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Old 24-12-2016, 17:39
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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.
I was surprised too given it pretty much became Quo's signature song.
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Old 24-12-2016, 18:13
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I'm surprised you can Hold Your Head Up after that admission
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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Old 24-12-2016, 22:23
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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.
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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Old 24-12-2016, 22:28
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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.
Yep, I've just seen a couple of posts from her over the years where she's dismissed almost every major name in music history. I've struggled to work out what she actually likes (other than Level 42 ).
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Old 25-12-2016, 09:46
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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.
they might have been short lived, but eveyone of a certain age would know of them, after all, the group 'argent' was made up of people from the 60's who had hits most notably with the zombies.
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Old 25-12-2016, 11:26
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Not so Manic Now by Dubstar, the original was by Brick Supply.
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Old 26-12-2016, 11:42
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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.
Thanks. 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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Old 28-12-2016, 20:31
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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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Old 28-12-2016, 22:55
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Not so Manic Now by Dubstar, the original was by Brick Supply.
Never heard of Brick Supply (dreadful name for a band). Dubstar were/are fabulous. I was aware from the songwriting credit that it wasn't their own composition.
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Old 29-12-2016, 01:43
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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.
I always thought it was Don't Let The Son Go Down On Me.
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Old 29-12-2016, 12:20
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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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Old 29-12-2016, 12:28
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"You Showed Me" by the Lightning Seeds
(Original version by the Byrds)
The Turtles actually.

I keep forgetting that's a cover.
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Old 29-12-2016, 12:49
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The Turtles actually.

I keep forgetting that's a cover.
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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Old 30-12-2016, 10:46
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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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Old 30-12-2016, 12:03
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forgot Tommy Steele did Must Be Santa before Bob Dylan
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Old 30-12-2016, 23:06
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"You Showed Me" by the Lightning Seeds
(Original version by the Byrds)
The Turtles actually.

I keep forgetting that's a cover.
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.
I remember at the time of the Lightning Seeds cover being released, the only previous incarnation of the song I was familiar with was the Salt N Pepa version, and had just assumed it was an original song by them. For a good few years I always thought it was quite random that a band such as the Lightning Seeds had covered one of their songs, until later finding out otherwise!
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Old 02-01-2017, 20:53
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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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Old 02-01-2017, 20:57
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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
I didn't even know Kirsty had recorded 'Days'. I've never heard it.
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Old 03-01-2017, 09:56
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I didn't even know Kirsty had recorded 'Days'. I've never heard it.
youre lucky...... obviously the kinks version was the definitive one and anything else would never live up to it.
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Old 03-01-2017, 10:11
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youre lucky...... obviously the kinks version was the definitive one and anything else would never live up to it.
Pretty good version by Kirsty ,
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Old 03-01-2017, 13:08
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youre lucky...... obviously the kinks version was the definitive one and anything else would never live up to it.
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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Old 03-01-2017, 14:34
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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.
I didn't know that.

You live and learn.
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