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Remakes you like better than the originals O'Bryan - You And I Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light The Jets - La La Means I Love You Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way Earth Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life Billy Idol - To Be A Lover Billy Idol - Mony Mony (live version, I don't like the studio version) Swing Out Sister - Am I The Same Girl Brand New Heavies - I Don't Know Why Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine B.B.King - The Thrill Is Gone Minnie Riperton feat. Jose Feliciano - Light My Fire Gap Band - Going In Circles You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Creep - Luther Vandross I Feel 4 U - Chaka Khan It's My Life - No Doubt Tainted Love - Soft Cell | |
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Chante Savage - I Will Survive Gap Band - Going In Circles Graham Central Station - Ain't No Fun To Me, I Can't Stand The Rain GQ - I Do Love You Brownstowne - I Can't Tell You Why Sharon Bryant - Foolish Heart Average White Band - If I Ever Lose This Heaven Lakeside - I Wanna Hold Your Hand Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze
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Kim Wilde - If I Can’t Have You ; You Keep Me Hangin On Whitney Houston - Look Into Your Heart ; Greatest Love Of All Taylor Dayne - Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love Lisa Stansfield - Never, Never Gonna Give You Up Diana Ross - Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Stacy Lattisaw - Love On A Two-Way Street George Michael - Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me Madonna - American Pie Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (I like her 1982 remake of the original from the 70s) Real McCoy - Come And Get Your Love Ace Of Base - Don’t Turn Around Dionne & Friends - That’s What Friends Are For These are a few I can think of for now..... | |
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The Power Station -- Bang A Bong Vanilla Fudge -- Keep Me Hangin' On Kim Wilder -- Keep Me Hangin' On Chaka Khan -- I Feel For You The Pointer Sisters -- Echos Of Love The Pointer Sisters -- Angry Eyes Prince -- Betcha By Golly, Wow
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I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Jordan Knight
I like what Robin Thicke did with the production. It was a great song that he had to work with by one of the great songwriters. . [Edited 10/28/17 6:54am] “It means finding the very human narrative of a man navigating between idealism and pragmatism, faith and politics, non- violence, the pitfalls of acclaim as the perils of rejection” - Lesley Hazleton on the first Muslim, the prophet. | |
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Knocks Me Off My Feet - Luther Vandross.
Superstar - Luther Vandross . [Edited 10/28/17 7:07am] “It means finding the very human narrative of a man navigating between idealism and pragmatism, faith and politics, non- violence, the pitfalls of acclaim as the perils of rejection” - Lesley Hazleton on the first Muslim, the prophet. | |
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Kim Carnes- More Love Melissa Manchester- You Should Hear How She Talks About You, Johnny And Mary Pointer Sisters- Fire Linda Ronstadt- Hurt So Bad [Edited 11/5/17 18:32pm] | |
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GEORGE MICHÆL sang this song so much better.
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"Got To Get You Into My Life"-earthwind&fire "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?"- earthwind&fire | |
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"Who's Loving You" - Jackson5 | |
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Natalie Imbruglia - "Torn" Donna Summer - "MacArthur Park" Laura Branigan - "Gloria" Laura Branigan - "Self Control" Laura Branigan - "The Power of Love" (also covered by Celine Dion, for reference) Cher - "The Power" (an Amy Grant original 4 years prior) [Edited 10/28/17 18:31pm] Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking. |
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I don't like The Doors at all other than 1 song, and Light My Fire isn't it. I've only heard 4 or 5 songs by them and wasn't really interested. They're one of those acts I've heard very little. Really I heard the Minnie version of Light My Fire first. I wasn't aware it was a remake like I wasn't aware Blinded By The Light & Respect were remakes. Then later I heard the Jose Feliciano solo version. I didn't hear The Doors version until the late 1980s on some TV commercial. Before that I hadn't heard them at all. Most of my relatives either listened to R&B, soul, blues, or gospel. Maybe a few jazz & country listeners, but there was nobody who listened to The Doors or white groups in general for the majority of them, except acts like AWB, Teena Marie, Tom Jones, Elvis, & Doobie Brothers. As far as CCR, I like the long jam at the end, which the Gladys Knight & The Pips & Marvin Gaye versions don't have. Kind of what other bands of the time like Vanilla Fudge & Rare Earth were doing. Technically Marvin's was recorded first, but Berry Gordy didn't like it so didn't release it and put out Gladys version. I like their versions though. