Saturday, July 20, 2013

Need You Now - Adele & Darius Rucker

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD-o_7iuOrM]


There are parts of this I don't like nearly as well as the original cut by Lady Antebellum, but one part sticks out to me. The slide guitar taking the lead in place of the steel is slightly more haunting. I think it fits the song better and gives it a little more of an edge. Also, the drum groove at the beginning sets things in motion a little differently. On the other hand, I think the vocals from Lady A fit the song a lot better.


Band members Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood wrote the song with songwriter Josh Kear, winning several awards, including the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. It hit home with listeners of pop music as well as country. The song spent five weeks at #1 on the country charts and climbed all the way to #2 on the Hot 100.

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