Cruisin

JabarR74 said:

Cruisin

thanks but no thanks they try their best but still... ouch

I say Smokey

hey, I have another one: John Lennon or Joan Collins?

D' put the grits on it

As ever, with multiple choice questions, one answer is obviously wrong.

[Edited 8/30/12 4:29am]

Dancelot said:

hey, I have another one: John Lennon or Joan Collins?

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Holy fucking crap! I read once that Hot Chocolate frontman Erroll Brown gave a stirring performance of this song to Mrs Thatcher and the rest of the undead hordes assembled at the Conservative Party conference in the 80s, but this may top even that in the 'most incongrous version' stakes.

Harlepolis said:

D' put the grits on it

deebee said:

Dancelot said:

hey, I have another one: John Lennon or Joan Collins?

[...]

Holy fucking crap! I read once that Hot Chocolate frontman Erroll Brown gave a stirring performance of this song to Mrs Thatcher and the rest of the undead hordes assembled at the Conservative Party conference in the 80s, but this may top even that in the 'most incongrous version' stakes.

you know what? back then I bought that 7" out of curiosity in some bargain bin for like maybe 30ct. last year or so I saw it on ebay for over +20€. that shit has some cult followers!

Well hey... I know I'm in the minority... but, when my wife and I were dating about 11 years ago and taking frequent road trips, the Huey Lewis/Gwyneth Paltrow version was in steady rotation on the radio... so, I have have a bit of a bond with that version.

Dancelot said:

deebee said:

Holy fucking crap! I read once that Hot Chocolate frontman Erroll Brown gave a stirring performance of this song to Mrs Thatcher and the rest of the undead hordes assembled at the Conservative Party conference in the 80s, but this may top even that in the 'most incongrous version' stakes.

you know what? back then I bought that 7" out of curiosity in some bargain bin for like maybe 30ct. last year or so I saw it on ebay for over +20€. that shit has some cult followers!

William Shatner fans trying to mix it up a bit, perhaps.

Although I love all three versions, I have to admit that I probably lean a bit more towards Huey's and Gwyneth's version.

I prefer Smokey. I don't like D'Angelo's cover, the harmonies are awful on that. Gwyneth and Huey try, but can't do it.

Absolutely no doubt about it....Smokey Robinson. D'Angelo did a decent job, but can't bring it like Smokey did. I won't even comment on Gwyneht and Huey...sorry but Smokey takes the prize 100%.

Smokey easily. The chorus with those strings is heavenly.

I never liked D'Angelo's version. All the charm of the original was removed.

Huey Lewis and Gwyneth Paltrow at least keep their cover faithful. It's nice hearing it as duet, the vocals just need to be better.