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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I prefer almost every Whitney Houston cover: Saving All My Love for You The Greatest Love of All All the Man That I Need I Will Always Love You I Believe in You and Me The Isley Brothers and Aretha Franklin recorded a boatload of covers and more often than not I prefer their versions. Cyndi Lauper gets a gold star for “All Through the Night” because the original is tragically bad. Virtually every Smokey Robinson song Michael Jackson covered is an improvement: Who’s Lovin’ You (Come ‘Round Here) I’m the One You Need The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage Darling Dear More controversially: Off the top of my head, the only cover of a Stevie Wonder song that I prefer is little Mike's “With a Child’s Heart.” I love Luther but I’ll take a hard pass on his Stevie covers every time. How he managed to wring all the sexiness out of “Creepin’” is mystifying. Troop has done it twice IMO, because I prefer their takes on “Sweet November” and “All I Do Is Think of You.” "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds Blondie - The Tide Is High Tesla - Signs New Edition - Mr. Telephone Man Randy Travis - It's Just A Matter Of Time Al Green - For The Good Times Al Green - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Isley Brothers - Twist & Shout The Beatles - Twist & Shout Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love Phil Collins - Groovy Kind Of Love Mötley Crüe - Smokin' In The Boys Room The Carpenters - Close To You George Benson - Unchained Melody A Taste Of Honey - I'll Try Something New A Taste Of Honey - Sukiyaki Glen Campbell - Southern Nights Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy Third World - Now That We Found Love O'Jays - Wildflower The Wiz movie cast - Everybody Rejoice Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All The Luck Roger feat. Mighty Clouds Of Joy - Midnight Hour You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Here are some of my all-time fav remakes ......Rocket Man by Kate Bush (1991)
Pinball Wizard by Elton John (1975)
Let's Stay Together by Tina Turner (1983)
Fire by The Pointer Sisters (1978)
Whenever I Lay My Hat by Paul Young (1983)
[Edited 10/29/17 20:27pm] [Edited 10/29/17 20:29pm] Keep Calm & Listen To Prince | |
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun- Cindy Lauper Betcha By Golly Wow -Prince Summer Breeze- The Isley Brothers I Can´t Make You Love Me- George Michael All Along The Watchtower- Jimi Hendrix Walk On By- Isaac Hayes A Case Of You- Prince One Of Us- Prince
" I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?" | |
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"Walk On By" -- Isaac Hayes [Edited 10/30/17 9:14am] Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder | |
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Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Summer Breeze is such a great version, love it. | |
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New Birth - Wildflower, I Can Understand It Isaac Hayes - I Stand Accused Gene Chandler - You Threw A Lucky Punch Don't laugh at my funk
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Marvin Gaye may have had a bigger commercial hit with "Grapevine" but his version was not better than the original...the instrumental track was funkier on GK & The Pips version, and Gladys sang the shit outta that joint (sounding like a younger more soulful Tina Turner)...dont let the charts and airplay fool you...and as much as i love The Isley Brothers music, Seals & Crofts version of "Summer Breeze" had a certain ethereal spirit to it that The Isleys didnt duplicate...
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RJOrion said: Marvin Gaye may have had a bigger commercial hit with "Grapevine" but his version was not better than the original...the instrumental track was funkier on GK & The Pips version, and Gladys sang the shit outta that joint (sounding like a younger more soulful Tina Turner)...dont let the charts and airplay fool you...and as much as i love The Isley Brothers music, Seals & Crofts version of "Summer Breeze" had a certain ethereal spirit to it that The Isleys didnt duplicate...
*throws 2 cents on the ground* I'm with you on the Pips version of Grapevine. As much as I like Seals and Crofts version of Summer Breeze ain't no way in hell I'm taking their version over the Isleys. Listening to the song anticipating the buildup to Ernie Isley's soaring lead guitar gives me a Ruuuush everytime. That boy took notes very well from Hendrix. [Edited 11/4/17 22:19pm] Don't laugh at my funk
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I agree. but I have to add that Roger Troutman tops both above versions Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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I like CCR's version better than Roger's version too. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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I didn't know Thelma's was a remake until the mid-1990s. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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