I caught a snatch of American Idol the other night and they were having Motown Night. Guest artist was Motown's great bard, the legendary Smokey Robinson. I didn't pay much attention to what most of the contestants sang, but I did wish that somebody would do my fave Smokey song: Tracks Of My Tears.
Well, I got my wish.
I was pleasantly surprised when Adam Lambert (that kid with the emo-kid-cum-matinee-idol good looks and the impressively wide vocal range) went on to do a captivating rendition of "Tracks". Accompanied by only an acoustic guitar and appearing onstage looking like Michael Buble, Adam sang the song like his life literally depended on it. Good job, man!
Lambert's venture into doing "Tracks Of My Tears" made me miss the live version of the song done by the late-great Big Country during the 80's. So the sentimental ol' fool in me dug up the net, wishing and hoping that, somewhere, there's a video of the band's performance of the song.
Guess what? I got my wish again! (Jeez, maybe I should try wishing for something really big, like winning the lottery or something.)
With that, here's the video of Big Country's live take on "Tracks Of My Tears". Enjoy!
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