Harlepolis said:

Donny Hathaway - "Whats Going On"(Marvin)

Sly Stone - "Qe Sera Sera(Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"(Doris Day)

Chaka Khan - "Move Me No Mountain"(Love Unlimited)

Lauryn Hill - "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"(Frankie Valli)

Marlena Shaw - "Go Away Little Boy"(Nancy Wilson)

Phyllis Hyman - "Betcha by Golly Wow"(The Stylistics)

Roger Troutman - "Heard It Through the Grapevine"(Marvin)

D'Angelo - "I'll Stay"(Funkadelic)

Little Richard & Jimi Hendrix - "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On"(Big Maybelle)

Tina Turner - "Lets Stay Together"(Al Green)

Creative Source - "Who's He, And What Is He to You?"(Bill Withers)

Isaac Hayes - "Walk On By"(Dionne Warwick)

Nina Simone - "I Put A Spell On You"(Screamin' Jay Hawkins)

Stephanie Mills - "How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore"(Prince)

Gladys Knight - "The Makings Of You"(Curtis)

Aretha Franlin - Well, the woman owned almost everything she touched.

shorttrini said:

mjwifey4l said:

Cupid- Sam Cooke (i forgot who did tha original)

Sam, did the original. He also wrote the song.

Whoops i guess i waz thnking of another song

With A Childs Heart- Michael Jackson (original by stevie wonder)

Stop, Look, Listen To Your Heart- Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

Thin Moon - Mayer Hawthorne (original by James Pants)

Ain't No Mountain High Enough- Diana Ross

It's Your Thing- Michael Jackson (original by the Isley brothers)

Little White Lies- Frankie Lymon

La La means I Love You- Jackson 5

I Hear A Symphony- Jackson 5

Silhouettes - Frankie Lymon

Your Are Everything- Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

MickyDolenz said:

Music snobs are funny. It's not that serious.

it has nothing to do with being a music snob or not

some people just lack taste and need to be called out on it

besides that , music is a serious matter

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Dewrede said:

MickyDolenz said:

Who's Loving You ~ Jackson 5 (The Miracles)

particularly this is cringeworthy to listen to imo ;

a child who's voice hasn't yet even broken is singing about love

please

I'll Be There-Mariah Carey

Smile-Michael Jackson

Bringing On the Heartbreak-Mariah Carey

PurpleJedi said:

PoppyBros said:

Mariah carey- I still believe (orig. Brenda K. Starr)

I'm partial to the original

Me too Mariah Carey is a terrific vocalist but I never like her remakes.

TD3 said:

Harlepolis said:

Donny Hathaway - "Whats Going On"(Marvin)

Sly Stone - "Qe Sera Sera(Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"(Doris Day)

Chaka Khan - "Move Me No Mountain"(Love Unlimited)

Lauryn Hill - "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"(Frankie Valli)

Marlena Shaw - "Go Away Little Boy"(Nancy Wilson)

Phyllis Hyman - "Betcha by Golly Wow"(The Stylistics)

Roger Troutman - "Heard It Through the Grapevine"(Marvin)

D'Angelo - "I'll Stay"(Funkadelic)

Little Richard & Jimi Hendrix - "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On"(Big Maybelle)

Tina Turner - "Lets Stay Together"(Al Green)

Creative Source - "Who's He, And What Is He to You?"(Bill Withers)

Isaac Hayes - "Walk On By"(Dionne Warwick)

Nina Simone - "I Put A Spell On You"(Screamin' Jay Hawkins)

Stephanie Mills - "How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore"(Prince)

Gladys Knight - "The Makings Of You"(Curtis)

Aretha Franlin - Well, the woman owned almost everything she touched.

I knew you'd be the one with the smart mouth when I mentioned that one

Dewrede said:

MickyDolenz said:

Music snobs are funny. It's not that serious.

it has nothing to do with being a music snob or not

some people just lack taste and need to be called out on it

besides that , music is a serious matter

[Edited 12/2/10 0:35am]

Like the ones who called Aretha & Chaka overrated oversinging hags for example?

