Angie Aparo - Cry
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- Beautiful song also performed by Faith Hill. I prefer this version. This is the first of these I have ever created but I felt the lack of Angie's version of this song so here it is... The photos are mine but the music is Angie's.
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The Most Underrated Artist of All Time. Thumbs up if you agree
RejoycingYesterday he is as far from underrated as you can get. But let's give this a thumbs up. Thumbs up.if you know the first letters of t in the the m.in most u in underrated a in artist a in all and t in time don't need capitalizing
IMO Angie is one of the all time singer/songwriter greats, and arguably the most underappreciated, under-recognized artists of the past 50 years. Yes, He’s THAT good
This was the one I heard around 2000 when it came out on his album, and the only version I ever cared for. Still the best. The rawness hits harder in this one.
Janet Chui - Watercolour Visions DAMN YOU PREFER GARBAGE OVER AUDREY FAITH PERRY BETTER KNOWN AS FAITH HILL???? NOTHING YOU SAID ABOUT ANGIE COULD BE SAID ABOUT HIM. ALL OF THAT STUFF YOU SAID ABOUT HIM IS FALSE. EVERYTHING YOU SAID ABOUT ANGIE NEEDS TO BE SAID ABOUT FAITH HILL BECAUSE IT'S TRUE FOR HER AND NOT EVRN CLOSE TO TRUE FOR ANGIE
@@countrygirlcountrymusiclov5831 OK, we get it. You like Faith Hill's version better. And I do too, But she wouldn't even have a version if Angie didn't write the song. Angie wrote the song for goodness sake. He must have had some feelings about this topic to write it. In fact I think that the 2nd verse "if your love could be caged" ... is one of the most masterfully written verses of all time for a love song. Without Angie, then Faith would not have this song to sing. And its one hell of a song to be missing from her repertoire.
Both Faith and Angie's version are beautiful and incredible! Love 'em both!
I’m not quite sure how anyone could give a thumbs down on this
I was lucky enough to work at Hollister when they first opened like 8 stores and they had these touch screen jukeboxes that we all played music we liked and I remember we were treated to a private concert of him and once I heard Spaceship I realized I knew who he was and then I heard him sing this live and one of best performances I have been to for one song with so much emotion. I don't know if it was the fact there were maybe 50 of us but you truly felt what he is singing! To bad his health has kept him from being able to make music at the rate he once did but love still hearing his music such a unique voice and vision! People don't realize this song and style was not popular or really even in the public eye before Faith Hill did her cover!
Saw him in Atlanta in 2000. Even snuck back stage after the show to meet him. Such a great memory.
I came across this song just a couple of days ago and was, well, weeping within a few seconds into the song. This guy is nothing short of astounding. Fabulous singer!
What a fantastic song! One way I think Faith Hill's version improves upon this performance is in the arrangement of the drums. Just by shifting the snare drum emphasis, the arranger gave it an unusual feel that I'm sure contributed to its success.
I agree
One of my favourite songs of all time.
I like Faith's version too (I actually heard it first), but when I heard Angie's I was blown away. That voice, and the original line at 2:26 "give it up baby, a whimper would be fine, some kind of clue that, you're doing time, some kind of heartache honey, give it a try, I don't want pity, I just want what is mine" gives me chills EVERY TIME!!! Yep. Every time.
This version ages like fine wine
Fortunate to have seen Angie perform live the only time I know of him coming to MN. My friend Nathan Anderson (also on youtube) opened for him at The Fineline Music Cafe. I had never heard him prior to that. Cannot believe Angie is not the recognized superstar he deserves to be.
Thank you for doing this. I love this version. I actually heard Faith Hill's take first, and while her voice is amazing, Angie Aparo's version is so much more broken, and heartfelt and wrenching! I've always preferred it!
