Battle of the Remakes: Hello It's Them

I will always credit The Isley Brothers for "Hello It's Me". No diss to Todd Rundgren, but if not for Ron and the fellas, this song wouldn't have landed on my radar. Okay, full disclosure: my dad may have had something to do with that. Moving along, I naturally don't take any retreads of this song lightly. But, Mary J. Blige, Groove Theory and John Legend are plenty qualified to take on the track. For some of you, this might be a difficult choice. Between Mary's layered, old school take, Groove Theory's sexy, jazzy rendition and Legend's, which is closer in spirit to Rundgren's original, you're going to be banging your head against the wall. Do I even have to tell you which one's my favorite?

Mary J. Blige: "Hello It's Me"