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Cover to Cover - Stevie Wonder v Coolio
Henry Irving
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Two versions of the same song
Listen to both without prejudice and say which you prefer, the 1976 Stevie Wonder original or the 1995 Coolio cover
No other versions allowed especially Wierd Al's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H3Sv2zad6s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPO76Jlnz6c
Listen to both without prejudice and say which you prefer, the 1976 Stevie Wonder original or the 1995 Coolio cover
No other versions allowed especially Wierd Al's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H3Sv2zad6shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPO76Jlnz6c0
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Coolio.0
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Coolio, featuring L.V.0
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Coolio0
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Stevie Wonder0
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Coolio … haunting and wonderful0
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Didn’t even know Coolio’s was a cover until now but prefer Coolio’s.0
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Stevie0
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Coolio...... just. I also had no idea it was a SW song.0
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fun fact, Stevie only allowed the sample to be used on the Coolio version if there was no swearing on it2
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Stevie’s a genius, but Coolio’s version is the winner here.0
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When I first thought of this cover to cover, due to the sad news of Coolio's death, I thought Stevie would be my preference but the cover version wins it for me.
Surprised people didn't know it was a cover but I guess it wasn't a big hit in the 70s.0 -
Definitely Coolio. I’m sure Stevie won’t mind - he probably earned a fortune from the Coolio version!0
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Not really a sampletwiggyaddick said:fun fact, Stevie only allowed the sample to be used on the Coolio version if there was no swearing on it0 -
Coolio for me. Stevie Wonder version is great too.0
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I suppose Stevie deserves credit for writing it, but that recording sounds awful. Like a chamber orchestra recorded on an old fashioned phonograph and played back below the waterline in a tin bath full of decidedly tepid water. Strange really because in his career he produced some cracking recordings. Coolio wins the big plaudits though for recognising that there was a song in there and recording it with both subtlety and power. As is invariably the case with these little tests though the best recording has to remain nameless.0
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Henry Irving said:
Not really a sampletwiggyaddick said:fun fact, Stevie only allowed the sample to be used on the Coolio version if there was no swearing on it
How is that not a sample?0 -
Not really a cover. More a sample or a re-working like when Puff Daddy nicked the riff from Every Breath you Take.1
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He didn't sample one small bit.JaShea99 said:Henry Irving said:
Not really a sampletwiggyaddick said:fun fact, Stevie only allowed the sample to be used on the Coolio version if there was no swearing on it
How is that not a sample?
It's the same song with some rapping over it and pastime changed to gangster.
It's a cover version.2 -
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Stevie…..all day long.2
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SW for me0
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I think the correct term is interpolation, when you re-record a part of a song for use in another song. Different from a sample which uses a part of the originally recorded song in a new song.Henry Irving said:
He didn't sample one small bit.JaShea99 said:Henry Irving said:
Not really a sampletwiggyaddick said:fun fact, Stevie only allowed the sample to be used on the Coolio version if there was no swearing on it
How is that not a sample?
It's the same song with some rapping over it and pastime changed to gangster.
It's a cover version.0 -
I’m not sure you understand what sampling means.Henry Irving said:
He didn't sample one small bit.JaShea99 said:Henry Irving said:
Not really a sampletwiggyaddick said:fun fact, Stevie only allowed the sample to be used on the Coolio version if there was no swearing on it
How is that not a sample?
It's the same song with some rapping over it and pastime changed to gangster.
It's a cover version.0 -
Incredible album from Stevie in his prime, but as for a single song that defined an era it's Coolio without a doubt1
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Stevie0
https://youtu.be/6C2Np-P3ZrY
