Mercy: Duffy Sells It with Soul

I can't remember how or when I first heard MERCY, Duffy's great take on a retro-60's soul style song (VH1?), but now that I have, I've added it to my list of songs I can listen to over and over. To me, it's got a bit of a STAND BY ME riff mixed in with a Ronettes kind of sound...

Speaking of which, it's funny, but her styling made me think she was black originally - she even vaguely reminds me of Billie Holiday, so I was quite surprised to see she's this little Welsh blond with a big soulful voice. (I shouldn't be surprised though - Bonnie Tyler's another great Welsh singer/songwriter whose voice doesn't seem to match her visually or how about Dusty Springfield? LOL)




Check out the song for yourself: