So, does a cover version of a song have to have been originally performed by the writer?
I have downloaded three versions of a song from the very first album I ever bought for myself, and all three were duds. I have moved on to the next album...
Just call me the computer whisperer.
Willow ,'Lessons'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Sue - Jan 23, 2004 6:45:45 pm PST #179 of 10003
hip deep in pie
DavidS - Jan 23, 2004 6:57:59 pm PST #180 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Thanks to David I will now be singing Word Up for the next week or so. I am also craving the sight of a tall fade.
Larry Blackmon is your man.
Kat P., if I trade in some of my vinyl for cheap CDs I think I'll make a compilation of that early 80s dance/funk/pop stuff. I'll make sure you get a copy. (You too, Shawn.)
msbelle - Jan 23, 2004 6:59:01 pm PST #181 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Sue, not in my book. The original recorder of the song is who I would consider the original artist.
Sue - Jan 23, 2004 7:05:40 pm PST #182 of 10003
hip deep in pie
Sue, not in my book. The original recorder of the song is who I would consider the original artist.
...Back to the research salt mines then.
Angus G - Jan 23, 2004 8:33:46 pm PST #183 of 10003
Roguish Laird
I've finished my mix: all twenty categories covered, total timing 79 minutes 42 seconds! Is anyone else cutting it closer to the bone than that?
I don't believe in guilty pleasures either, so I'm using my selection to, er, critique the category. I encourage others similarly to take advantage of every opporunity to (1) cheat, and (2) be pretentious!
P.M. Marc - Jan 23, 2004 8:38:33 pm PST #184 of 10003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I've finished my mix: all twenty categories covered, total timing 79 minutes 42 seconds! Is anyone else cutting it closer to the bone than that?
I'll check...
I know I had to shave the pause time down to burn it.
moonlit - Jan 23, 2004 8:39:14 pm PST #185 of 10003
"When the world's run by fools it's the duty of intelligence to disobey." Martin Firrell
Picking a song from my birth year (one that isn't guaranteed to have people shedding tears of lunacy, laughter, depression, or as a precursor to their head exploding) has been one of the tougher tasks.
A few (seriously there's quite a few more of these classics) of the rejected chart-toppers are,
- Onward Christian Soldiers
- Just A Closer Walk With Thee
- Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
- Little Boy Lost
- Running Bear
and
- A Summer Place
I know where you're coming from DX.
DavidS - Jan 23, 2004 8:44:49 pm PST #186 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
moonlit, were you born in 1960? There's good stuff from then. Ray Charles is a good bet from that era.
Angus G - Jan 23, 2004 8:51:24 pm PST #187 of 10003
Roguish Laird
moonlit, what's the problem with "Tie Me Kangaroo Down," or have you already chosen that as your "local" song? ;-)
moonlit - Jan 23, 2004 9:02:36 pm PST #188 of 10003
"When the world's run by fools it's the duty of intelligence to disobey." Martin Firrell
Bingo Hec. There's also Elvis, Everly Brothers, and Orbison, all such tear-jerker songs, The Shadows, oh and Teeny, Weeny, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
and My Old Man's A Dustman.
I did think about it Angus and also the tragic Little Boy Lost
Hee.