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Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Miki Howard or Basia? Until You Come Back To Me
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Aretha's version is the best, hands down!!
"Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" | |
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No contest--Aretha! "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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Definitely Stevie! I absolutely love his vocals on this record! "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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Aretha followed by Luther [Edited 12/16/12 19:00pm] | |
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Luther's technically don't count since he only sung it for a minute and it was only the chorus... | |
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Miki | |
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Timmy84 said:
Luther's technically don't count since he only sung it for a minute and it was only the chorus... I still dig his version  | |
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Rather than be wishy washy, I'll be direct.
Aretha
Mikki
Basia
Stevie
Yeah, a tough choice for sure but this is a song better suited for a woman. Jeux Sans Frontiers | |
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Aretha took this song and made it her OWN! | |
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All the other versions are unnecessary,imo.My favorite version of the song is Eric Maritenthal featuring my girl Vesta Williams.
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Because only a woman would be obsessed over a former lover?
Aretha changed the whole meaning of the song when she recorded her version (and the other 2 ladies are covering her take). She did the same thing with "Respect" — Otis was the one asking for it; Re-Re was clearly demanding it. While I prefer that change, I don't think it's as appropriate here. The singer is going to stalk his/her former lover until the ex decides to come back. This is a sad song, but Stevie's version is the only one that conveys that sentiment. While he sounds lovelorn, the ladies sound happily resolute bordering on creepy. The latter is certainly a valid interpretation, but not one I prefer. Aretha's vocal prowess makes it work anyway and she turns in a supreme vocal performance, but young Stevie does the same and his take makes the most sense to me. The Motown '60s-style production also helps in this case.
Oh well, happy to be in the minority...
"Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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Love Aretha's version and Miki's is a close second | |
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I feel the same.
And I've loved Basia since I was a young teenaged girl, but she ain't no Aunt ReRe | |
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AlexdeParis said:
Because only a woman would be obsessed over a former lover?
Aretha changed the whole meaning of the song when she recorded her version (and the other 2 ladies are covering her take). She did the same thing with "Respect" — Otis was the one asking for it; Re-Re was clearly demanding it. While I prefer that change, I don't think it's as appropriate here. The singer is going to stalk his/her former lover until the ex decides to come back. This is a sad song, but Stevie's version is the only one that conveys that sentiment. While he sounds lovelorn, the ladies sound happily resolute bordering on creepy. The latter is certainly a valid interpretation, but not one I prefer. HAretha's vocal prowess makes it work anyway and she turns in a supreme vocal performance, but young Stevie does the same and his take makes the most sense to me. The Motown '60s-style production also helps in this case.
Oh well, happy to be in the minority...
Damn, I wasn't expecting anyone to take it that seriously, like all posts here are opinions, that was just mine. I prefer Luther's cover of A House is not Home over Dionne's doesn't mean that song is better suited for a man. Jeux Sans Frontiers | |
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UncleGrandpa said: AlexdeParis said:
Because only a woman would be obsessed over a former lover?
Aretha changed the whole meaning of the song when she recorded her version (and the other 2 ladies are covering her take). She did the same thing with "Respect" — Otis was the one asking for it; Re-Re was clearly demanding it. While I prefer that change, I don't think it's as appropriate here. The singer is going to stalk his/her former lover until the ex decides to come back. This is a sad song, but Stevie's version is the only one that conveys that sentiment. While he sounds lovelorn, the ladies sound happily resolute bordering on creepy. The latter is certainly a valid interpretation, but not one I prefer. HAretha's vocal prowess makes it work anyway and she turns in a supreme vocal performance, but young Stevie does the same and his take makes the most sense to me. The Motown '60s-style production also helps in this case.
Oh well, happy to be in the minority...
Damn, I wasn't expecting anyone to take it that seriously, like all posts here are opinions, that was just mine. I prefer Luther's cover of A House is not Home over Dionne's doesn't mean that song is better suited for a man. I actually didn't take it that seriously. I knew I should've included the wink emoticon. I was just shocked that a song about heartbreak and unrequited love (about as universal a theme as there is) could be considered gender specific. I just thought it odd, but I didn't mean to imply that you didn't have a right to your opinion."Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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Although, I am not a fan of Stevie's version, his placed an interesting spin on the subject. It was kinda like, TLC's version of Prince's, "If I Was Your Girlfriend". After hearing his, their version made me see it subject of the song, from a different point of view... "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" | |
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Aretha and Basia are the ones I'm familiar with so...I'll go with their versions. Just Music-No Categories-Enjoy It! |
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Aretha's version does it for me...i will say that I did enjoy the both of them perfoming on Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards back in 2005..they sounded great together!!!! | |
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NO Worries my friend, I KNOW you meant no harm. We are cool like gellato. Jeux Sans Frontiers | |
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