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PrintableHamad said: SoulAlive said:
Isaac was a master at re-making and transforming songs.I also like what he did with "Walk On By" (the Dionne Warwick classic) and "Never Gonna Give You Up" (originally recorded by Jerry Butler). Right? Isaac could’ve been what Aretha & Luther were to covering songs, he reconstructed some of those songs (“Walk On By” like you mentioned). Covering songs didn’t became the forte later, but I still think he’s an underrated arranger. yep  | |
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Hamad said: SoulAlive said:
Isaac was a master at re-making and transforming songs.I also like what he did with "Walk On By" (the Dionne Warwick classic) and "Never Gonna Give You Up" (originally recorded by Jerry Butler). Right? Isaac could’ve been what Aretha & Luther were to covering songs, he reconstructed some of those songs (“Walk On By” like you mentioned). Covering songs didn’t became the forte later, but I still think he’s an underrated arranger. Luther Vandross was a master of covers because he had one of the 2 or 3 greatest singing voices of any man in music history...so if you have a hit record, it only makes sense that he can sing in better than you can...same with Aretha...but with Isaac Hayes it was probably more due to the unique deepness of his voice, and his unorthodox vocal phrasings which gave him the ability to make covers his own. | |
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RJOrion said: Hamad said: Right? Isaac could’ve been what Aretha & Luther were to covering songs, he reconstructed some of those songs (“Walk On By” like you mentioned). Covering songs didn’t became the forte later, but I still think he’s an underrated arranger. Luther Vandross was a master of covers because he had one of the 2 or 3 greatest singing voices of any man in music history...so if you have a hit record, it only makes sense that he can sing in better than you can...same with Aretha...but with Isaac Hayes it was probably more due to the unique deepness of his voice, and his unorthodox vocal phrasings which gave him the ability to make covers his own. That’s a great way of looking at it too I meant production wise though, one of the things that attracted me to his covers, was how he turned a whole song around musically and added a theatrical element to them. | |
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RJOrion said: Hamad said: Right? Isaac could’ve been what Aretha & Luther were to covering songs, he reconstructed some of those songs (“Walk On By” like you mentioned). Covering songs didn’t became the forte later, but I still think he’s an underrated arranger. Luther Vandross was a master of covers because he had one of the 2 or 3 greatest singing voices of any man in music history...so if you have a hit record, it only makes sense that he can sing in better than you can...same with Aretha...but with Isaac Hayes it was probably more due to the unique deepness of his voice, and his unorthodox vocal phrasings which gave him the ability to make covers his own. No way, the original Endless love and Always & Forever were way better [Edited 4/1/20 12:28pm] |
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The Jackson 5's version is my favorite. | |
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I love Jackson 5 version but Isaac Hayes is pretty good as well | |
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