It was horrendous.” When asked to compare his take on the song to Arnold’s, Stevens said, “I didn’t like my version too much. By that time, the relationship between Stevens and Hurst had deteriorated to the point where, according to Hurst, “e did the album with lawyers actually in the studio. In October ‘67, Stevens recorded ‘The First Cut Is the Deepest’ himself, for his second album New Masters which was released in December. Her stormingly soulful rendition, released in May ’67, reached #18 on the UK charts. It really suited her, but I can’t say I wrote it for her because I can’t do that sort of thing.” Allegedly, Stevens received a mere £30 for letting Arnold record the song. Pat needed a song, so I played a few things and we just finished this one. Stevens “had this song and it wasn’t finished, but the idea was there, the title and everything and the basic tune. After Arnold’s first single flopped, Hurst sought new material for her. In early ‘67, Hurst was working with vocalist PP Arnold, who had been signed to Andrew Loog Oldham’s Immediate label. Life isn’t like that, you just don’t do the same thing over and over again. But, he told interviewer Michael Wale, “it’s not as easy as that because the songs aren’t like that. He quickly found success in ’66 with the singles ‘I Love My Dog’ and ‘Matthew and Son’, and then found that success created the expectation of more success. Growing up in the intellectual and cultural melting pot of London’s West End, and absorbing an eclectic range of musical influences from Bob Dylan to the Beatles to Broadway musicals, Stevens had a fresh, distinctive approach to songwriting. The former Steven Georgiou may have recorded a demo of ‘First Cut’ as early as ’65, and it was likely among the dozen or so songs that Stevens played in his ’66 audition for producer Mike Hurst. But ‘The First Cut Is The Deepest’ has often marked a time of transition in its performers’ careers – which perhaps is fitting for a song about moving into a new relationship while dealing with the emotional baggage of a previous relationship. A deceptively simple ode to resignation and redemption, its composer Cat Stevens has said “The words of my songs speak for themselves”, and many of the artists who have covered the song don’t appear to have much to say about it either. ** Single print order can either print or save as PDF.‘The First Cut Is The Deepest’ has been a hit for several artists in several countries over several decades, but’s it a challenging song to unravel. If "play" button icon is greye unfortunately this score does not contain playback functionality. Simply click the icon and if further key options appear then apperantly this sheet music is transposable.Īlso, sadly not all music notes are playable. In order to check if 'The First Cut Is The Deepest' can be transposed to various keys, check "notes" icon at the bottom of viewer as shown in the picture below. * Not all our sheet music are transposable. When this song was released on it was originally published in the key of. Be careful to transpose first then print (or save as PDF). If your desired notes are transposable, you will be able to transpose them after purchase. If you selected -1 Semitone for score originally in C, transposition into B would be made. This means if the composers started the song in original key of the score is C, 1 Semitone means transposition into C#. If it is completely white simply click on it and the following options will appear: Original, 1 Semitione, 2 Semitnoes, 3 Semitones, -1 Semitone, -2 Semitones, -3 Semitones. You can do this by checking the bottom of the viewer where a "notes" icon is presented. Most of our scores are traponsosable, but not all of them so we strongly advise that you check this prior to making your online purchase. If not, the notes icon will remain grayed. If transposition is available, then various semitones transposition options will appear. In order to transpose click the "notes" icon at the bottom of the viewer.
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