To All the Girls They’ve Loved Before (and you know who you are)

http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com posted this as part of their “Classic CMA Awards Moments.” Thanks, Blake. #25: Willie Nelson & Julio Iglesias “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before” 1983 The union of two styles of music can often produce dramatically interesting results, and so it was with the 1983 performance of “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before,” an eventual #1 single for the Red Headed Stranger and the Latin pop icon Julio Iglesias. Although the song failed to meet with the highest critical acclaim, it was proof positive that genre boundaries can be eliminated with the talent of two strong artists. Its almost-campy quality notwithstanding, the performance of “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before” still stands as a demonstration of country music’s ability to touch those in other genres of music, and at that... [read full story]