Yvonne Fair - It Should Have Been Me

[@NotIfWhen]

Just heard this for the first time ever by Miley Cyrus on jimmy Fallon . Needed to hear the original. How fantastic.

[@erikkarsies4851]

And now watch "Just your average wedding Congratulations Peter and Peter" lol

[@sososanchez3512]

Yes!!

[@TheNeworleanswoman]

I just heard Miley sing it also! I think this beautiful lady has passed now, I’m going to Google her! I have never heard it before, it’s beautiful as sung by both women! A heartbreaker! 💔💔

[@ankitakhuntia971]

Me too🙂

[@valerievalerio1557]

Omg that brought me here too!!

[@eastlandesme4747]

Thanks miley cyrus for introducing this song to people like me who rely on some decent singers of today to take us back to classics by singing them ...

[@arthur_aleksanian]

SAME!

[@marijo20002]

YES

[@marciahackl]

maybe a tiny bit more that « decent » but i agree :)

[@purplehaze11976]

You said exactly what I wanted to, but couldn't find the right words..lol

[@Hampsonful]

Let's tell it like it is.

[@bazzbazzley]

Never was a lyric delivered with such intensity. She was fabulous!! Yvonne Fair ,,,still sorely missed!

[@Almogelbaz0]

So right , MILEY CYRUS WILL PREFORM this at Fallon tonight! So excited

[@richardplume3212]

Real deal

[@barryh.4220]

Couldn't agree more ..... this is a powerful song.

[@butwhatdoesitmane2344]

Miley just announced she’s gonna perform this on Jimmy Fallon tonight I can’t waiiittttt

[@elin2852]

Just listened to it! She’s great

[@98chiantidrive]

it was a great cover

[@beardown2489]

Great cover. Hadn’t heard this song it forever. What a classic

[@mmurph]

I can't believe I've heard this song for the first time through Miley Cyrus of all people. And not only that, but her version was excellent.

[@TheNeworleanswoman]

Miley blew me away when she sang it! Truthfully, I’ve listened to three different versions and I like Miley‘s the best! She even beat Gladys Knight! Sorry… just calling it as I heard it! Miley is a very interesting and talented woman!!

[@mmurph]

@@TheNeworleanswoman you just had to sneak that stupid comparison in, huh?

[@malgorzatabujnarowski2078]

Sorry! MILEY VERSION IS THE BEST!

[@irish9boy]

@@malgorzatabujnarowski2078 Miles Cyrus would give a fortune away to have a voice like Yvonne Fair.

[@davinastanton3865]

​@@malgorzatabujnarowski2078 That's your opinion. Many like myself disagree with you. Rest easy Yvonne. 💗🕊💗

[@joannakirkwood4970]

My mom had this on vinyl when I was a child! I'm 50 next week! I remember it from back then on the deck! Always playing loud wow! Takes me back...😊

[@Claire-fg2rf]

This song has just made me cry and cut my soul in half. Not sure where its been hiding all my life, but the pain in her voice is absolutely phenomenal... what a masterpiece 👏

[@tonyclarke7656]

Absolutely brilliant. I played this to my daughter years ago. Nowin her 40s we still laugh at this song and Tell Laura I love her. Funny how some songs take us back years in time.

[@chrisdurant7351]

Ye I wo thinkinf same,,, if id a kniwn my ex wo getting married, I would a stopped, it, along stiry,

[@malgorzatabujnarowski2078]

Same here…

[@peterkelsey5841]

Vocals to die for. Wow Yvonne!

[@jackhatler3714]

I discovered this song while watching a British TV show called “The Vicar of Dibley” and it instantly joined my rotation and became a favorite. Miley Cyrus is one of only a handful of artists who could adequately cover it and she absolutely killed it.

[@robertryan6782]

I was looking for the Vicar of Dibley clip when I found your brilliant post!

[@BlaineShire]

When she wanted to marry Richard Armitage..

[@sp_948]

Is that why it has that weird beginning and end to the video?

[@susanrobb6827]

A lip sync version of this was in a Vicar of Dibley special. Hilarious!

[@yvonnebradley878]

Just heard Miley sing this on Jimmy Fallon. Yvonne Fair was brilliant and Miley hit it out of the park. Miley needs to include this on an album. Fantastic singing from both women.

