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"WALK ON BY" (composed by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David) Highlighting one of the greatest songs ever written! Dionne Warwick 1964
Aretha Franklin 1964 The Lettermen 1964 Cal Tjader 1969 Isaac Hayes 1969 Laura Nyro 1970 Jackson 5 1971 Undisputed Truth 1973 Gloria Gaynor 1975 D-Train 1982 Slick Rick 1988 Smith & Mighty 1988 The Notorious B.I.G. 1994 MF DOOM 1997 Wu-Tang Clan 2000 Pete Rock 2001 J Dilla 2006 | |
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one of the greatest song-writing teams of all time. period. | |
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Richard X's version is pretty good as well.. too bad I can't find a clip of it anywhere.  | |
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I agree,this is one greatest songs of all time.It's a damn shame that nobody can seem to write and compose a song like this today.The lyrics and melody are amazing! | |
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Cinnie said: Dionne Warwick 1964
Don't even start on the Bacharach/David/Warwick triumvirate. That legacy of songs is untouchable. tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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I really like Melissa Manchester's version of "Walk On By" from her 1989 album Tribute. Next to Dionne's original, it's my 2nd favorite version. | |
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Wowugotit said: I really like Melissa Manchester's version of "Walk On By" from her 1989 album Tribute. Next to Dionne's original, it's my 2nd favorite version.
I only posted the ones I knew about. I found a video of Melissa Manchester's version ---> HERE | |
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I wanted to do a thread for each one of these versions at some point, but decided today I would do sorta, like, a "Walk On By" sticky.  | |
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theAudience said: Don't even start on the Bacharach/David/Warwick triumvirate. That legacy of songs is untouchable. tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 This being my fave.. | |
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Dionne's version is my favorite, but I had no idea this song had been redone so much If you will, so will I | |
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thekidsgirl said: Dionne's version is my favorite, but I had no idea this song had been redone so much
Even Britney has done a cover!  | |
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Love this song...
I have to say, my favorite version is by Sybil from 1990, who also did a great cover of "Don't Make Me Over" the year before. Starts around 5:00 in "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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Here's another version by Bobby Caldwell 1995
"Funkyslsistah… you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude"!
"It's just my imagination, once again running away with me." | |
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Great stuff. Appreciate all the samples.
To me Isaac's version managed to totally circumvent the original cloth that was already borrowed from the most revered of trunks (especially considering Dionne's epic pop version). I can wear it all the way to Phoenix; without transportation. | |
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Dionne, Issac... all day everyday.
but then there's a version by AWB from Feel No Fret I dig.   National Funk League✮✮ | |
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my fav:
Space for sale... | |
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theAudience said: Cinnie said: Dionne Warwick 1964
Don't even start on the Bacharach/David/Warwick triumvirate. That legacy of songs is untouchable. tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Any child of the 60s has to hold a special spot in their heart for the BDW triumvirate. 
This is my fave... We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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| X Infinity!
Thats one of the songs I LOVE to hear, no matter who sings it 
Isaac's version is so TRIPPY though  in fact, I ADORE his remakes of Burt Bacharach's sons  | |
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This is not a full per4mance....
I wish the full one gets uploaded. | |
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Here is a live version. I know the the album version has been posted. [Edited 10/3/09 23:37pm] "The first time I saw the cover of Dirty Mind in the early 80s I thought, 'Is this some drag queen ripping on Freddie Prinze?'" - Some guy on The Gear Page | |
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The Stranglers
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Why does it feel like The Stranglers were trying to take the piss out of a classic though?  I didn't post theirs cuz I'm not feelin' it.  | |
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Cinnie said: Why does it feel like The Stranglers were trying to take the piss out of a classic though?
I didn't post theirs cuz I'm not feelin' it. I'm not sure what year that cover is from, but The Stranglers early career was basically one long piss-take. | |
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Cinnie said: Undisputed Truth 1973
Undisputed Truth's version is getting a lot of attention in the late 00's. Skyzoo 2009 Cinnie said: J Dilla 2006
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damosuzuki said: Cinnie said: Why does it feel like The Stranglers were trying to take the piss out of a classic though?
I didn't post theirs cuz I'm not feelin' it. I'm not sure what year that cover is from, but The Stranglers early career was basically one long piss-take. '78 | |
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ABeautifulOne said: I finally sat and listened to "Walk On By" for the first time ever and I keep repeating it. Something about it I really like... | |
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Cinnie said:
ABeautifulOne said: I finally sat and listened to "Walk On By" for the first time ever and I keep repeating it. Something about it I really like...  "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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AlexdeParis said: That post contains a sample from "The Warwick-Bacharach-David Set" (T. Audience) as posted at http://prince.org/msg/8/320474. | |
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I strive, in life, to be an open, understanding and accepting person, but I get upset when anyone says they prefer one of the latter versions to Dionne's. Don't get me wrong, many of them are good - some even great - but none compare. Lemme go take my high blood pressure meds now. | |
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RipHer2Shreds said: I strive, in life, to be an open, understanding and accepting person, but I get upset when anyone says they prefer one of the latter versions to Dionne's.
Don't get me wrong, many of them are good - some even great - but none compare. Lemme go take my high blood pressure meds now. Space for sale... | |
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