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GoogaMooga
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best  Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:39 am |
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1966 and all that
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"I Say a Little Prayer" - Dionne Warwick or Aretha Franklin?
"Go West" - Village People or Pet Shop Boys?
"I Fought the Law" - Bobby Fuller Four or The Clash?
"Kiss" - Prince or Tom Jones?
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:14 am |
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The Pope of Pop!
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"Our Lips Are Sealed"--Go-Go's or Fun Boy Three
"Unchain My Heart"--Ray Charles or Joe Cocker
"Rock and Roll Love Letter"--the Records or Bay City Rollers
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:39 am |
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I agree with most of the ones mentioned so far and would add:
"Anyone Who Had a Heart" -- Dionne Warwick or Dusty Springfield
"Oh Girl" -- Paul Young or Chi-Lites
"I Only Want to Be With You" -- Dusty Springfield or Bay City Rollers or Tourists or Shelby Lynne
"Supernature" -- Cerrone or Erasure
"Pink Cadillac" -- Bruce Springsteen or Natalie Cole
"Battlefield" -- Paul Carrack or Diana Ross
"Voyeur" -- Kim Carnes or Sue Saad
"Sugar on Sunday" -- Clique or Tommy James
and although there's no equal to the Supremes' "Stop in the Name of Love," I love the Hollies' version, too.
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Hank
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:11 am |
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Good Stuff, Maynard!
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David Baker wrote: "Battlefield" -- Paul Carrack or Diana Ross
Or Nick Lowe.
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:56 am |
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The Pope of Pop!
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"Spanish Harlem"--Aretha Franklin or Ben E. King
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:41 am |
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"I Saw Her Standing There" -- The Beatles or Tiffany
...I almost made it with a straight face. Sorry, guys.
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Greg Carrier
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:56 am |
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Who are those guys?
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I'd go with Dionne's version of "I Say A Little Prayer." No knock on Dusty's, but I like Dionne's better.
And as for Spanish Harlem, my favorite version is Laura Nyro's.
How about "Woodstock." CSN&Y or Joni Mitchell? Or Ian Matthew's Southern Comfort?
"You've Got A Friend," James Taylor or Carole King?
"A Little Help From My Friends," the Beatles or Joe Cocker?
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Uncle Twitchy
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:16 pm |
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"Calling Occupants (of Interplanetary Craft)" -- Klaatu or the Carpenters
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:11 pm |
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I love "Norwegian Wood" by the Beatles, but I also love the jazz instrumental version that Herbie Hancock did in the 90s. It's a good example of how different backing chords can put the main melody into a whole different context.
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:31 pm |
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"Higher and Higher"--Jackie Wilson or Rita Coolidge. No, really.
"Wild Night"--Van Morrison or John Mellencamp
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:20 pm |
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Get Ready - Temptations or Rare Earth - both have their merits
I Wanna Be Your Man - Beatles or Stones
Louie Louie - so many great versions....
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:17 pm |
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Seth wrote: I Wanna Be Your Man - Beatles or Stones I love Suzi Quatro's version--she doesn't change the gender. 
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:19 pm |
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"Heart Full of Soul"--Yardbirds or Chris Isaak
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:14 am |
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Seth wrote: Get Ready - Temptations or Rare Earth - both have their merits Ooh...excellent choice, er, non-choice! Rare Earth's is totally badass and depending on the edit, can be like 20 minutes long, but the original is by far Eddie's best vocal.
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GoogaMooga
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:09 am |
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Seth wrote: Louie Louie - so many great versions.... Rhino released a whole CD of Louie Louie covers back in the early '90s, but isn't The Kingsmen version the one most of us know best? I can't think of any other versions off hand.
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:56 pm |
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GoogaMooga wrote: Seth wrote: Louie Louie - so many great versions.... Rhino released a whole CD of Louie Louie covers back in the early '90s, but isn't The Kingsmen version the one most of us know best? I can't think of any other versions off hand. Richard Berry Paul Revere & The Raiders Beach Boys Sandpipers The Fat Boys Young MC ROBERT PLANT. When I was in high school, the New Age station in town decided to change to an oldies format. In the two weeks between when they pulled the New Age and had the marketing ready for the Oldies format, they announced they were now "Louie 101.1 - All 'Louie, Louie' All the time!" They played nothing but various versions of the song for two weeks straight. It generated quite a buzz at the time.
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GoogaMooga
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:08 pm |
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Yes, I own the Paul Revere, Beach Boys, and Sandpipers versions, now that you mention them. Richard Berry wrote Louie Louie - how is his version?
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:03 am |
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GoogaMooga wrote: "Kiss" - Prince or Tom Jones? Prince for me on this one.
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:04 am |
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Uncle Twitchy wrote: "I Saw Her Standing There" -- The Beatles or Tiffany
...I almost made it with a straight face. Sorry, guys. The Tubes!
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Rich Perez
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:35 pm |
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I like either versions of "She's Not There" done by the Zombies, Santana and John Taylor.
Both versions of "Some Guys Have All The Luck" by Rod Stewart and Robert Palmer.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3xFnf6HuQQ[/youtube]
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Rich Perez
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:50 pm |
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Also like both versions of "Let's Spend The Night Together" by the Rolling Stones and David Bowie.
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Rich Perez
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Post subject: Songs where you can't decide which version is best Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:57 pm |
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I like Lou Christie's "Lightning Strikes".
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfzaQ42YQok&feature=related[/youtube]
But, I also like Klaus Nomi's cover version also.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Tte08ieTg[/youtube]
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