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Thread started 08/31/18 2:27am

JabarR74

Shocking Blue or Bananarama?

Venus

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Reply #1 posted 08/31/18 3:53am

jaawwnn

Shocking Blue, but I'd rather go for drinks with with Bananarama.

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Reply #2 posted 08/31/18 9:44am

NorthC

Shocking Blue was a pretty big name in the Dutch pop scene. Singer Mariska Veres died in 2006. sad
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Reply #3 posted 08/31/18 12:50pm

TheFman

i love me some bananarama, but i wouldnt touch exactly that cover of theirs with a tang.

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Reply #4 posted 09/01/18 8:12pm

dancerella

NorthC said:

Shocking Blue was a pretty big name in the Dutch pop scene. Singer Mariska Veres died in 2006. sad



The album At Home by Shocking Blue is incredible. What a talent she was.
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Reply #5 posted 09/05/18 7:46am

scratchtasia

Shocking Blue is the easy choice here. If I want to hear Bananarama, I'll put on "Cruel Summer" instead.

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Reply #6 posted 09/05/18 11:16am

Cinny

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For a long-ass time, I didn't even know "Venus" was a cover. I brought Bananarama's 45 to Kindergarten for Show & Tell. Shocking Blue is the obvious right answer, but I definitely still like Bananarama's.

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Reply #7 posted 09/06/18 12:45pm

NorthC

Oh and yes, that Bananadrama version was of course made by Stock, Aitken and Fuck-that-man.
hmph!
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Reply #8 posted 09/07/18 9:07am

Cinny

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Well, I am pretty sure that song would have faded into obscurity without being renewed in 1986.

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Reply #9 posted 09/07/18 11:35am

ginusher

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NorthC said:

Oh and yes, that Bananadrama version was of course made by Stock, Aitken and Fuck-that-man.
hmph!

Preach, brother! There were more artists covering Venus than just Bananas Llamas! I remember a pretty good version by Tom Jones! Shocking Blue was riding that Dutch Invasion of the 60s! Never marry a railroad man is another classic of theirs.
I don't want your rhythm without your rhyme
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Reply #10 posted 09/07/18 2:44pm

jaawwnn

They did my all time favourite Sex Pistols cover as well

[Edited 9/7/18 14:51pm]

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Reply #11 posted 09/09/18 1:11pm

NorthC

Oh God, those 1980s haircuts... rolleyes
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Reply #12 posted 09/09/18 1:50pm

MickyDolenz

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Cinny said:

For a long-ass time, I didn't even know "Venus" was a cover.

I didn't either. But I like the remix better than the regular version. That was the one I heard the most. There used to be a local radio station that only played remixes & extended mixes.


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Reply #13 posted 09/10/18 9:02am

Cinny

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I got a collection with a bunch of 80s pop 12"s, so I have that remix.

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Reply #14 posted 09/10/18 5:09pm

woogiebear

1)Mariska Veres was HOT back in tha Day!!

2)Tom Jones' Cover of "Venus" SMOKES Bananarama's!!!

cool cool

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