This was my favourite song back in the day I was 21. Beautiful PP Arnold. Now that's a voice.

I dont understand how this isn't the number 1 search result. It's by far the best version.

@raystewart6524

2 жыл бұрын

PP Arnold toured the UK in the 60s as an Ikette..with Ike and Tina Turner... Stayed in the UK..did lots of session/backing vocals.. This is THE definitive version...certainly my favourite..

@philipberube2915

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know this version existed until watching a vin diesel video.

@noahtortelli6453

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree, the first one should be the original 🤷🏻‍♂️

@alinemuller2597

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more

@maxwellgrimes3704

2 жыл бұрын

Rod and Cat are better imo.

Still the best version of this song. just brilliant.

@user-vc7te4sr6x

7 жыл бұрын

Yes this one .. my preference

@auchwaswisser

6 жыл бұрын

Als other ones are to low for that lyrics

@warrendew2315

5 жыл бұрын

My favourite

@pato2200

5 жыл бұрын

great version but others are good too like Rod Stewart but my favourite is Sheryl crow's

@MichaelD8393

5 жыл бұрын

I'm partial to Cat Stevens' version (that was the first version I ever heard) but this version... ooo chills! Just *chills!*

The best version....by far. The arrangement is quite wonderful and the vulnerability in her voice takes the song to another level

@simonjones7727

10 ай бұрын

It is certainly my favourite version

@Baskerville22

10 ай бұрын

Her voice is weak and tends to shouting. Nevertheless, I think she does a good job of butchering the song.

@simonjones7727

10 ай бұрын

@@Baskerville22 Just have to respectfully disagree, her phrasing is beautiful. Neil Armstrong took P.P Arnold's version of "Angel of the Morning" with him on Apollo 11. He loved her voice, and I do too.

@Stephen.C.

9 ай бұрын

@@simonjones7727 Much as I want to believe this, Bettye Swann is credited with that accolade.

@simonjones7727

9 ай бұрын

@@Stephen.C. Well, that's it. Neil Armstrong is finished as far as I am concerned!

I first heard this song in 1967 when I was 16. It blew me away. I actually saw her sing it live about 6 years ago, 50 years later, at the Cliffs Pavilion. Her voice is as brilliant now as it was then.

@thomasfisher5742

11 ай бұрын

written and recorded in late 1966 (sic) by CAT STEVENS

@carol02081

11 ай бұрын

She is the best by far. ❤

@simonjones7727

10 ай бұрын

You are so lucky to have caught her there. I heard Dionne Warwick at the Cliffs last year. Just magical!

I loved this girl so much... her amazing voice and her lovely face make it ridiculous that she wasn't universally recognised as a major star.

@bethh.9647

Жыл бұрын

Immediate Records crashed and burned its artists. A few recovered and moved on, most didn't and she was one of the singers who couldn't seem to connect with good management.

@jodyjackson5475

Жыл бұрын

I think it was the unfortunate first name 🤷🏻‍♀️

Holy Cow!! Phenomenal… absolutely stunning!

A living legend. One of the best songs of all time. From an era when life was good

@christergudmundsson7465

Жыл бұрын

Agree with you! Also listen to the author of this song, good as well. AND! Lady D´Arbanville, written by the same talent composer Cat Steven (Yusuf Islam)

@clivecook7558

Жыл бұрын

@@christergudmundsson7465 listened to it many times my friend. Got every record by the great Mr Islam. A true legend

@christergudmundsson7465

Жыл бұрын

@@clivecook7558 (-: Glad to hear that we share the appreciation of Cat/yusuf. Maybe you also listening to Joe South.... He made some sparkling diamonds. I do think he is unerestimated.

@clivecook7558

Жыл бұрын

@@christergudmundsson7465 Joe South was very underestimateted. He was, to many people,a mediocre singer/songwriter. These people must have listened with their ears closed. He was an amazing talent and there was depth and feeling in every song he sang. R.I.P Joe

The moment I first heard this song I burst into tears...nothing's changed. Timeless classic.