[@harrycraft600]

Just found this and I can't stop cryin cause it happened to me in 1984 and I guess I never got over it

[@Perry_ope]

This is honestly such a beautiful song ahhhhhhh. Her voice, her pain, the lyrics. Can’t wait for it to blow up again after Miley and SNL

[@TDSouledOut1]

One of the most powerful and moving SOUL records ever made. Just close your eyes and feel the pain. PHENOMENAL STUFF.

[@christinebaker2902]

Never heard this song before Miley sang it. its absolutely fabulous

[@randalloesch4521]

Yvonne did it better .

[@paulinedixon3490]

I’ve not heard this for years. Forgot how good it is. Love it ❤

[@rmc2001]

There is so much emotion in her voice that you would think it was really happening to her

[@adrianoa4305]

miley is really out there introducing iconic songs for the new generation, queen behaviour

[@marcuspemrick1960]

Only one queen where this song is concerned .

[@SecTechie]

Every note she belted out entered me and left through tears. What a heavenly voice.

[@BelleTolles]

How great that Miley did her tribute to this, I bet it will bring more views. Both sing it brilliantly

[@gregp5014]

Never heard this before until the other day when it was played full blast at the an inclusive hotel pool in Tenerife, couple hundred of people, some lying on sun loungers and others dancing etc, could see everyone was enjoying this song

[@catherinemurphy6503]

I saw my love Walking down the aisle And as he passed me by He turned to me and Gave me a smile Then the preacher Then the preacher The preacher joined their hands And all the people The people began to stand When I shouted It should have been me Oh, it should have been me You know it should have been me Baby, how can you do this to me You made a promise That we'd never part Then you turned around And you broke, Lord, my heart Now you're standing there Saying, I do Holding hands With somebody new When you know that It should have been me Oh, it should have been me Oh, oh, it should have been me Baby, how can you do this to me Then the preacher, whoa, yeah The preacher asked that There be silence please If any objections to this wedding Speak now or forever Forever hold your peace And I stood up and said It should have been me Oh, oh, it should have been me Jumped out of my seat and screamed It should have been me Oh, oh, oh, hey You're blowing my mind People, believe me That man is mine It should have been me No, oh, oh, you know It should have been me Oh, ho, it should have been me Oh, ho, somebody call the police That woman down there Is a doggone thief It should have been me It should have been me Oh, oh, It should have been me... (Songwriters: Normal Whitfield/William Stevenson)

[@beckywiggles]

Never heard this before,but loving it now..what a voice on this lady.

[@michaelhawryliw118]

this is probably one of the greatest songs of all time sung with true feeling . They dont make these any more. Shame .

[@jackspinner1]

one of those rare moments when the perfect voice finds its perfect song at the perfect moment in time with the perfect performance. timeless classic

[@lordbountifulitsme7919]

jackspinner1 Absolutely Top Comment 💯

[@beverlylindsay829]

jackspinner1 Spot on 👍

[@mindyh7630]

That beautiful powerhouse voice!!!

[@stephendowney2816]

Whitney Houston comes to mind

[@johnepee]

So true

[@marcuspemrick1960]

“Somebody call d POL-ce cos dat woman up deir is a god damn thief “ ... absolutely superb! This is one of the most underrated songs of all time.

[@terryross8515]

ditto, young ones now don,t know what great music is, just an old fart i gess

[@TheCosmicFunker]

In the album version of the song, which is only slightly longer than the single version, right at the end Yvonne sings "It should have been me. Get your hands off of me" 😂

[@withgoddess7164]

Glad to see somebody else quote that cuz that's the best line in the song and I always wait to hear that line

[@lewismassey9312]

I actually think the lyrics are "That women up their is a doggone theif!". It's a great line either way :3

[@Hampsonful]

@@withgoddess7164 Me too, It's wonderful.

[@jamaenealy5594]

Goosebumps!!!!!!

[@kensnyder5189]

The Best, the very, best rendition!!! Should have been a huge hit!

[@yorkiecob]

lt was in the UK

[@velvett60]

@@yorkiecob Yep, one of my early teenage (15 ish) favourites, I had the single & kept playing it over & over again, couldn´t get enough of it. RIP Maám Yvonne ❤

[@antonybanyer3364]

I have adored this song since I first heard it !!! THIS IS THE VERSION !!!!!!💖💖💖

[@karencope6394]

I heard her singing this many years ago. She's a fabulous voice and it rocked my little world. It's still good to hear it's still going

[@DPogs627]

One of the best performances EVER!!

