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sillav nitram
sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
in Not Sports Related
Yes folks the moment you've all been waiting for and eagerly anticipating and I have a horrible feeling it's already been done but possibly not the same artists.

Yes, here it is the big anti climax. 'Cry Me A River'  from yours truly, your ol' mucker Sillav.

Two very different renditions and very different eras and styles. I'm normally a stickler for the original artists but ............. Shame no decent versions of Joe from the original 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen' tour with Leon Russell all seem to be out of sync!
 
Julie London

https://youtu.be/DXg6UB9Qk0o

Joe Cocker

https://youtu.be/B57H8AxkszY

Comments

  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    Delighted to see some jazz in one of these, isn't that right HI! :wink:

    The original for me, all day long.

    NB Mods can we put the song title in the thread title please!
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,721
    I'm not a massive fan of either version but i guess Julie London wins it for me. though i do like the upbeat tempo of Joes rendition but yeah, Julie London. 
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,561
    Julie London all day long for me.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,225
    edited January 2021
    Julie London wins this one.

    Original is a great lounge/blues tune but messed about (jazzed up/too fast) in the cover.  It's even got a bloody guitar solo, no no no.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Julie London by a distance.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    Unusual as it is for me to like a cover better than the original but in this instance I do.

    Being a fan of Joe, I like the fact he's taken it out of the lounge and into the arena and given it a much bigger sound. I certainly think the song can take it and Joe is one of the few artists who can take an original and make it better.

    Joe, hands down for me. 
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,793
    Like comparing apples and oranges. The same song but totally different styles. I like them both but for different reasons.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,349
    My uncle says that Rolf Harris's version of Stairway to Heaven is better than the original. 
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    Joe Cocker.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,791
    Big fan of Joe Cocker but never liked this "James Bond" theme boogie-woogie type cover of the song so it's a vote for the original Julie London version for me.
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  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,259
    Chunes said:
    My uncle says that Rolf Harris's version of Stairway to Heaven is better than the original. 
    That's cause he had two little boys ( not your uncle)

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