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Post by Gene Hunt on Dec 12, 2018 22:22:27 GMT
First time I've heard it but, cheesy vocals aside, I quite liked the orchestral arrangement on the New Seekers. ...or just looking at Eve Graham. Gene.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Dec 12, 2018 22:36:35 GMT
Anything by Robson and bloody Jerome gets my vote. Tin hat on time, I actually quite like Dollars version of I wanna hold your hand....... Runs and hides Good call on Robson and Jerome. Dollar though? Yes Carty you can run and hide! Sorry but at times they irritated me. For a start he was too much of a girly 'pretty boy', couldn't imagine him at the time in the pub with the lads, and they both had such weak voices. Many people rated her as top totty at the time but I just thought she was a bit of a wet lettuce. I prefer singers that can belt out a good tune yet I felt that the musical arrangements almost drowned their vocals out. Its okay, you can come back out now. Sam.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Dec 12, 2018 22:39:58 GMT
First time I've heard it but, cheesy vocals aside, I quite liked the orchestral arrangement on the New Seekers. ...or just looking at Eve Graham. Gene. Just looking them up on Wikipedia and Lyn Paul's real name was Lynda Belcher With a surname like that she'd fit right in to the next squad meet! Sam.
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Post by Dirty Epic on Dec 13, 2018 8:11:44 GMT
Thought this was horrible at the time & it still is With apologies to Dirty E if he's a fan! It was nothing special Art TBH and neither were Candy Flip either. Also being honest it's a song you can't really beat the original no matter what.
Preferred more the heavier dance stuff from that period mate.
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Post by Dirty Epic on Dec 13, 2018 8:24:29 GMT
UB40's dreadful cover of the classic 1974 hit 'Homely Girl' by The Chi-lites has to be one that springs to mind, IMO. Vi Good call on UB40 Vi. Also thought these covers from them were pure turd too.
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Post by Dirty Epic on Dec 13, 2018 8:31:53 GMT
And another: Sam. Good call Sam.
M People? An example of diminishing returns started off alright - ISH, then rapidly went downhill after their debut in 1991!
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Post by Cartman on Dec 13, 2018 10:59:32 GMT
Dollar did two that I liked, their first hit, Shooting Star, from the end of 78, which was excellent, and Who Were you with in the Moonlight from the summer of 79. See your point on David van Day, but Terese Bazar.....
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Dec 13, 2018 21:29:58 GMT
Naff metal version of the Sex Pistols 'Anarchy In The UK' by Megadeth complete with misheard lyrics, 'I wanna destroy the passerby' is 'I wanna destroy, possibly?' & 'another council tenancy' is 'and other c**t-like tendencies' Some horrible vocals on the chorus of this pointless cover-
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Post by Sam Tyler on Dec 13, 2018 22:06:14 GMT
Strewth! They're a couple of stinkers too, I didn't make it to the 1 minute point on either of them.
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Post by Del Boy on Dec 14, 2018 12:25:41 GMT
If your going to do a cover just copying it is usually only a cash in and is why they're turd 9 times out of 10.
If you're a different genre band to the original then changing the arrangement is the way to go. Above M Peoples cover isn't bad if looked at in the 90s dance style its in. Its not a classic but it gets away with it.
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