[@johnpayne7729]

Janet kay/silly games....Eddie holmond/hey there lonely games...best 2 solo vocals...but this is pretty good lol

[@MrDayjur]

Yvonne here expresses the pain and sorrow that romantic love as, opposed to real love, inflicts on so many people, go girl, some super soulful singing!

[@omnpresentevidence]

This song is wonderful because your mothers voice captures the emotions that the lyrics evoke. I remember it as being one of those songs that as soon as you heard it you were just craving hearing it again and in those days the shops sold out really quick and you then had to wait till more copies arrived.RIP Yvonne Fair

[@ryanpadayachy9682]

Who’s here after Miley’s phenomenal performance??😍✨🔥

[@waynegreer72]

I have heard others sing this song. This lady doesn't just sing the song , she owns it. Absolutely fabulous.

[@wendypalmer8239]

Brilliant song sung by a brilliant singer so powerful

[@Coco-369]

I fall in love everytime I hear this song it takes me back to a special time with someone who meant alot to me

[@weemac4645]

Santa Claus?

[@stevecousins1308]

Why is this kind of passion not in todays music? This matters ...

[@bigjohnthered1]

Because todays music is soulless throw away rubbish thats why.

[@guylewis7418]

You do feel her passion. Not many songs do that.

[@billeberline9744]

@rugbydazz I'm hopeful Streaming Radio may be able to accomplish this ... everything is a cycle!

[@MrDayjur]

Very true Steve.

[@moreliatorresdiaz2239]

Came here after Mileys cover and I have to say they are both amazing

[@chipperkeithmgb]

Gives me the chills

[@rabbit3212010]

Love the song but I'm also eternally grateful that, despite my lifetime of failed relationships, I never have to say that it should have been me! Sometimes life is okay.

[@raincoathaveli]

Love this(the original) and Miley's cover. Fantastic song

[@adrianm976]

Gladys Knight & the Pips sang it back in the late 60s..a brilliant version.

[@1046Fay]

Fabulous! What a voice...raw talent at it's finest....

[@davidjanuary9511]

Thanks to Miley. Never heard this song or of Miss Fairer. Loving those raw vocals. Feeling them. Love my soul music🙏❤️😘🇿🇦😍

[@Jevezy]

Sing it, my sister, nothing could take the place of raw, black soul songs.

[@johnflanagan7653]

An emotional record that still sounds as good as it ever did.

[@patrickleech8990]

Yasss! Yvonne... Emmerdale brought me here!!! Like when you found it :)

[@mcintyresmakings8525]

Same!

[@aileenr.692]

I remember being at the wedding of the first of us to get married and her ex was next to me with our friend Jim who (very quietly) sang this chorus and we all had to stifle our giggles. We were ridiculously young to be fair......

[@gracegorman642]

Wow! This version rocks! And I never even heard of Yvonne Fair before!

[@Kingkaera]

This is the original loved it growing up & still blasting it. I imagined me buusing into this song and laughing❤😂

[@samanthamwara9023]

wow!!!Just stumbled upon this and darn!!That woman could sing

[@elaineb4490]

What a voice. Known this song for a few years after it was played in a scene from The Vicar of Dibley (BBC comedy for USA viewers- see if you can find it to watch as you won’t be disappointed) and it’s fantastic. Perfect voice, perfect song, perfect emotion, just perfect. This lady would have been superb in Dream Girls.

[@Gleneagles1]

OMG everytime I hear this it takes me way back and I am surrounded by incredible music, incredible dicos and incredible people. RIP Yvonne Fair

[@LeoVocalMusicCovers]

Just listen to that powerful, emotive and soulful voice! Was there anyone even close to that? I don't think so! R.I.P Yvonne Fair, you left your mark!

[@gorkembahriyeli4080]

here before Miley covers this. Mark my words.

[@deepaksharma6518]

Same 😂

[@nunnaurbiz8177]

God this lady could belt out a tune with such emotion! Wondeful voice!

