Music Appreciation

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts) Tue May 28, 2019, 02:23 PM May 2019

Sara Smile -- Hall & Oates -vs- Rumer

"Sara Smile" is a song written and recorded by the American musical duo Hall & Oates. It was released on January 31, 1976 as the second single from their album Daryl Hall & John Oates. The song was the group's first Top 10 hit in the US, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100.

British female singer-songwriter Rumer released a cover version on July 30, 2012 as the second single from her second studio album Boys Don't Cry (2012). The song has charted in Belgium

Which version do you like the best?

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Sara Smile -- Hall & Oates -vs- Rumer (Original Post) NurseJackie May 2019 OP

I'm just and Old Timer I guess... BlueJac May 2019 #1

I know what you mean. NurseJackie May 2019 #2

BlueJac

(7,838 posts)

1. I'm just and Old Timer I guess...

Reply to NurseJackie (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2019, 02:34 PM

May 2019

the original is the original! I always liked it!

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

2. I know what you mean.

Reply to BlueJac (Reply #1)

Tue May 28, 2019, 02:42 PM

May 2019

I have some good memories associated with the original version. But I also like the way that Rumer has "re-styled" the vocals to sound more like she's singing an old "standard" tune rather than blue-eyed soul.

I guess, if you think about it... songs from 1976 are standards now, aren't they?

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