@petemarch7225

Жыл бұрын

Slainte

@robertplace6131

Жыл бұрын

Amazing clarity of voice , one of the most memorable singers of the swinging sixty's , Britain's own 'Aretha Franklin ..

@MisterJames1969

Жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

Best version of this song no question

@williamcremeen1289

9 күн бұрын

While I love this song and love her voice, this version is a little over produced for my tastes. Still prefer Cat and Rod's versions better.

This is the first time I’ve heard the original version of this song, and boy, it blows the Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow versions out of the water. When Arnold sings that the first cut is the deepest, there’s actual emotion in her voice that tells you how much she was affected by that first relationship. Crow and Stewart, meanwhile, sing it so blandly, as if they were telling you they like eating cereal in the morning. This is definitely the best version of this song by far.

@jamesoneill5070

3 жыл бұрын

Check out the original Cat Steven's version!

@alexandragatto

3 жыл бұрын

It's NOT the original, but it is still iconic!

@eddyfinkful

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesoneill5070 Yes, Cat sang it on his first Album.

@paulquinn674

2 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt 😊👍from the Scottish Borders 🥂

@hanswitvliet8188

2 жыл бұрын

The song was written by cat stevens, but this cover is far better than the original.

Absolutely stunning version and by far the best in my opinion. Her voice is just full of soulful emotion and the arrangement is perfect. I remember this when I was a child but boy it sounds so much better now :)

@blossombrady307

9 ай бұрын

Yes very best but check out Kaschiff Lindo - reggae version comes close sweet voice

What a great voice. P P Arnold must be one of the most under rated singers ever. She was performing on Vintage T V this week and her voice is still great.

@harryhackney6416

Жыл бұрын

She is still doing touring dates into next year 2023 💿

@sheilacinelli5263

Жыл бұрын

@@harryhackney6416 yes I saw her with the Manfreds a couple of years ago she was great

Patricia Ann Cole ("P.P. Arnold") was only 20 -- and fresh out of a Los Angeles ghetto -- when she recorded this. It was written by a then-totally-unknown British man named Steven Demetre Georgiou -- who took on the stage name, "Cat Stevens" (and later renamed himself Yusuf Islam. He was just 19, even younger than Miss Arnold, who bought the song from him for £30. Life has many twists and turns.

@haphun5076

7 жыл бұрын

Cat Stevens had a Swedish mother and Greek Cypriot father but was born in London, a good mix apparently!

@syedshah9836

7 жыл бұрын

What do you mean, "he literally became a terrorist", please elaborate.

@JFGecik

7 жыл бұрын

Mr. Shah, you were supposed to reply to "XtreemMetalMan," not to me. He was the one that mentioned the word, "terrorist," not I. I am not aware of Mr. Georgiou's political activities.

@northernhecklet

7 жыл бұрын

When you say "literally" do you mean "in your warped twisted hate filled imagination" ?

@motorcop505

6 жыл бұрын

J. F. Gecik Thanks so much for this info! I knew Cat wrote it but none of the rest!

WHAT A VOICE HOW CAN SOMEONE SO YOUNG SING SO HEARTBREAKINGLY MATURE

@mickymcfarts5792

10 жыл бұрын

life is hard

@xzclaire

10 жыл бұрын

how old was she when she sang this?

@aprayerandpositivethoughts9308

4 жыл бұрын

Times were hard for

@arleenbetosbutner3381

4 жыл бұрын

beatrice heslin I wonder & wonder. Some observe. Others are born emotionally mature iDK

@soldaatjhu

4 жыл бұрын

@@xzclaire 5 Years have passed, and I scrolled past your comment and noticed nobody replied, not that you still care, but she was 21 when she sang this.

This song reminds me when I was a child in the 90’s My mother playing this on tape cassette Miss you Mum 🕊

Few things amaze me anymore, but this lady does! I'm sorry 🙏 I learned about her too late, but thankfully I found this song just now

@maximepzn7986

Жыл бұрын

Same for me. Better late than never.