[@calliopexirafi]

I am here cause Miley nailed it last night ! What a song ♥️ kisses from Greece

[@ngairehura1653]

Heard this many years ago STILL WOW!! ❤ Like this version better

[@alanjpoole7274]

Yet another amazing composition written and arranged by the MAN, Norman Whifield. What a fantastic version Yvonne did here. She deserved more promotion and exposure at Motown.

[@meatfeet43]

One of the best tracks EVER.

[@GreyWolfProject]

This Lady gives this song something that just reaches out and grabs you.

[@mollyleach8859]

I heard this song for the first time 2-3 months ago on Radio 2 and have played it every day since - countless times. I am obsessed with it. What a voice, what emotion ! And yes, it should have been me ! Though I know that it wouldn't have been a good ending. Would love to tell her how much I love this song. It brings out sadness and happiness in the same amounts. Now one of my all-time faves :)

[@mollyleach8859]

BTW this is not Molly Leach - it's her Mum :) Didn't realise it would be her name !

[@mezzomanUK]

molly Leach Check out Ms Fair's Motown album, its great!

[@juanpablofabian2163]

I feel you! 1-1 the same obsession like you… Damn that’s so crazy. I’m so glad I heard miley cover it today! I listen this song since 2h on repeat. It’s so different and addictive.. I love it because “It should have been me” many times in my life..

[@nava__fran]

You're here for Miley ❤

[@RitaMalikfour]

She’s singing this like she feeling it, Ottis reading singing. I’ve been loving you for too long to stop now, same vibes, love it

[@amirbehrouz8923]

Im here after i heared miley is gonna perform this on fallon show

[@barryh.4220]

This is such a powerful song .....

[@Teflondondog]

From a time when music was music and singers could sing - brilliant

[@willow2038]

FABULOUS, I LOVE THIS, TAKES ME BACK MANY YEARS, ME AND FRIENDS USED TO SIT IN EACH OTHERS BEDROOMS AND BRING ALL OUR 45s AND PLAY MUSIC ALL NIGHT LONG XX

[@Stig39Helmer]

I loved this song in the 70s. It just gets better everytime I hear it. What a voice!

[@ListenLearnRepeat]

I grew up on hearing this tune as a lil kid... Fair to say, it's a voice u never forget.

[@rocketpit101]

Is so easy to go over with this type of singing. Yet she never does. AMAZING!

[@ccraisins2005]

Whose here after watching Miley Cyrus on The Tonight Show killing it with Pete Davidson?

[@caramarsh8145]

Omg Miley sang this song on SNL and it was amazing Looove love love

[@stan278]

WOW!! she's great,i knew Yvonne when she was a young girl we lived on the same street Longwood ave,So.Bronx.I was singing with a group then (my teenage years) I did'nt know that she could sing she sounds great...R.I.P. yes I remember you and your family.Soulsisteronthe1 the blessings of the Lord be on you and your family..

[@marleybu7984]

I must be an old git, I have this on 7" single. Loved it then, still love it now. Amazing lady and what a voice!!

[@skygazer6898]

This song must be over 40 years old but still sounds just as great as it did back in the day

[@ValerieMais]

song yeah,but video is like 1987-88

[@debbienewman1924]

I absolutely love this performance, it's Amazing!She's Amazing!👏👏👏❤❤❤

[@ridgepr8020]

You can't make perfection better and that's what this song and Yvonne is......... Perfection at it's very very best!!!

[@williamrobert3097]

Miley Cyrus brought me here and I’m so glad ❣️❣️

[@cabayside1]

This song is a true CLASSIC! We need the next soulful big voice of Idol to stand up and bring this song to life again! (Shut up all u racists with ur crap comments below, trying to rant on when us normal people want to hear good soulful tunes, bugger off & find somewhere else to rant on about crap!) appreciate the music!

[@trw5653]

I love a strong soul voice... but this record is part of my silly childhood :) I truly wish Yvonne had been at my wedding (would have saved me a whole lot of trouble). It is (as always) what it is... glad I am smiling typing this... just a classic track rarely [never] played on my local airwaves but ingrained in my memory, TaDa !

[@davidreynolds4684]

Sitting here with tears running down my face. My God thank you for the gift if this incredible woman's soulful voice. I'll bet Etta James and Koko Taylor are feeling the same emotions I am right now listening to this. Now if you'd like to see an alternate version that has Milli and Vanilli rolling in their graves as I'm typing this. Search KZbin for IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME uploaded by Steve Bailey . It's a brilliant clip from Westward Ho. a bar in Puerto de LA Cruz Tenerife where Maurice & Alan (two brits) did three shows a week.

