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The death of Rick Parfitt prompts me to mention
Rockin' All Over The World Not a Quo original as many assume, but written and first recorded in 1975 by John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival. |
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I'm surprised you can Hold Your Head Up after that admission
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I'm not surprised Blondie X has never even heard of Argent. I've seen a few of her posts over the years and she doesn't seem to like most of the true legends of music, so I'm not surprised she's never heard of Argent (who weren't even a very big group anyway) and suspect she wouldn't like them even if she heard them.
![]() I think Blondie X is a bit of a committed soul girl, so there's no reason she'd love a lot of the music which is most often discussed on here. |
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There are almost no end of figures who could be considered legendary in the music business, many of them far from household names. Let's face it, most people's ideas of 'true legends' will be acts that were in the top forty a lot or have shifted the most LPs regardless of whether their music is really that impressive.
I think Blondie X is a bit of a committed soul girl, so there's no reason she'd love a lot of the music which is most often discussed on here. ).
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I'm not surprised Blondie X has never even heard of Argent. I've seen a few of her posts over the years and she doesn't seem to like most of the true legends of music, so I'm not surprised she's never heard of Argent (who weren't even a very big group anyway) and suspect she wouldn't like them even if she heard them.
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Not so Manic Now by Dubstar, the original was by Brick Supply.
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There are almost no end of figures who could be considered legendary in the music business, many of them far from household names. Let's face it, most people's ideas of 'true legends' will be acts that were in the top forty a lot or have shifted the most LPs regardless of whether their music is really that impressive.
I think Blondie X is a bit of a committed soul girl, so there's no reason she'd love a lot of the music which is most often discussed on here. I've been very open about my musical taste over the years I've been on DS and always said I don't listen to anything other than the genres I love. I don't think I've ever been someone whose influences have bee hidden so a bit surprised at the comment about struggling to work out who I actually like. You're right, I'm a lifelong soul girl and so the fact I don't know rock acts shouldn't come as a shock to anyone. But back OT - it's not about me - ![]()
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A bit of a grey area whether it counts as a cover, but the George Michael/Elton John duet of Don't let the sun go down on me is better known than the original version recorded by the latter alone.
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Not so Manic Now by Dubstar, the original was by Brick Supply.
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A bit of a grey area whether it counts as a cover, but the George Michael/Elton John duet of Don't let the sun go down on me is better known than the original version recorded by the latter alone.
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"Make It Easy On Yourself" by the Walker Brothers
(Original version by Jerry Butler) "No Regrets" by the Walker Brothers (Original version by Tom Rush) "Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds (Original version by the Bob Dylan) "Turn Turn Turn" the Byrds (Original version by the Pete Seeger) "You Showed Me" by the Lightning Seeds (Original version by the Byrds) |
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"You Showed Me" by the Lightning Seeds (Original version by the Byrds) I keep forgetting that's a cover. |
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The Turtles actually.
I keep forgetting that's a cover. So, the Turtles' version could be said to be the original as it was the first to be released, but the Byrds' version has a greater claim to being called the original, as it is their composition and was the first to be recorded. |
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From this morning's Planet Rock, funnily enough...
Only Women Bleed - Julie Covington (Original by Alice Cooper) Because The Night - Patti Smith (Originally recorded, but not released, by Bruce Springsteen) Rosalie - Thin Lizzy (Original by Bob Seager) |
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forgot Tommy Steele did Must Be Santa before Bob Dylan
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"You Showed Me" by the Lightning Seeds
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The Turtles actually.
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The Byrds wrote it and recorded it in 1964, but didn't release it until 1969 on an album, a year after the Turtles' version had been a big hit in the the USA.
So, the Turtles' version could be said to be the original as it was the first to be released, but the Byrds' version has a greater claim to being called the original, as it is their composition and was the first to be recorded. |
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With Ray Davies (of the Kinks) in the news recently (for becoming Sir Ray Davies) I am reminded that two covers of his compositions are better known than the original versions by the Kinks:-
"Stop Your Sobbing" by the Pretenders "Days" by Kirsty MacColl Also written by Sir Ray, but never recorded by the Kinks (original version by the Applejacks):- "I Go To Sleep" by the Pretenders |
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With Ray Davies (of the Kinks) in the news recently (for becoming Sir Ray Davies) I am reminded that two covers of his compositions are better known than the original versions by the Kinks:-
Stop Your Sobbing by the Pretenders Days by Kirsty MacColl |
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I didn't even know Kirsty had recorded 'Days'. I've never heard it.
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youre lucky...... obviously the kinks version was the definitive one and anything else would never live up to it.
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youre lucky...... obviously the kinks version was the definitive one and anything else would never live up to it.
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Pretty good version by Kirsty ,
Mushymanrob, it's one of those very rare occasions where you and I disagree, because I'm with Barney on this one - the Kirsty MacColl cover is a pretty good version. Of course, most covers of Kinks' songs are pretty awful compared to the original (imo); e.g. the Stranglers (whose music I normally love) surprisingly ruined "All Day And All Of The Night" (imo) and Def Leppard (whose music I normally loathe) unsurprisingly ruined "Waterloo Sunset" (imo). |
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The Byrds wrote it and recorded it in 1964, but didn't release it until 1969 on an album, a year after the Turtles' version had been a big hit in the the USA.
So, the Turtles' version could be said to be the original as it was the first to be released, but the Byrds' version has a greater claim to being called the original, as it is their composition and was the first to be recorded. You live and learn.
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