams. I think they both recorded it but who was first?






CJ
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited February 2004
    Rod Stewart did the original. I believe it was back in the 70's. Not sure the exact year.

    I know Bryan Adams did a song "Cuts Like A knife", but not sure if he ever did a cover of Rod's song.


    John
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  • wlrandall
    wlrandall Posts: 440
    edited February 2004
    Doesn't appear in BA's discography, don't think he ever did it.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited February 2004
    It was actually first recorded and released by P.P. Arnold (a former Ikette) on the album The First Lady of Intemediate in 1967. It was also on an album released later that same year by Cat Stevens (who wrote the song) on New Masters. Rod Stewart released it on his 1976 album Night On The Town.

    Had Bryan Adams ever recorded the song (which he didn't) it would have been after 1980 which was the date of Bryan's debut album.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited February 2004
    Now that I've dug a little deeper, here's the history of the song:


    Song: First Cut Is the Deepest
    By P. P. Arnold
    Music and lyrics by Steven Demetre Georgiou
    On album The First Lady of Immediate (1967)

    Cat Stevens wrote the song for P. P. Arnold and released the song too a little later.

    These are all artists that have covered the song:

    The First Cut is the Deepest - Martin Simpson
    First Cut Is the Deepest - Keith Hampshire
    The First Cut Is the Deepest - Sheryl Crow
    The First Cut Is the Deepest - Rod Stewart
    The First Cut Is the Deepest - Cat Stevens
    The First Cut Is the Deepest - Haddaway
    First Cut Is the Deepest - Eddy
    The First Cut Is the Deepest - The Countdown Singers
    The First Cut Is the Deepest - Bonfire


    Seems I jumped the gun. Rod was NOT the originator of the song.

    There ya go.


    John
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  • paymontana
    paymontana Posts: 234
    edited February 2004
    It appears we were both wrong. I knew i came to the right place to get answers. Where the hell do you guys come up w/ this stuff.





    Thank you again,
    CJ
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited February 2004
    Called the internet my man!

    You can pretty much find info on most anything if you try hard enough.


    John
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