Having chosen to sing ‘Valerie’, from the function band choice list, at the second Sing Pop gig I had to then make a further choice between singing a cover of the Zuton’s original or the Amy Winehouse cover.

Although I very much like what Any and Mark Ronson did with the song, giving it that Motown like beat, I still prefer and chose to sing the Zuton’s original.

Maybe my choice was influenced by a watching / listening to a male singer vs a female singer. Perhaps it was the tempo? I suspect though it was the earnest feel of the original contrasted with the vocal gymnastics of Amy’s version.

Which version would you choose to sing?