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Whose is best? Any particular reason?

Alan Jackson
Anne Murray
Bill Gaither
Dolly Parton
Doris Day
Dwight Yoakam
Elvis Presley
Glen Campbell
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jim Reeves
Joey Feek
Loretta Lynn
Mahalia Jackson
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Willie Nelson
One of the other 25
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Offline n9531l

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Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« on: December 01, 2015, 02:40:45 AM »
The list is limited to vocal performances. There are also some nice instrumental versions, particularly violin.
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Re: Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2015, 10:53:43 AM »
What are we 'sposed to do? Go listen to each one and take notes?
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Re: Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2015, 11:00:06 AM »
Quote from: ViseGrip on December 01, 2015, 10:53:43 AM
What are we 'sposed to do? Go listen to each one and take notes?
Yes, and no slacking off.
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Re: Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2015, 11:26:45 AM »
Clearly the worst poll ever.
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Re: Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2015, 11:47:43 AM »
MOTAB for sure.

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Re: Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2015, 12:47:17 PM »
Quote from: ViseGrip on December 01, 2015, 10:53:43 AM
What are we 'sposed to do? Go listen to each one and take notes?

Sure, why not? Except you may want to skip the other 25, unless you're a really big fan of Perry Como or RandyTravis or Tennessee Ernie Ford or ...

If you're still too lazy busy to check them out, you could just go by what you know of the performers. If vocal purity is your thing, you'll probably pick Doris Day or Glen Campbell or Jim Reeves. If you like hearing the way people talk in Kentucky, Loretta Lynn is the obvious choice. If you're intrigued by the idea of an a capella solo with a "vocal band" accompaniment, try the Bill Gaither version with The Mullins. If you want a nice solo by a woman who will be dying of cancer any day now, Joey Feek's the one for you. If you go for honky-tonk with plenty of live action on the keyboard, Jerry Lee Lewis is hard to beat. Or maybe you just like watching Dolly breathe.

You get the idea...
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Re: Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2015, 12:52:58 PM »
I am only 44 years old, never heard of "In the Garden"
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Re: Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2015, 02:30:18 PM »
Quote from: fsgrecofolk on December 01, 2015, 12:52:58 PM
I am only 44 years old, never heard of "In the Garden"
Never been to church?
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Re: Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2015, 10:30:05 PM »
Quote from: ctc on December 01, 2015, 02:30:18 PM
Quote from: fsgrecofolk on December 01, 2015, 12:52:58 PM
I am only 44 years old, never heard of "In the Garden"
Never been to church?

Not unless he likes wasting his time playing make believe.
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Re: Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2015, 12:01:04 AM »
No, I don't go church.
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Re: Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2015, 04:01:40 PM »
It's kind of like Innagadadavida.  Which is truncated for In the Garden of Eden. 

Who out there knew that little piece of trivia?  Now for the second piece of trivia - Who named that song? 

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Re: Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2015, 03:35:39 PM »
Quote from: buck on December 01, 2015, 11:26:45 AM
Clearly the worst poll ever.

That's when I knew this is a good poll. But a few more votes are needed to reach a statistically significant level. I'm pulling for Jerry Lee.
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Re: Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2015, 10:14:17 AM »
Best performance is Iron Butterfly's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIVe-rZBcm4
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Re: Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2015, 12:17:57 PM »
best performance was the organist on the Simpson's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSCUhqsy4Nk
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Re: Whose YouTube performance of "In the Garden" is best?
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2015, 12:39:15 PM »
Those are good, but not on the list because it's the wrong song. But you knew that.
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