Deut3327 THIS FUCKING GARBAGE IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO HEARTFELT. EVERYTHING YOU SAID ABOUT ANGIE IS AS FAR FROM TRUE AS YOU CAN GET. TAKE EVERYTHING YOU SAID ABOUT ANGIE AND SAY IT ABOUT FAITH HILL. IT IS TRUE OF FAITH HILL. IT IS AS FAR FROM TRUE OF ANGIE AS YOU CAN GET. NOTHING YOU SAID ABOUT ANGIE IS TRUE
@@countrygirlcountrymusiclov5831 OK, we get it. You like Faith Hill's version better. And I do too, But she wouldn't even have a version if Angie didn't write the song. Angie wrote the song for goodness sake. He must have had some heartfelt feelings about this topic to write it. In fact I think that the 2nd verse "if your love could be caged" ... is one of the most masterfully written verses of all time for a love song. Without Angie, then Faith would not have this song to sing. And its one hell of a song to be missing from her repertoire.
i love both versions by Angie and by Faith hill, its such a beautiful and incredible song
Even though i'm sure Angie is well taken care of due to the royalties received through this and other songs he's written. It's sad that the songwriters don't get more attention...
HE WROTE the song!
@@maretheweathers806 yeah exactly, I said that
I miss you Angie. Please come back.
I believe he had a medical condition that required intubation. Totally messed up his voice. From what I understand he is starting to recover. I hope he can make a comeback.
@@TheRaySkye oh no!
i saw him perform this live and i fell in love.... he is rediculous and i want to see him more often...
Where has this guy been hiding?... Angie, you rock
masterpiece
I definately prefer Angie - much more true and deep than Hill's poppy version.
This Man's VOICE...nothing more to be said...
love both this version and faith hill's
Angie is the man and thanks for sharing!
I wasn't sure what I'd think of the original, but this is incredible. Pleasantly surprised.
Guys. Pay attention here. Angie sang this song 2 years before Faith Hill did. She made it more popular, but again, you're looking at the same difference between Trent Reznor and Johnny Cash. It's Angie's song. . . .
I wish Angie Aparo was as well-known as Faith Hill, they are both good and each can add a different perpective to the song. (Personally I'm more of an Angie fan though--his whole "The American" album is awesome :D)
Best song I have heard in many years. AND I didn't like it until I heard this version. He emotes something that is undoing.
This is the first version I heard, of course heard Faith version later (not a country fan, but this song rocks in any genre). Thank you for sharing this great artist's song!
abcowart im not a country fan either and i agree
Love this song!
This is just pure class.I like Faith Hill but this is just beautiful.
chipper30uk FAITH HILL AND CASSADEE POPE HAVE THE ONLY VERSIONS WORTH LISTENING TO. THIS GARBAGE IS ATROCIOUS. HAD I KNOWN IT WAS GONNA BE THIS SHITTY I WOULD OF NEVER CLICKED ON IT. HE OPENED HIS MOUTH AT 0:15. THE VOLUME TO MY PHONE WAS 💯% COMPLETELY TURNED OFF BY 0:25. I COULD LISTEN TO FAITH'S VERSION ALL DAY EVERY DAY AND NEVER GET TIRED OF HER ANGELIC VOICE. I'VE KNOW ABOUT FAITH HILL SINCE I WAS A NEWBORN BABY IN NOVEMBER OF 1993. I HAVE ANY CD YOU COULD EVER NAME FROM HER. HER AND CASSADEE POPE HAVE THE ONLY VERSIONS WORTH LISTENING TO. THIS VERSION IS ATROCIOUS
Excellent song
If anyone isn't aware of how amazing Angie is, check out "Junkyard", a song he did with Zac Brown on his Pass The Jar live DVD. It is INCREDIBLE.
Faith Hill's phrasing of Cry kills her version for me. Angie's version is the one engraved in my soul; its laser-like intensity he brings to the words.
what a masterpiece
This is his song....he wrote it! Fantastic!
i listened to this song on the radio at work for a long time before faith hill sang it. i just can't take a liking to her version
This version is the best because he wrote the damn thing. He created this song out of his head and his heart...he didn't buy it and record it and release it. There is no argument.
