Only You - Yazoo and the Platters

Phil writes: Heard the Yazoo song the other day and was reminded how good it is:



Not surprisingly, the title is not unique to this song, and I've loved this Platters track from the moment I first heard it many moons ago:

The Platters and the Lettermen

Phil writes: When I was a lot younger, I often heard great standards in what I later realised were versions very different from the originals. Here are two by artists who, in my view, had considerable influence on what came after them. I think these compare well with any of the more orthodox takes on the songs.

The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes:

The Lettermen - The Way You Look Tonight: