|
|
Post by Gene Hunt on Feb 23, 2021 20:37:06 GMT
There was a similar rash of terrible cover versions in the mid/late 80s too. All Saints did two I liked, Never Ever and Pure Shores, this one I thought was very good Pure Shores was a great track, I agree. Back to cack cover versions, for me they don't get much worse than this. |
|
Dirty Epic
Verified 
The Midnight Train to Romford
Posts: 5,795 
Online Status: 
|
Post by Dirty Epic on Feb 23, 2021 21:18:18 GMT
There was a similar rash of terrible cover versions in the mid/late 80s too. All Saints did two I liked, Never Ever and Pure Shores, this one I thought was very good Pure Shores was a great track, I agree. Back to cack cover versions, for me they don't get much worse than this.They can Gene these abomination covers have featured on recent TOTP repeats and make that poor Madonna cover class... hells sake!   BAD and I don't mean Big Audio Dynamite! |
|
|
|
Post by The Peoples Poet on Feb 23, 2021 21:28:18 GMT
I love that Bill Withers track, original or remix. It's just such a wonderfully happy song. Rarely does a song, imo, sound happy as well as making you feel it when you hear it. That one does. He had such a way with words. A real poet.
|
|
Dirty Epic
Verified
The Midnight Train to Romford
Posts: 5,795
Online Status:
|
Post by Dirty Epic on Feb 23, 2021 21:56:31 GMT
Listening to Now 70s last night and along came this: I know that there have been other cover versions but I'd managed to forget that this one had existed - now I'll have to try and forget it all over again! Sam. Oooh blimey Sam. I'd forgotten they did that too.
Sadly, I remember this Sam Fox version too
As covers go, much preferred the version by the Tourists.
Jesus wept I remember that on the Top 40 around that time, yes it's a baddun Sparks.  |
|
Del Boy
Moderator 
Hoping The Nags Head survives lockdown
Posts: 8,729
Online Status:
|
Post by Del Boy on Feb 24, 2021 14:17:15 GMT
A pop group in the late 90s covered the Chilli Peppers classic Under The Bridge and the cover was just appalling. That is a deeply personal song from Kedis, the singer, and they reduced it to jingly pop nonsense. I was and still am furious about that. The only good thing about that was it introduced me to the original which I was not familiar with. Once the original was heard the cover got elbowed  |
|
Vienna
Producer
Curled up on Miss Jones' lap
Posts: 2,703
Online Status:
|
Post by Vienna on Mar 16, 2021 15:24:58 GMT
The other day I stumbled upon this dreadful cover of The Who's 1965 No.2 hit...  Fortunately, it was not released as a single. Vi |
|
|
|
Post by Sam Tyler on Mar 16, 2021 20:30:38 GMT
I'm inclined to think that the cover version was the No.2!  I suppose we have to be thankful that it wasn't released. Sam. |
|
Dirty Epic
Verified
The Midnight Train to Romford
Posts: 5,795
Online Status:
|
Post by Dirty Epic on Mar 16, 2021 21:08:57 GMT
The other day I stumbled upon this dreadful cover of The Who's 1965 No.2 hit... Fortunately, it was not released as a single. Vi That’s as bad as it gets played 5 seconds and switched off!  I wonder if that tosh charted? |
|
|
|
Post by Sam Tyler on Mar 16, 2021 21:34:11 GMT
Fortunately, it was not released as a single. I wonder if that tosh charted?   Sam. |
|
Dirty Epic
Verified
The Midnight Train to Romford
Posts: 5,795
Online Status:
|
Post by Dirty Epic on Mar 17, 2021 11:30:44 GMT
I wonder if that tosh charted? Sam. Be grateful for some small mercies! |
|