[@OsbornIOW]

Awesome song sung with such emotion. True talent!

[@aLeSsA17aug]

Thank you Miley, thank you again. 👏🏼

[@towers5k]

Thank you for posting this and sharing with us. I can't put into words how much this song meant to me and my ex. We lost him early in life also (he died at 33)! I have never seen a video of your Mom, especially performing this song. Watching this brought back so many wonderful memories of a life and a love long gone by. I'm 55 years old and sobbing like a teenage girl at a romantic movie. Know that your mother continues to touch people's lives, loves and hearts. God Bless you.

[@richiemfresh]

beautiful song ,,brought back a lot of memories,,,and I love the video,,,so cool thank for sharing,,,,

[@gregmay6976]

I don't believe there is a female impersonator in the whole world that hasn't lip synched this song on stage - this is one of those golden classics that you will never hear recorded again!

[@nadatainverary7003]

😂

[@ronstahr46]

Many have, trust me, have.

[@MrsRMoore78]

Miley would like to speak with you! Mostly joking but I’m hoping Miley records it.

[@yolandabryan7910]

I am 65 years young and never heard this song until I came across it with Miley cirus singing it to Pete davisdon wow did she sing it. Yvonne fair would of loved it. Thanks Miley for bringing it

[@RadTheMaligator]

Absolutely fantastic track ❤🔥🔥🔥

[@nrbudgen]

When I first heard this song in the 70s I instantly loved it. At the time I was unhappily married to my first wife, whom I divorced not long after. Ever since KZbin became a thing I looked for this song, initially without success. When I found this particular video I was struck by how Yvonne Fair was my exe's doppelganger. Not long after, I re-established contact with my estranged daughter who I hadn't seen since she was a toddler. I sent her the link to the video. We both cried -the similarity was too much to bear. I still love it in spite of the sadness.

[@juanpablofabian2163]

I saw my love walking down the aisle And as he passed me by, he turned And he smiled The preacher joined their hands And all the people began to stand When I shouted: "You know that should have been me Instead of her walking with you You know that it should have been me Getting ready to marry you Darling, darling You made a promise that we'd never part And then you turned around And broke my heart Now you're standing there saying 'I do' Holding hands with somebody new It should have been me Instead of her standing by you You know that it should have been me Getting ready to say 'I do'!" Then the preacher asked, "Will there be silence, please? If any objections to this wedding Speak now or forever, forever hold your peace" Then I shouted: "It should have been me You know that it should have been me You know that it should have been me Darling, how could you do this to me? People let me tell you now It should have been me Instead of her standing by you You know that it should have been me I've always been faithful And true!"

[@FreddieDDJ]

Can't help but remember those past loves . . . that believed in me. I get choked up whenever I hear this song.

[@jonldn]

at every wedding I go to I want this record to play at the appropriate time sadly a wish not yet granted! The bass at 1.42 gets me every time!

[@piontropechetrini5640]

This song is a rare Jewel, is so Great...

[@neilmartin9598]

Wish someone had shouted this at my first wedding cos it should definitely have not been me, married now to a fantastic woman for 40 years,we all make mistakes should have listened to other people.

[@MrCodgod666]

NEIL MARTIN omg I totally understand you. But been married now 15 yrs to second one where the first was only 13. But wished I met my husband first time round because I could have had children with him x

[@neilmartin9598]

@@MrCodgod666 glad you found the right one second time around, you got a winner.

[@nigelhodder7901]

Same here mate 26 years later happy as larry with 2 boys

[@neilmartin9598]

@@nigelhodder7901 Good on you, Happy New year

[@lisasmith9536]

Hadn't heard thus song in years, until yesterday when I heard it on the radio. Such powerful lyrics and an amazing voice

[@1lordthorpe]

To me this is one of the all time best vocal performances.

[@cazc5200]

Amazing. I'm not usually a fan of covers, this is one the acceptions. She also reminds me of Janice Goplin. As she gets older and her voice grows she is gonna be fantabulous 🎉

[@hayleybeaver7014]

One of the best!! Unbeatable!!

[@joshuareynolds1230]

Just love the passion in her voice and all the comments