[starthrower]

Ella Fitzgerald strikes me as a glaring omission here. She recorded two albums worth of Harold Arlen songs. But I have to go with the ladies here. I couldn't get through 30 seconds of any of the male singers save Ray Charles.

The Connie Francis arrangement sounds like a 1960 teen heartthrob number so I didn't enjoy it. I don't agree that the Melissa Manchester arrangement killed the song despite the rather dramatic build up. She's a great vocalist who really made me feel the song. That's my number one pick behind the iconic film rendition by Judy Garland.

 

[starthrower]

She's in Part Two - This is a three part contest

Duh? Sorry about that. I went straight to the music.

 

[starthrower]

It's cool - Kudos to you for going straight to what matters the most - the music - I'm grateful for your participation - 🙏

It inspired me to dig out my Ella Harold Arlen set which I'm playing now.