How Do I Live -- LeAnn Rimes 🆚 Trisha Yearwood

[NurseJackie]

"How Do I Live" is a song written by Diane Warren. It was performed by LeAnn Rimes and the extended version of the song was later featured on her second studio album You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs in 1997. It was also performed by Trisha Yearwood, and Yearwood's version was featured in the film Con Air.

Walt Disney Pictures, the company behind the Touchstone Pictures label, decided that Rimes' recording had too much of a "pop" sound, and also that because she was 14 years old, she was too young to sing about the subject matter expressed in the song. Trisha Yearwood was ultimately chosen to re-record the song, utilizing a more throaty, country-western vibe.[10] Yearwood's version was released on May 27, 1997[11] to country radio and appeared in the film. According to Yearwood, she was unaware of Rimes' recording prior to being approached by Touchstone Pictures to record the song.[12]

Which version do you like the best?

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[tanyev]

1. Remember thinking LeAnn's version was better at the time and still do.

Yeah, she was very young, but undeniable talent.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

2. I'm not a big country music fan, but Rimes...

... was a very "clean" singer.

I'm not sure how to describe it, but I bet an oscilloscope measuring her voice would look more like pure sine waves.