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"Hot Butterfly" - Luther Vandross or Chaka Khan Whose version do you prefer?
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Chaka's hands down.. of course it does help that he was singing background | |
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nammie said: Chaka's hands down.. of course it does help that he was singing background
He was? Cool 
I prefer Luther`s version, i like his more up-tempo stuff  | |
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Chaka... | |
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on a side note without starting a brand new topic... Is there a list of Luther penned commercial jingles on the web? I was reading the wikipedia..(sp?) bio and came across this
Vandross also wrote and sang commercials jingles during the late 1970s & early '80s earning upwards of $600,000 per year around the New York area. He created and/or sang jingles for such well known advertising campaigns as Kentucky Fried Chicken's "We Do Chicken Right," NBC's "Proud As A Peacock" & The US Army's "Be All You Can Be."
 I haven't heard those jingles in 25 years but now it's so damn obvious that he wrote them because they have those "Luther" arrangements. | |
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gargamelgibson said: on a side note without starting a brand new topic... Is there a list of Luther penned commercial jingles on the web? I was reading the wikipedia..(sp?) bio and came across this
Vandross also wrote and sang commercials jingles during the late 1970s & early '80s earning upwards of $600,000 per year around the New York area. He created and/or sang jingles for such well known advertising campaigns as Kentucky Fried Chicken's "We Do Chicken Right," NBC's "Proud As A Peacock" & The US Army's "Be All You Can Be."
I haven't heard those jingles in 25 years but now it's so damn obvious that he wrote them because they have those "Luther" arrangements.You didn't know that lol. He mentioned it when he was on Regis one day, he also did a Coke jingle too. | |
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I didn't even know Luther had a version of "Papillon (AKA Hot Butterfly)".
What's it on? | |
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musicman said: I didn't even know Luther had a version of "Papillon (AKA Hot Butterfly)".
What's it on? It`s available on the "Love the one you`re with" cd single  | |
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HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!! Space for sale... | |
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CHAKA !!!!! | |
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luther's version is not exactly a Vandross track it was "Gregg Diamond and Bionic Boogie" the album with "Risky Changes" | |
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Luther's. It's a stepper's song here in Chicago. | |
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although Luther usually does SUPERIOR versions of the songs he covers,
Chaka's version is better. in fact (as I'm sure most here know) if you listen carefully.. after the last ("group") chorus & before the "chanson papillon" refrain you can hear Luther do a little acrobatic "vocal embellishment". clearly his voice. this is definitely my favorite "ballad" from Chaka & maybe my favorite song of any time she's done.. gone are the days of instant romance & the nights of slooooow goodbyes.. I'll see you tonight..
in ALL MY DREAMS.. |
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mltijchr said: although Luther usually does SUPERIOR versions of the songs he covers,
Chaka's version is better.... This is definitely my favorite "ballad" from Chaka & maybe my favorite song of any time she's done.. You`re right about Luther`s covers, i love the whole "Songs" album... Chaka makes good ballads, doesn`t she "Love me still" is a wonderful song by her 
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Icicle said: musicman said: I didn't even know Luther had a version of "Papillon (AKA Hot Butterfly)".
What's it on? It`s available on the "Love the one you`re with" cd single Cool, thanks! | |
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Icicle said: mltijchr said: although Luther usually does SUPERIOR versions of the songs he covers,
Chaka's version is better.... This is definitely my favorite "ballad" from Chaka & maybe my favorite song of any time she's done.. You`re right about Luther`s covers, i love the whole "Songs" album... Chaka makes good ballads, doesn`t she "Love me still" is a wonderful song by her
Love Me Still should have been huge..Just like Patti's "If You Ask Me To"..damn shame..damn shame..  Space for sale... | |
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musicman said: I didn't even know Luther had a version of "Papillon (AKA Hot Butterfly)".
What's it on? I know! Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
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sosgemini said: Icicle said: You`re right about Luther`s covers, i love the whole "Songs" album... Chaka makes good ballads, doesn`t she "Love me still" is a wonderful song by her
Love Me Still should have been huge..Just like Patti's "If You Ask Me To"..damn shame..damn shame.. | |
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Stymie said: sosgemini said: Love Me Still should have been huge..Just like Patti's "If You Ask Me To"..damn shame..damn shame.. not as wonderful as you though..  Space for sale... | |
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its not an actual Luther song.... its a song by Gregg Diamond and Bionic Boogie, all luther did was do lead vocals, as he did with "Change" | |
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Chaka, hands down.
But just as a side note, didn't Luther sing backing vocals on Chaka's version? I think it's him and Whitney's mamma on there, with Cissy just being piercingly out front and soprano as usual  .... | |
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Some of y'all must be crazy from fever. Chaka, without a doubt! | |
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just ask me to slit my wrists
that would be much easier LOL if I HAAAAAD to pick one it would be Chaka's version which includes Luther on the BG so that way I you got the best of both worlds but I LOOOOOVE Luther's version (Bionic Boogie) it's bouncy... very late 70's I love music with this kind of vibe to it... [Edited 1/26/06 10:11am] because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." | |
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sosgemini said: Stymie said: Love Me Still is wonderful.
not as wonderful as you though..  | |
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