"If I Were a Carpenter" is a song written by Tim Hardin. It was a Top Ten hit for Bobby Darin in 1966, reaching number 8 in the US.
Tim Hardin - "If I Were A Carpenter".mp3
Flatt & Scruggs - "If I Were a Carpenter".mp3
Johnny Cash - "If I Were A Carpenter".mp3
Small Faces - "If I Were A Carpenter" (Live) 1.mp3
The Four Tops - "If I Were A Carpenter".mp3
The Free Design - "If I Were A Carpenter".mp3
Buy Tim Hardin - Hang On To A Dream: The Verve Recordings
Buy Hello I'm Johnny Cash
Buy Heaven/Earth by The Free Design
Buy The Complete Motown Singles, Vol 8: 1968
Buy Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends/Nashville Airplane
Buy The Small Faces: All Or Nothing
Videos after the jump.
Good choices... but I was surprised by the omission of Leon Russell, who recording of "Carpenter" had this great picture on the sleeve:
http://hitparade.ch/cdimg/leon_russell-if_i_were_a_carpenter_s.jpg
(Actually, Russell's version isn't all that great, but his cover of "Wild Horses" on the b-side is.)
Posted by: Robert | March 06, 2009 at 10:27 AM
I didn't omit it as much as it's not in my iTunes and all the other ones were :)
Posted by: Cookie | March 06, 2009 at 10:38 AM
It was also recorded by the band "Ranny and the Revolutions" on Telstar Records. I do not have a date but I am sure it was in the late 60's
Posted by: Mark | March 04, 2010 at 12:48 PM