Only You...

The Flying Pickets is a British a cappella vocal group that had a very successful hit "Only You" in 1983 in the UK singles chart. It was a remake of the early 80's electronica duo Yazoo's hit song. Yazoo was made up of Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke who later went on to pursue very successful music careers, the latter forming the highly successful duo Erasure.

Yazoo :


I love to listen to cover versions as they give a different feel and interpretation of the original songs. However, out of the many i heard, i will mostly prefer the original version as i believe the song is best sung and expressed by the original creator most of the time. This version of "Only You" is an exception at least for me. The sweet a cappella voices seems to be drifting in and out of nowhere and finally soaring to a climax midway through the song. Not discrediting Yazoo's original version, it is a great version too combining the best of Vince Clarke's musical genius and Alison Moyet's velvety vocals, but the Flying Pickets just wins me over for this one.

My take on this song : a very sentimental love song and a great listen for all occasions. Check out the wonderful MTV too...

Listen to Yazoo's original version here and have your say!