^

i don't recall ever calling them hags

they do oversing though and i'll stand by that , especially Chaka Kahn

infact that's what often bothers me about most r&b singers ; the vocal gymnastics

it's unnecessary , exaggerated , affected and annoying

i know that might not be a populair thing to say , so be it

give me someone that sings subtle but yet 10 times more emotive

(although maybe less 'skilled) ;

someone like Nina Simone (for example)

over those overscreaming heffa's any time

[Edited 12/2/10 5:19am]

this is an obvious choice....

Aretha Franklin "Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"

Stevie Wonder's original version is nice but Aretha takes this song and makes it her own.

is greater than

is greater than

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Dewrede said:

Dewrede said:

particularly this is cringeworthy to listen to imo ;

a child who's voice hasn't yet even broken is singing about love

please

lol,Micheal did the best version of this song ("Who's Lovin You").Even Smokey Robinson thinks so

^

then he's wrong too

a child can't sing about love , period

i never knew that it was originally sung by Smokey btw

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Dewrede said:

^

i don't recall ever calling them hags

they do oversing though and i'll stand by that , especially Chaka Kahn

infact that's what often bothers me about most r&b singers ; the vocal gymnastics

it's unnecessary , exaggerated , affected and annoying

i know that might not be a populair thing to say , so be it

give me someone that sings subtle but yet 10 times more emotive

(although maybe less 'skilled) ;

someone like Nina Simone (for example)

over those overscreaming heffa's any time

[Edited 12/2/10 5:19am]

Why should I give you any example? I perosnally love wailing, but you don't, which is ok given that people differs with their tastes. But you did say that they were "overrated" and according to your logic earlier, you should've been called on it and seriously, that is.

Paul Weller - Thinking of You (Sister Sledge)

Bobby Womack - California Dreamin' (The Mama & the Papas)

Nina Simone - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Bob Dylan)

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Harlepolis said:

Dewrede said:

^

i don't recall ever calling them hags

ok8-)

i never asked for any example , i gave an example of whose singing i prefer over these so called diva's

they do oversing though and i'll stand by that , especially Chaka Kahn

infact that's what often bothers me about most r&b singers ; the vocal gymnastics

it's unnecessary , exaggerated , affected and annoying

i know that might not be a populair thing to say , so be it

give me someone that sings subtle but yet 10 times more emotive

(although maybe less 'skilled) ;

someone like Nina Simone (for example)

over those overscreaming heffa's any time

[Edited 12/2/10 5:19am]

Why should I give you any example? I perosnally love wailing, but you don't, which is ok given that people differs with their tastes. But you did say that they were "overrated" and according to your logic earlier, you should've been called on it and seriously, that is.

ok

huh ?

i never asked for any example , i gave an example of whose singing i prefer over these so called diva's and reasoning behind it

Dewrede said:

Harlepolis said:

Why should I give you any example? I perosnally love wailing, but you don't, which is ok given that people differs with their tastes. But you did say that they were "overrated" and according to your logic earlier, you should've been called on it and seriously, that is.

ok

huh ?

i never asked for any example , i gave an example of whose singing i prefer over these so called diva's and reasoning behind it

My mistake, didn't read the "over"

But you do see what I meant anyway? I could site those very same reasons you mentioned as a "lack of taste" from your part and "call you on it" based on what you said earlier, right?

SoulAlive said:

PurpleJedi said:

I'm partial to the original

Me too Mariah Carey is a terrific vocalist but I never like her remakes.

Mariah's was fantastic as far as vocals go..but the original had more "feeling".

