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I have to say I liked Dolly Parton’s earlier version, too, but Houston’s is showier. Houston had a much larger voice while Dolly’s is both lighter and sweeter.
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My personal taste runs to lower female voices like Karen Carpenter, Carly Simon, Patsy Cline, Cher, and the incomparable Ann Murray. I can’t make up my mind which of these two I like better, so here are two very dance-able memories for the future:
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I’ve always liked this one. I heard it sung by a bass–not a high tenor, as in this recording–at a wedding and loved it, but can’t find a rendition by a lower voice I like.
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