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Charles
Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 11:40 am
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"They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway...." One of the great songs about New York.
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Glenn S.
Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 12:40 pm
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Voted The Drifters but I'll own up to also liking the George Benson version a lot too.
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Linda
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Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 12:41 pm
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Jimbo
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Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 12:49 pm
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"...On Broad-vay."VIDEO
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Jimbo
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Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 2:28 pm
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Just to be contrary, I voted for Gary Numan. "I can play this here guitar..." Gary, there's not a guitar within a hundred miles of your recording!
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DanO
Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 3:16 pm
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Tough call, but I had to go with George Benson.
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banzaibid
Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 3:39 pm
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Glenn S. wrote:
Voted The Drifters but I'll own up to also liking the George Benson version a lot too.
Same here....
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David Baker
Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 5:44 pm
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Location: Atlanta, GA
Linda wrote:
Eric Carmen.
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Charles
Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:33 pm
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I'm not exactly sure what I did, but Eric Carmen was initially on my list.
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JohnG
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Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:48 pm
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George Benson rules! A no-brainer.
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Geff R.
Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 2:26 am
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I seem to be the token Neil Young vote. Renny, help!!
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Ven
Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 3:30 am
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In reality I agree with John, but I had to cast my vote for Gary. He did a great job of adapting the song to his style (which is far more than I can say for his embarrassing rendition of Prince's "1999"...ugh!), and I love the synth outro.
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RoyalScam
Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:14 am
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George Benson...the 10 minute version...by a MILE.
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NoPhoneNoPoolNoPets
Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:50 pm
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Geff R. wrote:
I seem to be the token Neil Young vote. Renny, help!!
I am a
huuuuge Neil Young fan, but frankly I don't care much for Neil's cover version of this song. Sorry, Geff.
Is there an option to vote for "
The Clash - On Broadway " ?
Seriously, when I hear the title "On Broadway" I think of George Benson right off the bat, so my vote would have to go to him
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Geff R.
Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 10:55 pm
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I'm not a huge fan of Neil's version either, but I really don't like any of the others!
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ranasakawa
Post subject: The best version of "On Broadway"
Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 2:55 am
Music from the 60s & 70s and a bit of the 80s
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Geff R. wrote:
I seem to be the token Neil Young vote. Renny, help!!
Neil all the way, gimme some of that crack!
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