Such a beautiful song, it brings me back to times when I still have less worries.

Best version of the song by far

@arjunrathi93

9 жыл бұрын

this was the original it was written by cat stevens i like his version as well sheryl had the worst one i think

@estilglea

9 жыл бұрын

***** Not no mo - Ronstadt can sing at all.

@jeffwilliams196

9 жыл бұрын

***** P.P. arnold was once an Ikette. Could Linda Ronstadt have been an Ikette? Don't think so.

I just love her. I love her work with the Small Faces. In a perfect world, she would have gotten airplay in the US AOR FM scene and toured. She would have knocked 'em dead. She's so tiny, and her voice is so huge. She has that big smile and she can phrase a song. I am glad that YT enables me to listen to ALL of the great rock that was produced during the heyday of classic rock and pop.

@TheIgmister1

4 жыл бұрын

A crying shame she did not stay with the Small Faces. Her and Marriott on the mike. Would have been sensational and taken the Small Faces to that level Marriott was searching for and, sadly, never found. Arohanui

@brucerouffian2630

4 жыл бұрын

It's a great voice, but it's not just a voice. Someone else, somewhere, mentioned the bruised feel. That's the difference between great voice and a great singer. Like you I love her. I am a metal man. I mainly listen to Nordic metal. My phone has oly 120 tracks on it, and three of them are PP's.

@sandypompilii6901

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheIgmister1 loved P P Arnold and Steve Marriott together. Both tiny, but with huge voices.

@alanthomson1227

2 жыл бұрын

Yes racist America loss

She also did arguably the best renditions of Different Drum and Angel of the Morning, not to mention As Tears Go By.

Whatever she sings will be the best version.

Such a beautiful powerful song and the best sung version ❤

Still my favourite version..... beautiful song...with real feeling....she sounds in real pain...it's real....for her.. Melanie 32 ❤️🌈

This song has been in my top 5 ever, since I first heard it about 20 years ago and always will be, absolute belter of a record!!!

I love her voice and style. Where have they been hiding her all these years. And sorry to the Cheryl Crow fans, but P P Arnold's version here makes Sheryl's cover sound flat. P P Arnold no doubt has plenty of real soul and knows how set it free while singing.

@shaunmckenna1923

3 жыл бұрын

P.P. Arnold Interview During Quarantine and Song "Baby Blue" Here you go watch this and you will learn all about this lovely lady.

@Stinkbug74

3 жыл бұрын

@@shaunmckenna1923 Thank you, much apriciated.

@jimgavranic1188

3 жыл бұрын

True

@mikehunt4303

3 жыл бұрын

Think she travels as a back up singer for Roger Waters.

@airwolf5826

3 жыл бұрын

Rod Stewart wins.

Best version. I love her. I so wish I could have heard her perform live.

@markopolo8845

9 ай бұрын

She’s still performing…

@harryhackney6416

8 ай бұрын

She is still doing the live shows around different places you will have to check her website for details. I myself would love to go see her but my health is not really up to it. ⭐️

Best version ever! Sends shivers down my spine. Thank you Patricia Ann Cole!

The last verse is sung an octave higher than most singers can even reach, and she's belting it out.

Absolutely LOVE this song! Her voice, her vibe. Incredible

"The High Note" movie with Tracee Ellis Ross brought me here. There's a scene when a radio DJ is playing multiple versions of songs. Well, I was only familiar with the Sheryl Crow version. I heard the voice on this track, and I was blown away. I then "Shazamed," and here I am. Wow! Amazing! This was clearly all the song ever needed. It really doesn't matter who else sings it.

I can’t believe I only heard PP Arnold until a few years ago. This is by far the best rendition of the song. Also, she is beautiful!

PP Arnold sang at RAF Coltishall in the NAAFI during the late sixties. A small girl with a powerful voice and more than one airman fell in love with her. I was the lucky one to have a cup of coffee with her. A really great talent and being English just loved her accent.

