A good argument here for leaving well enough alone. Bob Seger manages it best (no surprise there) - apparently he mentioned to Rod Stewart he was doing it & hey presto! - guess Rod the sellout couldn't even steal with originality by then. As a result Bob chose not to release it. Pity, his version would have been a more worthy hit. Rod's cover is passable, but only if you can get over the same faux emotion he has been churning out for decades (proof that even he can't kill a classic). Patti Smyth just completely overdoes it. The original is still the best....by a fairly wide margin.
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Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.
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Keep On Running
Originally written and performed by Jamaican reggae artist Jackie Edwards, Keep On Running became a big UK #1 uptempo R&B hit for the Spencer Davis Group in November 1965.
Yeah, you don't know the song until you hear it but with Winwood's vocals you'll immediately say, "Ahhh, that's right...Keep On Running"-
"This aggression will not stand, man!" Jeff Lebowski
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." Lester Bangs
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Mods/Admins, this thread is just too good to let it die again.
If shek and Benny approves, can you merge this thread with this one?
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/mul...ver-songs.html
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Benny,
Eric Burdon/Animals is my favourite version, but the song was written for & first recorded by Nina Simone. She once confronted him about it “So you’re the honky who stole my song and got a hit out of it?” (she wasn't actually the author). He hit back that there were guys sitting in prisons all over the south whose songs she had made hits & she had never paid them a dime. Apparently they became firm friends thereafter.
I always like the Elvis Costello version too.
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OK, in my 6 year illustrative career of posting at WAB, I'm been insulted many times.
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But this:
Originally posted by Bigfella View PostBenny......
I never heard of the Elvis Costello version before.....WOW!
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Originally posted by YellowFever View PostOK, in my 6 year illustrative career of posting at WAB, I'm been insulted many times.
Troll
Yellow Belly
Yeller
An ugly mo fo
And ass kisser
etc....
But this:
is by far the worst insult ever!
I never heard of the Elvis Costello version before.....WOW!sigpic
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