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There are songs that I absolutely love when sung by one artist....but hate them when sung by another, very often the original just doesn't cut it compared to a cover.
Example....
'Alfie', written by the fantastic Bacharach and David and slaughtered by Cilla Black.....But mastered later by Stevie Wonder
Then slaughtered again by Lily Allen....and mastered yet again by Ronald Isley |
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"There are songs that I absolutely love when sung by one artist....but hate them when sung by another, very often the original just doesn't cut it compared to a cover.
Example....
'Alfie', written by the fantastic Bacharach and David and slaughtered by Cilla Black.....But mastered later by Stevie Wonder
Then slaughtered again by Lily Allen....and mastered yet again by Ronald Isley"
See if you can find Gail Ann Dorsey's version. Very underrated singer |
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"Your Song
Elton John = no thanks
Mike Skinner (the streets) big  "
elton johns origanal is a classic .the streets are not even an average band they aint that good  |
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"Your Song
Elton John = no thanks
Mike Skinner (the streets) big
elton johns origanal is a classic .the streets are not even an average band they aint that good "
I know it's a classic, but it's not for me :p
And I like the streets so ner ner |
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"There are songs that I absolutely love when sung by one artist....but hate them when sung by another, very often the original just doesn't cut it compared to a cover.
Example....
'Alfie', written by the fantastic Bacharach and David and slaughtered by Cilla Black.....But mastered later by Stevie Wonder
Then slaughtered again by Lily Allen....and mastered yet again by Ronald Isley
See if you can find Gail Ann Dorsey's version. Very underrated singer"
She's the girl that has appeared with Bowie isn't she?
This is my fave....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMQ_Hj7_mxc |
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"I love and hate the song 'Hurt' because people think Johnny Cash wrote it.
Trent Reznor gets absolutely no credit for HIS great song."
He gets plenty of royalties though. |
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"There are songs that I absolutely love when sung by one artist....but hate them when sung by another, very often the original just doesn't cut it compared to a cover.
Example....
'Alfie', written by the fantastic Bacharach and David and slaughtered by Cilla Black.....But mastered later by Stevie Wonder
Then slaughtered again by Lily Allen....and mastered yet again by Ronald Isley"
Lily Allen's 'Alfie' is a completely different song, isn't it !?
If Dione Warwick has sung a Bacharach/David song then it automatically makes any other version shite  |
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"There are songs that I absolutely love when sung by one artist....but hate them when sung by another, very often the original just doesn't cut it compared to a cover.
Example....
'Alfie', written by the fantastic Bacharach and David and slaughtered by Cilla Black.....But mastered later by Stevie Wonder
Then slaughtered again by Lily Allen....and mastered yet again by Ronald Isley
Lily Allen's 'Alfie' is a completely different song, isn't it !?
If Dione Warwick has sung a Bacharach/David song then it automatically makes any other version shite "
Sorry....got Lily Allen on my brain tonight, meant to say Streisand...doh! |
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"And beg to differ on the Warwick thing,
I find her version of 'Walk on by' a little tinny, I prefer the Issaac Hayes and Ronald Isley versions....more soul in them"
Probably the exception that proves the rule |
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"And beg to differ on the Warwick thing,
I find her version of 'Walk on by' a little tinny, I prefer the Issaac Hayes and Ronald Isley versions....more soul in them"
The Stranglers version is the best |
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