@raybenstead2548

9 жыл бұрын

Should have added that anyone who served at Coltishall between 1966 and 1971 when I was demobbed then please get in contact via - r.benstead1@ntlworld.com - it would be great to hear from you.

@soulboy1965

8 жыл бұрын

+ray benstead - Used to hitchhike to Coltishall from Salhouse as a teen, to meet my best mate and get pissed in the Kings Head or The Rising Sun! His step-dad was stationed at the base and we used to have "free pass" to swim and use the gym. Good ol days but only during the early 80's, well after you'd left.

@michaelglover2587

5 жыл бұрын

ray benstead I saw her about the same time in North Staffs' The Place in Hanley, Stoke on Trent

@dang2443

4 жыл бұрын

Well then you are the only English person alive who loves the American accent.

@lauriepearce8914

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service Ray

Regretfully, never heard of her until coming across songs by her on...KZread. She is marvelous.

Still baffles me that so many people haven't heard it, didn't know she was THE original and no cover since has even got close. She epitomises soul, especially as she was so young.

@SundaeExpress

6 ай бұрын

You don't like Cat Stevens' own version, then?

@larrywilliams9368

5 ай бұрын

Even worse is the amount of people acting like she's covering someone else and saying she did a bad job

@larrywilliams9368

5 ай бұрын

@@SundaeExpress relevant how

@SundaeExpress

5 ай бұрын

@@larrywilliams9368 Because he wrote it, muppet.

@larrywilliams9368

5 ай бұрын

@@SundaeExpress no shit Sherlock!! Again relevant HOW?? LMFAO who gives a shit who wrote it??? Who was the ORIGINAL performer if that song??

Having ex withdrawals right now. Listening to this song is cathartic. Haven't been able to cry in a minute. Thanks.

This for me is sheer perfection, the most perfect pop song ever, breaks my heart everytime.

No wonder Cat Stevens thought this was the most definitive version.superb voice...

@annaritaranalli2902

3 жыл бұрын

Yusuf islam is totally right

@davidsmith6355

2 жыл бұрын

think you'l find he is a modest man. PP Arnold version nice, but Stevens' nicer still

Such a fantastic arrangement, percussion on the left, strings and keyboard on the right. PP Arnold everywhere! Definitely the best version of this song.

@johnfreim1085

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the instrumentation is superb.

What a voice!! Don't watch telly or movies...The song itself brought me here

Beautiful voice and song 🎵 ❤

what a song, and, how well it is sung, even after all these years it still sounds great

Hugely under rated talent.

Yeah Baby! Love this version!!!

I remember listening to this on an old reel to reel tape recorder as a kid.This was the first version to chart and was written by Cat Stevens.Other recordings include versions by Cat Stevens,Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crowe.Lyrically brilliant and to my mind one of the best love songs ever written.

@brendadillane

Жыл бұрын

Just heard a 1970s version by Canadian Keith Hampshire for the first time today and by the miracle that is KZread, wound up here listening to this amazing version.

True beauty comes from within... the eyes are the window to the soul. Just look at this beautiful human being and tell me that she is not FEELING the emotion in every word that she sings in every song that she has ever sang.

@gemma6166

9 ай бұрын

What a comment and there is many version

Superb … she has just sung this live on bb2 piano room .. she still manages to make it SO emotive despite not have the same range now but it was still superb 👏👏👏👏

Such a meaningful song...& sung so brilliantly! So true too...

I love this song.. I had never heard this woman singing it.. it is sooo Powerful!! I love it💗💚🌿

her voice is so pure

She also sang backup in the Small Faces band with Steve Marriott, on the incredible song, Tin Soldier.

I'm HERE BECAUSE I've LOVED THE SONG SINCE IT WAS RELEASED !!!!!

Her voice just conveys the emotion of the song so well, just like Rod Stewart….. I can’t make it through either version without crying

What a wonderful singer. A great cover of Cat Stevens classic. She is still wonderful live and now in her 70's.

@Perririri

3 жыл бұрын

This was a Yusuf/Cat Stevens original?

