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Songbird by Eva Cassidy...
...FFS .. it's by Fleetwood Mac! SHe did well to lose all that weight though!
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...FFS .. it's by Fleetwood Mac! SHe did well to lose all that weight though!
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True... just bugs me when people think the cover is the original!
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Did anyone sing Over The Rainbow by Eva Cassidy... ?
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True... just bugs me when people think the cover is the original!
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Yep just like the young lad singing Mark Ronson's Valerie - its actually by the Zutons.
Maybe he was singing Mark Ronsons 'version' of Valerie? Just as the girl who lost the weight was singing Eva Cassidys version of song bird? Versions of songs are different....which is why they're called versions.... |
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I liked the girl, but i can remember last year Niki sang Eva Cassidy's version in the Semi Finals, and i must say the girl that sang it tonight had a really weak voice.
Niki's version was really strong and powerful and i dnt think the girl tonight was as good. |
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I liked the girl, but i can remember last year Niki sang Eva Cassidy's version in the Semi Finals, and i must say the girl that sang it tonight had a really weak voice.
Niki's version was really strong and powerful and i dnt think the girl tonight was as good. |
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Huh? Im confuzzled
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Am so happy somebody else got annoyed by that. IT is not 'by' somebody if they covered it. Fleetwood Mac's version is superior, with them being possibly one of the best bands ever (IMO). Yes, Eva Cassidy had a good voice but highly overrated and she did not write anything. I am also fiercely protective because Songbird was my wedding song, and the DJ only had Eva's version so i had to provide Fleetwood Mac's cd. However, on reflection, some people unfamiliar with that version had tears in their eyes on hearing it for the first time (but that could have been our horrendous shuffle across the dance floor and tears of laughter). Rant over. she was ok but not a patch on some of the 'version's I've heard before. Sob story again!
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It's like when someone sings "I Will Always Love You"... it wasn't originally by Whitney!!
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I'm bloody sick of Over the Rainbow, Songbird or Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy.
FFS it's Judy Garland, Fleetwood Mac and Sting! Learn your music history you philistines! |
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Eva Cassidy's version is slightly different.
I prefer the All Angels version though. |
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Fleetwood Mac's for me no question
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I'm bloody sick of Over the Rainbow, Songbird or Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy.
FFS it's Judy Garland, Fleetwood Mac and Sting! Learn your music history you philistines! |
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well im discombobulated
as a reply to confuzzled - but the thing is i admire the girl for the weight loss thing - i hoped for her to be amazing - but she wasnt - to have respect for her losing weight isnt the same for having respect for an amazing voice and as much as i had wished she had that - she didnt - and as much as anyone loves eva cassidy (as i do) dont forget stevie nicks |
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well im discombobulated
as a reply to confuzzled - but the thing is i admire the girl for the weight loss thing - i hoped for her to be amazing - but she wasnt - to have respect for her losing weight isnt the same for having respect for an amazing voice and as much as i had wished she had that - she didnt - and as much as anyone loves eva cassidy (as i do) dont forget stevie nicks |
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Yep just like the young lad singing Mark Ronson's Valerie - its actually by the Zutons.
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I seem to remember a story that The Zutons, prior to appearing at one of this years festivals were asked if they would be doing their cover of Mark Ronson's /Amy Winehouse's Valerie - they just shrugged their shoulders and said probably.
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Aye true, but in this day and age we should just be thankful that there's 18 year olds anywhere who don't want to be Beyonce. Leona Lewis or Girls Aloud clones.
It does annoy me too when contestants sing songs recently covered and they refer to them as being by the most recent artist to cover it. I can understand the young contestants doing so but the judges and presenters Quote:
Eva Cassidy's version is slightly different.
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Stop dissing Eva Cassidy - the woman had the most beautiful voice I ever heard.
I don't care whether she covered every song ever written - everybody covers everybody it's nothing new. I find the Eva Cassidy version of Songbird more memorable. |
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I seem to remember a story that The Zutons, prior to appearing at one of this years festivals were asked if they would be doing their cover of Mark Ronson's /Amy Winehouse's Valerie - they just shrugged their shoulders and said probably.
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Stop dissing Eva Cassidy - the woman had the most beautiful voice I ever heard.
I don't care whether she covered every song ever written - everybody covers everybody it's nothing new. I find the Eva Cassidy version of Songbird more memorable. She was a good singer, that's it, end of. She didn't write any of those songs that people keep giving her credit for, and that's what irritates me, not Eva herself. |
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They were probably hacked off that it was being called a cover by them when in fact theirs was the original - they released it in 2006, Mark Ronson and Amy did theirs in 2007.
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That's incredibly polite. I've have told the person asking to get stuffed!
There was another similarish incident in the 1970's just after Simon And Garfunkle split. Paul Simon was being interviewed by Annie Nightingale on OGWT and asked Paul Simon (something like) if he found it difficult writing songs without Art Garfunkle. Paul, very politely answered that he had never written songs with AG. Cue one very embarresed Ms Nightingale. |
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