luketdrifter2100 That means very little to the success of a song or its biased and personal designation as "best"
luketdrifter2100 OF COURSE THERE'S NO ARGUMENT. THIS IS GARBAGE. CASSADEE POPE AND FAITH HILL HAVE THE ONLY VERSIONS WORTH LISTENING TO DUMB SHIT. THIS IS FUCKING NO TALENT GARBAGE. NO RANGE NO.EMOTION VOICE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. HOW THE FUCK IS THE WORST VERSION THE BEST ONE????? YOU MAKE NO SENSE
Are you fucking kidding me? This was originally written, and performed by Angie Aparo with exponentially more talent, and emotion than Faith Hill could ever muster on her best of days. Faith Hill's version is a sad imitation that pales in comparison to the original artist. If he had intended this song to be sung with an off-key twange, he would have performed it that way because I assure you he has the talent to sing something as pitch-perfect as this, or debase it with a modern country tone-deaf affectation if he felt the need to appeal to your, obviously, callow taste. Lucky for those of us who have an ear for real music, and talent, he made something as beautiful as this.
luketdrifter2100 agreed
+BarefootWayfarer No need to hate on Faith Hill though. Her version is good and she brought attention to him and his song. That's how I was able to find this video!
Angie's manager knew about "Cry" and told him to have it ready to sing for Clive Davis. Angie thought the song was too sappy, but went along with the request. Davis was blown away, signed Angie to a deal with Arista. Davis subsequently left Arista, and with it, left Angie in limbo. What a shame as Angie is one of the most talented performers I have even known. The song was recorded by Angie first, but was made a hit by Faith, who had a huge record company behind her. I love her version also.
Great song greater artist.. And a great guy!
Usually the best performer of a song is the original writer because there is personal emotional meaning to them. I feel its the case with Cry.
I don't really prefer one version over the other for any particular reason, except that Angie's was the first one I heard. But when I compare them, it's really unfair. The style of voices aren't alike in any way, and both singers are talented. I'm not sure why people get so up in arms about it. Either a singer/song resonates with you, or it doesn't. If it doesn't, there's no reason to argue over it. Songs are to be listened to and enjoyed. If a song makes you angry, stop listening to it.
Angie is a great live act. This isn't even one of his better songs.
This is, like, the BEST SONG EVERRRR, but I can't tell who sings it better, Angie Aparo or Faith Hill... >: (
lol
How bout both?!? :D
I have no preference for either song either. It's a song about how you broke up with somebody, and you wish they would feel the same pain that you do, but they don't. Doesn't matter who sings it. As long as they pour their heart into that sentiment, it's good no matter what.
Angie Aparo rocks...
@prettyprettythingwow yeah I have seen it, but I also noticed that she tried to outsing him at the end. Tried to make sure they only heard her.
I love this version better than Faith Hill"s which really surprised me!
it may just be that i heard his version of he song first but i prefer his to faith hill's
i do apreciate her not modifying it very much (if at all). it shows alot of respect for the artist.
If I could get my wife to walk into the room, I just might be able to get laid. damn the desperate housewives, and bless Angie. Keep producing, and we'll keep buying.
Well, suit yourself. It's a matter of public record, so it's pretty much up to you whether you ignore it or not.
I double-checked, and it's three years, not five, so I was mistaken about that part. There's an interview with Faith Hill someplace, too, talking about how she heard the song and approached Angie about it.
I think Angie Aparo's version is wayyy better. It ment something more to him. You can hear it in his voice. It has way more feeling.
Good. I like faith's rendition.
Wonder if anyone here realizes Angie Wrote this song?
This comment section:
*112% PEOPLE ARGUING OVER WHICH VERSION IS BETTER*
-12% anything else
agreed
@squintyt4e could be the fact that HE wrote it.
If I had just one tear running down your cheek
Maybe I could cope maybe I'd get some sleep
If I had just one moment at your expense
Maybe all my misery would be well spent
Could you cry a little? Lie just a little?
Pretend that you're feeling a little more pain?
I gave now I'm wanting something in return
So cry just a little for me
If your love could be caged, honey I would hold the key
And conceal it underneath the pile of lies you handed me
And you'd hunt and those lies - they'd be all you'd ever find
And that'd be all you'd have to know for me to be fine
And you'd cry a little
You'd die just a little
And baby I would feel just a little less pain
I gave now I'm wanting something in return
So cry just a little for me
Give it up baby
A whimper would be fine
Some kind of clue that
You're doing time
Some kind of heartache
Honey, give it a try
I don't want pity
I just want what is mine
Could you cry a little? Lie just a little?
Pretend that you're feeling a little more pain?
I gave now I'm wanting something in return
So cry just a little for me
(Could you cry?)
Could you cry a little for me?
Cry a little for me
Songwriters: Angie Aparo
DedRedHed, he isn't country, check out his 9live album :) Awesome stuff!
Was very cool of him to let Faith Hill use his song. I prefer his version by far :)
I think both versions are good, Faith sings it the way a woman would if her heart was broken and Angie sings it the way a man would if his heart was broken
@stephanie1977 OMG I love you! My feelings exactly!
It's called an opinion &yes.
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I would think you were totally on with this one. I heard this song in early 90s so no way either of these two "hit" versions are original, the only thing which is odd is that he has the writing credits so who knows.
Angie wrote the song.
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Read Angie's incredible story why you haven't heard from him in awhile and check out his latest album, Life is a Flower, Life is a Gun. It's awesome! www.angieaparo.co/
Yeah, it's got a wonderful gritty bitterness to it doesn't it? It actually reminds me of a dude I knew. But is this the real track? It sounds a little slower or more acoustic somehow.
Mitchm, You're the one who has it wrong. Angie's version was out and about since "The American," Which pre-dates Faith Hill's CD by five years!
I prefer Aparo's version. For one thing, there aren't enough heartbreak songs from men. Also because the lyrics were rewritten to the bridge, and the original lyrics are better.
Angie Aparo wrote this song FOR Faith Hill! Then he decided to record a version! Get it right. Faith Hill's is waaaaaaaaaaaaay better!
@squintyt4e AMEN. No way I could have said it better, except for the fact that Faith's version sucked, she tried to diva out a song that actually has meaning behind it...
I like Faith Hill, but really theres no comparison to the original. Angie Aparo's version is more raw, emotive and is an altogether haunting hommage to heartbreak. It was very nice of him to "lend" it to her, but the lyric changes just made no sence.
Jane Blaze OF COURSE THERE IS NOT ANY COMPARISON. ANGIE IS GARBAGE FAITH HAS THE ONLY VERSION WORTH LISTENING TO. NEVER KNEW THIS DUDE EXISTED TIL.I GOT THIS CD AT NINE OR TEN YEARS OLD. AND IT WASN'T UNTIL YEARS LATER (PROBABLY AT 21. JUST GUESSING) THAT I FOUND OUT ANGIE WAS A DUDE. HE SUCKS
@GCW1978 OMG! That drove me insane when her version came out and it drives me insane now! What possible, purpose could have been served by hacking out those incredibly effective lyrics? The song no longer scans. The melody is caught up short. I can imagine that the suggestion was made by the same asshole who told Celine Dion to leave out a big chunk of lyrics in her remake of Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw You Face" or Madonna in her ridiculously truncated version of "American Pie".
My God!...There has never been another song that so perfectly captured this feeling! This vengeance, this heartache. It speaks to me and my personal experience as almost no other song does and ONLY in Angie Aparo's ORIGINAL version! Faith Hill should be apocalyptically ashamed for shortening and basterdising this gorgeous song. Angie Aparo is brilliant and this is his greatest song and greatest performance!
Every artist takes a canvas and makes it their own. Whether the canvas is for painting, drawing, a song, etc…Faith Hill did just that. Now I’ll agree that this is a fantastic version, but it’s only due to Faith Hill that the song is well known and became what it is. A singer’s goal is to expose their music, Faith helped him do that. Plus I’m sure the royalties he receives aren’t all that bad either…she has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. I’m sure he thanks her.
I hate you. I love you. I always will...in every way.... I think I hate you more.
sorry- this is very good but faith hill's version has more feeling, more force(emotional) and more POWER
@prettyprettythingwow: lol she tried to out sing him at the end?? how would you know?? she was singing lead and he was singing harmony. some people just want to create drama where there is none. i actually prefer their duet version over all others; angie just sounds better doing harmony. sometimes song writers are song writers for a reason: they don't have the voice to make it big as a soloist. as a singer myself, i don't see anything wrong with that.