@draskill1

3 жыл бұрын

@@Perririri Hi Janeen yes, it has been a much covered song and I have it by Cat on an old vinyl album . A very talented songwriter.

@RutabegaNG

3 жыл бұрын

Cat Stevens wrote it, but his performance was released *after* this one.

This lady sang "The Great Gig in the Sky" to me whilst backing Roger Waters in Hyde Park - truly took my breath away.

This is the best version of this song by far

This version is amazing.

This song was one of my favorites I heard the most recent version in the mid 90s. I had no idea it had so many iterations. This version is amazing and soulful. Just wow

Saw her last night on BBC as a guest on Proms Northern Soul. Fabulous all round !

"The first cut is the deepest" is a 1967 song written by Cat Steven. He sold the song for £30 to P. P. Arnold, and it became a huge hit for her

Brilliant singer, brilliant arrangement!

Heard PP Arnold's voice first on Small Faces Tin Soldier way back in the sixties and this track is pure class and has definitely stood the test of time here we are 50/60years later still commenting....again pure classic ..

PP Arnold breaks my heart with this song... and makes me fall in love with her at the same time. I love her voice. And the composition of this song is perfect.

I fell in love with her and her music, thank you PP for the lovely memorizes.

I would have given you all of my heart But there's someone who's torn it apart And he's taking almost all that I've got But if you want I'll try to love again Baby I'll try to love again But I know The first cut is the deepest, baby I know The first cut is the deepest 'Cause when it comes to being lucky he's cursed When it comes to lovin' me he's worst But when it comes to being loved he's first That's how I know The first cut is the deepest; baby I know The first cut is the deepest I still want you by my side Just to help me dry the tears that I've cried And I'm sure gonna give you a try And if you want I'll try to love again Baby, I'll try to love again but I know The first cut is the deepest, baby I know The first cut is the deepest 'Cause when it comes to being lucky he's cursed When it comes to lovin' me he's worst But when it comes to being loved he's first That's how I know The first cut is the deepest, baby I know The first cut is the deepest Oh again Yeah, yeah, baby, baby, baby i know The first cut is the deepest (The first cut is the deepest), yes it is 'Cause when it comes, it comes to being lucky he's cursed When it comes to be in love he's worst

@airgunfun4248

Жыл бұрын

I think Cat Stevens was 15 or 16 when he wrote this

@paulbellot5225

Жыл бұрын

Stunning ❤️

Menos mal, que con todo lo que está cayendo en este mundo, podemos disfrutar de canciones cómo está, una auténtica joya.

I had forgotten about this version of this song and it's the original. Thanks Hulu for the series Mike and the great soundtrack!

PP Arnold proves the first cut of the song is the deepest. No cover was ever as good.

@louiseoshea7491

6 жыл бұрын

i would have thought Cat Stevens had the 1st cut

@gomerasub

6 жыл бұрын

This song was written by Cat Stevens but originally released by P. P. Arnold in May 1967. Cat Stevens' own version originally appeared on his album New Masters in December 1967. So technically this is the original version.

@therocknthelol

5 жыл бұрын

well, rod's version is unrivaled in my opinion :P

@59771006

5 жыл бұрын

DoC Severn No it's not this is the original version

@MandyBuglet

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. The first version I ever heard was Sheryl Crow. I prefer this one. P.P Arnold puts more passion and emotion into it. I love her voice!

I've heard this song before but didn't know of this version until I Know This Much Is True

@victoriaj1908

4 жыл бұрын

It brought me here, too. I’m so sad that I didn’t know this version.

What a voice. And, I love the way you can tell a UK-recorded 1960s pop record from an American one by the increased number of instruments and smaller number of effects. Such a lush arrangement.

@dang2443

Жыл бұрын

Such ignorant bullshit. This recording is an attempt to mimic the American recordings of Phil Spector.

great voice & beautiful as well

She's just luvly,brilliant and beautiful and thanx 4 the in4 on this didn't know the history of this song that's so special it sounds as good now as it did all those years ago cheers!!!!

