Originally Posted by music_collector
(Post 2203773)
I'd also suggest that any Dylan cover is better than the original.
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Lisnaholic
01-04-2023 12:23 PM
I thought I'd bump this thread to remind us all that we have a place to talk about the values and virtues of cover versions.
Here's one that has sparked some chat in another thread:-
...and the original:-
My vote goes to YES as the better version; they make an interesting song out of the original. Not altogether surprising that it's a song that's rather overlooked in the Beatles discography: it's sweet enough, but is just cut so short by today's standards.
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Originally Posted by music_collector
(Post 2203773)
I'd also suggest that any Dylan cover is better than the original.
I haven't seen music_collector around for ages. If you're out there, please be aware that thanks to your comment, I'm not just logging out now - I'm stomping off the forum in disgust and slamming the door loudly !!
rubber soul
01-04-2023 12:53 PM
Yeah, I have to admit this isn't one of the Beatles' better songs. Yes does a good version of it though.
Chula Vista
01-04-2023 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
(Post 2223915)
I thought I'd bump this thread
And in that spirit,
and of course....
Lisnaholic
01-04-2023 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Chula Vista
(Post 2223932)
And in that spirit,
^ I'm confused: isn't that the original?
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Despite The Drifters cover version being the best known, this was the originalest recording I could find of On Broadway:
This treatment from Psychedelic Guitar Circus sounds so different that it's difficult to call one "better" than the other, but the PGC version is the one I keep going back to, so by that measure it wins over The Cookies:
Chula Vista
01-04-2023 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
(Post 2223992)
^ I'm confused: isn't that the original?
I'd posted the covers of that and Babe somewhere else.
