Kelly Clarkson took followers again to the ’90s for the Tuesday (Could 9) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Present, performing the Eva Cassidy model of Simon & Garfunkel‘s signature hit “Bridge Over Bother Water” for the opening Kellyoke phase.
Accompanied by her band, the three-time Grammy winner put her personal spin on Cassidy’s model of the basic monitor, utilizing her signature belt to hit flawless excessive notes and gorgeous vibrato moments.
“Once you’re weary/ Feeling small/ When tears are in your eyes/ I’ll dry all of them/ I’m in your aspect/ Oh, when instances get tough/ And pals simply can’t be discovered/ Like a bridge over troubled water/ I’ll lay me down/ Like a bridge over troubled water/ I’ll lay me down,” she powerfully sang on the intro verse and well-known refrain.
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” was initially launched because the second single from Simon and Garfunkel’s fifth and remaining studio album of the identical title. Launched in 1970, the Paul Simon-penned monitor has develop into a signature for the duo — upon its launch, the monitor spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 and a cumulative 14 weeks on the chart. The monitor is the group’s most profitable so far.
Cassidy’s model of the people basic arrived in 1996 and appeared on her album, Stay at Blues Alley. The LP was recorded stay on the Washington, D.C.’s Blues Alley nightclub in January 1996.
Watch Clarkson’s cowl of Cassidy’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” within the video above.