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MONDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “Cry” by Davy Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc-wUPJ1LX4  …Johnnie Ray on a stage was like a punk rocker in a lounge singer's body. His style crossed Billie Holiday-jazz-vocalese with blues and pop standards, foreshadowing rock'n'roll and modern r'n'b. Ray’s “Cry,” a chartbuster in 1951, is an instruction on feeling your pain, letting it out, and finding the light “behind the cloudy skies.” Davy Jones was a big fan of Ray, and he remade “Cry” for his 2009 SHE album. He also wanted to produce a musical about Ray. Covering "Cry" was an obvious move. For me it's the star of SHE—a recording with that mystique that comes when lyrical intent, sounds, and raw feelings push into a timeless realm. The stunning orchestrations by Chris Andrews and Skip Kline blend perfectly with Davy's powerful vocal--arguably one of the strongest in his career. 

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