Where have you been?? Have you seen them live. Faith Hill has waaaay more soul and signs it better than Angie Aparo.
Dude, CMT is about as reliable as Fox News... They both exist to provide entertainment to their target demographic. Little things like 'truth' and 'facts' never seem to get in the way.
Omg what’s with the feet
@prettyprettythingwow She tried to outdiva him, he doesnt need to sqawl to sing.
Stephanie Roberts no she didn't. She made the song her own, get real.
Stephanie Roberts BITCH FAITH HILL COULD NEVER "SQUAWL" IF SHE TRIED YOU SICK JEALOUS TWISTED SACK OF SHIT. HER AND CASSADEE POPE HAVE THE ONLY VERSIONS WORTH LISTENING TO. I LASTED ALL OF 25 SECONDS ON THIS VERSION. HE OPENED HIS MOUTH AT 0:15. THE VOLUME TO MY PHONE WAS 💯% COMPLETELY TURNED OFF BY 0:25. HAD I KNOWN THIS SHIT WAS GONNA BE THIS ATROCIOUS I WOULD OF NEVER CLICKED ON IT. I HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FAITH HILL'S VERSION SINCE I WAS NINE OR TEN YEARS OLD WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT IN 2002
I dont care who sings it....I dont give a damn if Justin Beiber sang it, I still will looove it. The lyrics make it stronger than the person who sings it.
Now, if Rebecca Black sung it, or Ke$ha and her annoying auto-tone, then I may have a problem... >=P
Wow... I don't buy into the whole Angie vs. Faith thing but your comments here are beyond the pale. To intimate that Angie Aparo is not a good singer and that he should stuck to harmony and writing songs is offensive. The man has a 7 octave range and it's clear on his version of this song. Listen to Faith's version and it's clear it's taking everything she has to handle it ... and it almost gets away from her. These are both talented singers so let's not discard one because he isn't famous.
Interesting to hear this in the original. However if Faith hadn't transformed it and more importantly - the incredible arrangement she uses that takes it into a different league (who did that?) - it would not have got the recognition it deserved.
It's better cuz it was recorded first???? Noooot... I like the duet. I prefer Faith's version,but both are good.
Well, then cmt must have gotten the facts wrong. I totally believe you instead of them! NOT!
Great song. More appropriate for a man to sing than a woman though. Won't go into detail cause internet argument are stupid. :p
I agree with you that he's a good singer and this is a good version, but he's certainly doesn't have anything even close to a "seven octave range". I don't think you quite understand what that means. Even the best singers usually have only a two or three octave range, maybe four at the VERY outside. If he had a seven octave range only dogs would be able to hear his high notes. It's just not how the human voice works.
Hurray! Some people that realize that this song is Angie Aparo's song and not Faith Hills song,
I totally prefer his.
Best version is the Cassadee Pope version from The Voice. Hands down!!!
Dennis DeYoung you have NEVER heard faith Hill's version. Her is EQUALLY as INCREDIBLE as cassadee's
I like his version but Faith's is better. This is just my personal opinion.
Had to check out this version after being so familiar with this from the INSANELY TALENTED BEAUTIFUL faith hill. THIS IS ATROCIOUS GARBAGE. GOOD GOD. WHAT THE HECK IS THIS DUDE THINKING. AND HIS NAME IS ANGIE LIKE A FEMALE NAME?????? NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!! HE DIDN'T OPEN HIS MOUTH UNTIL 15 SECONDS LATER AND BY 25 SECONDS I HAD THE VOLUME ON MY PHONE 💯% COMPLETELY MUTED.
Your joking right?
@barrypatrickius You're kidding,....right? Fake Hill took Aparo's gorgeous original, needlessly cut out lyrics, and turned it into plastic, soulless, commercial dog shit. She should receive prison time for what she did to this song.......and it's writer.
I found you because of @JohnRich ... not sure if atting is a thing on youtube ...lol, just wanted to give credit