The First Cut Is The Deepest - Rod Stewart / Sheryl Crow (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)

The First Cut Is The Deepest (Cat Stevens, 1967; Rod Stewart, 1977; Sheryl Crow, 2004). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2021-06-27. "Keeping the Oldies Alive"

"The First Cut Is The Deepest," written by Cat Stevens, has been recorded by many artists and is found on his second album, New Masters (catstevens.com, 2021). The most popular versions that hit the US Billboard Hot 100 chart include: Keith Hampshire (1973, #70), Rod Stewart (1977, #21), and Sheryl Crow (2004, #14) (Whitburn, 2013). The song "deals with a man trying to love again after his first disappointment" (Billboard, Feb 12, 1977, p. 70).

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