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Cover to Cover: Tears of a Clown

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,209
edited March 2019 in Fun, Jokes & Captions
In light of the sad death of Ranking Roger two versions of this classic.

Do you prefer the Smokey Robinson and the Miracles original or the Beat cover.

No other versions considered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaMX0Cs5Bc4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY98T36ZC60
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  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,724
    No Contest . The Beat ! 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,209
    Bedsaddick said:
    No Contest . The Beat ! 
    You may prefer it but certainly can't say no contest. That's Smokey
  • hawksmoor
    hawksmoor Posts: 2,608
    Sorry, as a soul purist, it's Smokey Robinson & The Miracles for me. Originally an album-only track, would you believe.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    Smokey....no contest.
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,821
    edited March 2019
    As Martin Fry sang - It's Smokey's Tears!
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    Bedsaddick said:
    No Contest . The Beat ! 
    Says the man who also said that Sean Connery was the worst Bond!
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    Smokey. And I suspect The Beat would agree. Nothing wrong with their version though!
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,724
    edited March 2019
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Bedsaddick said:
    No Contest . The Beat ! 
    Says the man who also said that Sean Connery was the worst Bond!
    My least favourite bond . Worst is subjective 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,836
    Decent enough cover version, but the Smokey original is an all time classic
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    Smokey
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  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098
    Both fantastic in their own way........but when Smokey Sings.....'it beats every-thing'! (as the song goes)
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    Bedsaddick said:
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Bedsaddick said:
    No Contest . The Beat ! 
    Says the man who also said that Sean Connery was the worst Bond!
    My least favourite bond . Worst is subjective 
    FFS.....he is ‘THE’ James Bond......all those who came after were mere pretenders, as admirable as they were/are.
  • No.1 in South London
    No.1 in South London Posts: 3,960
    SR&TM 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Bedsaddick said:
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Bedsaddick said:
    No Contest . The Beat ! 
    Says the man who also said that Sean Connery was the worst Bond!
    My least favourite bond . Worst is subjective 
    FFS.....he is ‘THE’ James Bond......all those who came after were mere pretenders, as admirable as they were/are.
    Apologies for taking this thread off subject.....back to Tears of a Clown question.
    Typ your comment
  • bristoladdick
    bristoladdick Posts: 1,147
    Smokey. Loved the Beat but Smokey's version is an absolute classic.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    General rule of thumb for life, if there are two versions of a song, and one is a Mowtown record - the Motown one will be the better one.
  • Tavern
    Tavern Posts: 7,678
    Smokey
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,897
    Smokey by a long way ......

    Tracks of my tears has a lot of good covers 
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Got to be smokey, though I like both. This live version is quality, and I never knew that Romesh Ranganathan was one of the miracles

    https://youtu.be/ZaMX0Cs5Bc4
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,254
    Bedsaddick said:
    No Contest . The Beat ! 
    PM me your address & I'll send you some cotton buds to clean your ears out.

    Appreciate that not everyone likes Motown (Although this actually came out on the Tamla label in the States) but really, no one could better the Smokey version.
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  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,724
    charltonbob said:
    Bedsaddick said:
    No Contest . The Beat ! 
    PM me your address & I'll send you some cotton buds to clean your ears out.

    Appreciate that not everyone likes Motown (Although this actually came out on the Tamla label in the States) but really, no one could better the Smokey version.
    Apart from The Beat 

    ;-)
  • Alex Wright
    Alex Wright Posts: 8,214
    Smokey, sorry Ranking Roger.
  • danny777
    danny777 Posts: 222
    Smokey, by a mile.

    BTW, do those Google links work for anyone? They just take me to a blank page.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    McBobbin said:
    Got to be smokey, though I like both. This live version is quality, and I never knew that Romesh Ranganathan was one of the miracles

    https://youtu.be/ZaMX0Cs5Bc4
    Great of course, but not live...this is the studio recorded version....
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,254
    Wheresmeticket? said:
    McBobbin said:
    Got to be smokey, though I like both. This live version is quality, and I never knew that Romesh Ranganathan was one of the miracles

    https://youtu.be/ZaMX0Cs5Bc4
    Great of course, but not live...this is the studio recorded version....
    Yes miming sadly like 100s of other clips from the 60s/70s
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,981
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1OVYFNUZT8
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,735
    Sacrilegious to suggest any other than the great Smokey Robinson. 

    :smile:
  • Halix
    Halix Posts: 2,237
    I cant stand either version!, Im scared of clowns.
  • rananegra
    rananegra Posts: 3,689
    Love both. Which I prefer depends on time/place. Love the energy of The Beat's version and the attitude; Smokey's voice and the tremendous bass line just edge it for me at the moment. 
  • Horsfield9
    Horsfield9 Posts: 3,082
    Smokey for me , good version by The Beat though.

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