Dewrede said:

MickyDolenz said:

Music snobs are funny. It's not that serious.

it has nothing to do with being a music snob or not

some people just lack taste and need to be called out on it

besides that , music is a serious matter

[Edited 12/2/10 0:35am]

If you say so. Saying stuff like that is what snobs do, crying over something that doesn't matter, like saying someone is better if they wear Versace or Air Jordan instead of Toughskins and Payless shoes. If I don't like something, I just don't listen to it, I don't waste time being negative and say it sucks. I don't care what someone else listens to, it has nothing to do with me. Music is supposed to bring enjoyment and happiness, that's all. If someone like Soulja Boy gives a person pleasure, who are you to say they have "bad taste"? What makes a person who listens to Chopin, read Shakespeare, watch art films and other so-called "highbrow" entertainment, have "good taste"? As I said before, it's not that serious. Many people have nothing to eat, are slaves, tortured, raped, can't find work, fighting in wars, etc. and you're griping about whether or not someone likes what you consider to be quality music.

MickyDolenz said:

Dewrede said:

it has nothing to do with being a music snob or not

some people just lack taste and need to be called out on it

besides that , music is a serious matter

[Edited 12/2/10 0:35am]

If you say so. Saying stuff like that is what snobs do, crying over something that doesn't matter, like saying someone is better if they wear Versace or Air Jordan instead of Toughskins and Payless shoes. If I don't like something, I just don't listen to it, I don't waste time being negative and say it sucks. I don't care what someone else listens to, it has nothing to do with me. Music is supposed to bring enjoyment and happiness, that's all. If someone like Soulja Boy gives a person pleasure, who are you to say they have "bad taste"? What makes a person who listens to Chopin, read Shakespeare, watch art films and other so-called "highbrow" entertainment, have "good taste"? As I said before, it's not that serious. Many people have nothing to eat, are slaves, tortured, raped, can't find work, fighting in wars, etc. and you're griping about whether or not someone likes what you consider to be quality music.

Little Suzie - Tesla - originally done by Ph.D in 1981 (their version was called Little Suzies on the up)

I tend to like Will To Power's mashup of "Baby I Love Your Way"/"Freebird" and "I'm Not In Love" better than the originals

*no, scratch that, 10cc's "INIL" is just as good. Will To Power's version of "Boogie Nights", however, falls short of Heatwave's original.

Cerebus said:

All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (originally by Bob Dylan)

I agree with you. But I love the Indigo girls version best.

Caramelpfe said:

shorttrini said:

"Now That We Found Love - Third World, originally done by The O'Jays.

Third World's outragous cover on this song got me through a couple of Trips in a big way. Love it.

I was devoted to Rose Royce's original for all of these years, but when Lady Tee came out with this cover she put all of her love and respect for Rose Royce and the universe into it and took it to a higher ground for me. I would have never thought you could top this original, but for me, Teena took a wonderous song and put even a little more wonder into it.

Rose Royce

http://www.youtube.com/wa...lqMm5sifXs

Lady Tee

http://www.youtube.com/wa...MmtrSBjK94

Harlepolis said:

MickyDolenz said:

If you say so. Saying stuff like that is what snobs do, crying over something that doesn't matter, like saying someone is better if they wear Versace or Air Jordan instead of Toughskins and Payless shoes. If I don't like something, I just don't listen to it, I don't waste time being negative and say it sucks. I don't care what someone else listens to, it has nothing to do with me. Music is supposed to bring enjoyment and happiness, that's all. If someone like Soulja Boy gives a person pleasure, who are you to say they have "bad taste"? What makes a person who listens to Chopin, read Shakespeare, watch art films and other so-called "highbrow" entertainment, have "good taste"? As I said before, it's not that serious. Many people have nothing to eat, are slaves, tortured, raped, can't find work, fighting in wars, etc. and you're griping about whether or not someone likes what you consider to be quality music.

I'm feelin' you, but Whitney's version of I Will Always Love You has me runnin' to the Payless. "What's the matter, your shoes on too tight?" -Mo