John Travolta's "Let Her In" Vs. David Soul's "Don't Give Up on Us Babe"

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It's a draw for me.

― Michael Costello (MichaelCostello1), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 16:27 (twenty years ago)

"Don't Give Up on Us Babe" is still listenable today (by that I mean you can listen to it without wincing). "Let Her In" just showcased how poor a singer Travolta was, regardless of his star turn in Grease. Soul could actually kinda sing.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 16:39 (twenty years ago)

Alex in NYC has just summarized this perfectly.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 16:42 (twenty years ago)

It was an awful song and the David Soul song was tolerable. I always thought the song was called "Let Her In" to create confusion with Wings' "Let 'Em In."

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 16:43 (twenty years ago)

(Who will be the spoiler/devil's advocate who will come to this thread to bat for "Let Her In"?)

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 16:44 (twenty years ago)

I had "Let Her In" included in the songs played at my wedding. It's a tear jerker.

― Brett Hickman (Bhickman), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 16:46 (twenty years ago)

never heard "Let Her In," but "Let Me In" is 100% class.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 16:46 (twenty years ago)

NYC OTM.

― geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

The production on "Let Her In" is good. I don't think anyone else could pull that song off except for Trovi.

It needed that whispy, innocent singing.

― Michael Costello (MichaelCostello1), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 16:48 (twenty years ago)

Let me just say one thing: Ick!!

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 16:52 (twenty years ago)

Actually that's what I said the first time I heard it, on my sister's record player, when it first came out.

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 16:53 (twenty years ago)

Taking Sides: Travolta's "Let Her In" vs Wings' "Let'em In"

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 17:12 (twenty years ago)

"Let Her In" is a marginally better song )though I confess that "Don't Give Up on Us" is intriguing for the way the verse and chorus are the same part). But Travolta couldn't sing a lick, whereas Soul was totally unspectacular but also totally OK as a singer.

This feels like one of those scoreless ties that isn't a defensive masterpiece but just a game full of wasted opportunities.

― Rick Massimo (Rick Massimo), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

Funny, but no contest. Wings kicked horshack's ass.

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― geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

Horshack? What? Where?

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)

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