One of the best female singers of the sixties in the UK.

Ronnie Wood says he played bass on this with Keith a Richard on grr. Keith Emerson on organ and Mick Jagger producing .

@billkalivas9750

3 жыл бұрын

Quite a band.

@klfcel

3 жыл бұрын

@@billkalivas9750 Give a listen to her on As Tears Go By.

Back in 67 after listening to PP Arnold and Procol Harum I had tears in my eyes and felt weak at the knees!!! Beautiful!! Rog. Pacific sunset records .

Best version in 2021 🇧🇷

P.P. Arnold is such a great vocalist! What a sound, what a voice ! Fantastic voice,makes everything sound better. And so hot too!

What a fucking tune.

I saw Pat sing this just two years ago. She came to the Tivoli in Buckley. There was only about 50 people there. We stood at the front and cheered her. She d been unhappy prior to the show. I knew her pianist and we met for a drink before the show. She was nt happy about the turn out or the food she d been brought. But she still came down and smashed it . Fantastic.

So beautiful make me cry lovely person her and Tommy bolin so underrated love it so much

I like it. It's got layers - like a pie.

@darencoplen7674

4 жыл бұрын

Such a buiitifull lady such an amazing sound

@alexrobbins7684

3 жыл бұрын

Hans aka "the Quaker"

This is the first time I've heard P. P. Arnold's version of this heartbreaking beautiful song.

first time i ve heard p p Arnold sing this great song and she is the 1st original singer of it i believe wonderfully done great voice and most beautiful as well

@garybradley1

2 жыл бұрын

I think Cat's version is the best.

@paulmaguire1455

Жыл бұрын

@@garybradley1 not heardv that one

@garybradley1

Жыл бұрын

@@paulmaguire1455 It's Cat Stevens song.....he wrote it. There's a version on KZread.

one of the best movies brought me to one of the best songs

How do I not know about her? Beautiful.

So heartfelt.....I could listen to this forever.

I love this beautiful song and woman

@RedyPiper

2 жыл бұрын

@Stick a label on thank you! Subscribed 👍

When that bass and piano kick in is perfection

I was literally watching the scene in episode 3 of I Know This Much Is True where this songs plays over Dominic and Dessa’s traumatic attempt to keep that first spark of their love going and then... my first love texted me out of the blue at 1030am on a Monday morning. 😳 She will forever be the love of my life, as she has told me many times how I am the same for her. At 43 years old, there’s an ocean of time and missed chances and painful moments between us, but Goddamnit that indescribable and agonizingly beautiful feeling in my chest still makes my heart jump up and down like a kid on a playground. Might be time to get up off these mood swings and take one last spin on the merry-go-round.

imho, the best of any takes on this song. A beautiful soulful voice.

I find myself coming here about once a month. What a talent! Just love her voice.

Originals are often the best... Some covers are good but basically copies . PP is great 😍

This women should b more we’ll known. She is on a cassette I have in my car and it’s the best song on that side. I thrash it it down the motorway

I woke up this morning with this stuck in my mind

@R1FLES

9 жыл бұрын

so did i. same day. woke up in the at 3am hearing it even though i hadn't heard it in about 15 years. Great song

@CaptainBeefheart90

9 жыл бұрын

R1FLES this version is brilliant

@LovelyAliz

9 жыл бұрын

gears5336 Your beard is quite magnificent.

@CaptainBeefheart90

9 жыл бұрын

Nathalia Archer It's Vargs beard, but thank you

@simonbrown285

9 жыл бұрын

R1FLES i feel asleep to the movie. Woke up at 3am cause lyrics were shouting in my ear as credits rolled

My heart its for you my beathy doll p,p♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

great voice and very pretty too, one of my favourite songs from the 60's

This song is amazing!!!!

Thank you Seven Psychopaths for his absolute jam. I love the remake but this is like 5 billion times better omg

Wooow...This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written ever...

i love this song soooooooooooooo much