Cat Stevens' classic song was first recorded by P.P. Arnold, before he included it on his 1967 album, "New Masters." Rod Stewart made it a signature song in 1976, and Sheryl Crow surprised me in 2003 by putting her own nice mark on it. But what I've never been able to figure out is how the best line of the song -- "But when it comes to being loved she's first" -- wound up being dropped in the covers:
The first cut is the deepest, baby I know
The first cut is the deepest
'Cause when it comes to being lucky she's cursed
When it comes to lovin' me she's worse
But when it comes to being loved she's first
That's how I know
Became
The first cut is the deepest , baby I know
The first cut is the deepest
But when it come to being lucky she's cursed
When it come to loving me she's [the] worst
The first cut is the deepest, baby I know
The first cut is the deepest
'Cause when it comes to being lucky she's cursed
When it comes to lovin' me she's worse
But when it comes to being loved she's first
That's how I know
Became
The first cut is the deepest , baby I know
The first cut is the deepest
But when it come to being lucky she's cursed
When it come to loving me she's [the] worst