Frankie Laine - Laura, What's He Got That I ain't Got? video free download

Colin Sanders

entered Cashbox August 12, 1967

operatenor100

I always thought that his intent was murder; never even considered suicide. Now, I don't know!

Willem van Wyk

I have listened to this song covered by various artists such as Tom Jones, Brooke Benton and others, but I still prefer Frankie Laine's version ever since I have heard it the first time many moons ago.

BH21206

Never ever heard this one by F L. Great !

Manfred58

I think it was unquestionably murder, and many people would say she had it coming! This is a wonderfully tragic ballad performed magnificently by the incomparable Mr Frankie Laine; who was perhaps the greatest of all the balladeers... Thanks for posting.

Bajanman997

I like Brooke Benton Version, Tom Jones does a good job

ellings2002

@navigatorsaint i would think its a shoot that bitch laura song... cause kinda all of the big names singers are that. Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams..

TheLang0lier

I have heard this song performed by Tom Jones and although he makes it more dramatic this version is much better

Staninec

@navigatorsaint you can have it both ways, he shoots her, then himself.

Staninec

You can have it both ways, he shoots her, then himself.

studeystudebaker50

A long lost favorite----way to go m38

Mark Gallagher

@navigatorsaint I always thought it was goiing to be murder as Frankie's voice doesn't sound like someone who would shoot himself.

rskissack

@powerpuffkewpie Since I first heard this song in 1967 I thought he was going to commit suicide - that he was in utter despair. The instrumental background music, especially the strings during the part which talks about pulling the trigger, suggest profound sadness as opposed to anger. Yet the lyrics *are* ambiguous. I wonder what the composer was thinking - perhaps it was meant to be deliberately ambiguous.

barbara lowe

WOW!!!!!!!

Mark Gallagher

@powerpuffkewpie I guess you can take it either way. But I always took it as he was going to shoot Laura.

powerpuffkewpie

ok, is this a suicide song, or I'm gonna shoot Laura song

Jim Bartlett

@markalson1938...as you say, it's a matter of taste. No question that Frankie Laine was one of the 20th century's musical giants. Brook Benton's version got fairly heavy airplay in my hometown (Baltimore) and was the first version I heard...so (to me) it's the "original" version. Frankie Laine also recorded a Gene Pitney hit..."I'm Gonna Be Strong", although I believe that Laine's version actually pre-dated Pitney's version by several months.

Mark Gallagher

@Delfan1961 I have heard Brookes version of this song. He does a great job on it. It is only a matter of taste which you perfer. To me once Frankie sings a song few can top it. But That's just me.

Jim Bartlett

Brook Benton had a wonderful version, as a Reprise single, in 1967, also serving as the title song for an album. Unfortunately neither single nor album has yet made it to CD. I prefer Brook's version to Frankie's, though all the versions I've heard (so far) have been good.

nikita0759

LAURA........beatiful!

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