AsianConnection said:

Dman, i got their album somewhere. I thought I was the only one If i remember, they remind me of an early tony toni tone somewhat.

Yeah troops version is my preferred too

Just my Imagination by the Stones
instead of the Temps

Bertha by Los Lobos
instead of the Greatful Dead

TheRealFiness said:

I know! Sometimes I'm all over the place. I hit and miss.

A few more for consideration...

Piece of my Heart - Erma Franklin vs Janis Joplin vs Faith Hill

Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles vs Ray Charles

The "In" Crowd - Dobie Gray vs Ramsey Lewis

Light My Fire - The Doors vs Jose Feliciano

All Along The Watchtower - Bob Dylan vs Jimi Hendrix

I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos vs Art Garfunkel (or any one of 1000 other artists if you must)


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Believe it or not
I found myself liking the Chili Peppers version of "Higher Ground" just a tad better ( easy! I sed just a tad ) than Stevie's.
I never thought somethin' like that could happen.

I like EnVogues' remake of "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" better than Aretha's 1976 original

DavidEye said:

to the

RipHer2Shreds said:

I better stay in this box,huh?

DavidEye said:

I'm only kidding. Theirs was actually the first version I heard. I actually really like the vocal arrangement on that one. I don't mind their take on Hooked on Your Love either.

funkyslsistah said:

http://www.content.loudey...cid=600111

It's a classic for Bobby so he would get the obvious edge , but Ricky Peterson did a pretty good remake too ( 1991 )
The vocal-climax of this version is amazing .

No matter , the never ending sailing-part in Bobby's original is one of kind and a timeless journey .
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100MPH said:

oh shit yes, I completely forgot about this one!

RipHer2Shreds said:

Isleys got me listening to a lot of corny-ass white-boy pop & folk rock like James Taylor, Carol King, Doobies and CSNY.

PFunkjazz said:

I could see calling James Taylor and CSNY corny...but Doobies and Carol King?

RipHer2Shreds said:

OOOPPPS! I was supposed to excise Carole King from that list.
but yeah Doobies are pretty corny!

How about these:

"Don't Ask My Neighbor" - The Emotions vs. Bobby Caldwell

"Emotions" - Samantha Sang vs. The Bee Gees vs. Destiny's Child

"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" - Gladys Knight & the Pips vs. Marvin Gaye

"Across the Universe" - The Beatles vs. Fiona Apple

"Smooth Criminal" - Michael Jackson vs. Alien Ant Farm

"American Pie" - Don McLean vs. Madonna

"I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" - Cherelle vs. Robert Palmer

Two more remakes I prefer are:

Can't Turn You Loose - Aretha Franklin
I Know I'm Losing You - Uptown Girls

Dancelot said:

And what about this one :

http://www.content.loudey...cid=600111

funkyslsistah said:

The remakes of these songs I really dig. Alien Ant Farm did a pretty good job and the video kicks ass.

i didn't know some of these songs were remakes

especially the temps and GQ...btw i luv that song by GQ

okay here's mine:

emotions- bee-gees
got ta be there-jacksons
do me baby-prince
summerbreeze-seals&croft-even though the isley did a damn good job on that one
i didn't mean to turn you on-cherelle
more than a woman- tavares- the bee-gees version was a very close second though
greatest love of all-george benson
i feel for you-prince...i just like the music in chaka's version
giving him something he can feel-aretha
i will always love you- whitney


i think that's it....ummm how bout

how come you don't call me anymore-prince over alicia keys

funkyslsistah said:

Call me crazy, but I like Fiona's version much more than I like the Beatles. Then again I'm not a huge Beatles fan, so I would say that. No offense to Madonna fans, but version is just god awful. I always have liked Gladys Knight and the Pips's version better than Marvin's for some reason.

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funkyslsistah said:

I HAVE TO AGREE WITH STYMIE, 90% OF LUTHER'S REMAKES ARE BETTER THAN THE ORGINALS ESP. IF THIS WORLD WAS MINE WITH CHERLY LYNN

paligap said:

Marvin...



This one is tough... I think I'm gonna hand it to Ron and the boys just for the intro alone and singing "Hello" 30 times before the first verse.




Do, do, do, do, duummmm....



I'm going with Dionne and Burt on this one.



"Shoe baby..."



"I can diggydiggydiggy She can diggydiggydiggy We can diggydiggydiggy... Oh,"




I dig the vocal version better.



I think this one is a tie. Brenda's holds more emotional weight. Luther sounds like he's trying to get some drawers.



Isley...

Stymie said:

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100MPH said:

sheeaat... the file won't play on my computer

debbiedean2 said:

Does the 10% includes "Always and Forever"? He's made some good remakes, no doubt, and a few of them I definitely thought were his originals, but that one was the biggest disappointment.

always and forever-heatwave's version definately the best....

funkyslsistah said:

THAT 10% DOES INCLUDE "ALWAYS AND FOREVER" & "GOING IN CIRCLES"

funkyslsistah said:

I agree! I love Luther's remakes and in most cases,his remakes are better than the original versions.But his 1994 album of covers (titled 'Songs') was a total disappointment.His remakes of "Endless Love" and "Always and Forever" were surprisingly flat and tedious.With this album,he chose classics that really didn't need to be updated,sorta like Prince's remake of "Betcha By Golly Wow".