Who Did It Better

Percy OR Luther?

Percy Sledge Percy Sledge 1966

When a Man Loves a Woman

Written by Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright

When a man loves a woman
Can't keep his mind on nothing else

What's this song about ↓

A portrait of the transformative power of love, the story of a man who was lost until the right person found him. Percy Sledge recorded it as a Southern soul classic, his voice carrying the kind of raw emotion that cannot be faked. When a man loves a woman... he cannot keep his mind on nothing else. about the kind of love that rearranges a person's entire life, that makes everything that mattered before seem small. The organ that opens the track sets the tone: this is not a song about casual affection. This is a song about love as a force of nature.

That same force of nature gets a

Luther Vandross Luther Vandross 1994

Variation A — side column

Percy Sledge 1966
Luther Vandross 1994

I already know

Play me a sample

Percy Luther

I need to be convinced

Variation B — left & right edges

Percy Sledge 1966

I already know

Play me a sample

Percy Luther

I need to be convinced

Luther Vandross 1994

Variation C — filled color-coded buttons

Percy Sledge 1966
Luther Vandross 1994

I already know

Play me a sample

Percy Luther

I need to be convinced

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Who Did It Better

Percy OR Luther?

Percy Sledge Percy Sledge 1966
Luther Vandross Luther Vandross 1994

When a Man Loves a Woman

Written by Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright

When a man loves a woman
Can't keep his mind on nothing else

What's this song about ↓

A portrait of the transformative power of love, the story of a man who was lost until the right person found him. Percy Sledge recorded it as a Southern soul classic, his voice carrying the kind of raw emotion that cannot be faked. When a man loves a woman... he cannot keep his mind on nothing else. about the kind of love that rearranges a person's entire life, that makes everything that mattered before seem small. The organ that opens the track sets the tone: this is not a song about casual affection. This is a song about love as a force of nature.

That same force of nature gets a

Variation A — side column

Percy Sledge 1966
Luther Vandross 1994

I already know

Play me a sample

Percy Luther

I need to be convinced

Variation B — left & right edges

Percy Sledge 1966

I already know

Play me a sample

Percy Luther

I need to be convinced

Luther Vandross 1994

Variation C — filled color-coded buttons

Percy Sledge 1966
Luther Vandross 1994

I already know

Play me a sample

Percy Luther

I need to be convinced

The Sunday Drop
One song. One story. Every Sunday.

No algorithms. No trending sections. Just a song someone loved and the story behind it. Delivered Sunday morning.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

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