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CellarDweller:
Originally posted 12/13/07
Sincerely Yours
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=831tw8d7bU0[/youtube]
CellarDweller:
Originally posted 12/27/07
I'm thinking that every once and a while, I'll do a "original vs. remake" poll, and see which more people like.
here is the first one, and this will be funny, seeing that this a brokeback site, with many country song fans. The first "battle" I've set up, is a very popular country song.
Just remember, this is not a "which video is better" or "which song is better" contest. This is which version do you like more.
The first contestant:
Rascall Flatts - What Hurts The Most
This version of the song got to #1 on the country charts, and #46 on the Billboard Hot 100.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJEs1TyzL_A[/youtube]
The second contestant:
Cascada - What Hurts The Most
European dance act Cascada scored a top 10 hit with "Everytime We Touch" and scored a big dance hit with "Miracle". Her version of "What Hurts The Most" was released just weeks ago, and NYC radio is already starting to play it.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOC9QcHnsBo[/youtube]
Originally posted 12/27/07 Contest over, winner, Rascal Flatts
CellarDweller:
Originally posted 1/1/08
This next session is the battle of the girl groups!
The Supremes
Though Smokey Robinson & the Miracles had dealt with the subject of children born out of wedlock on an early, non-charting single titled "Bad Girl," the theme wouldn't prove to be successful until years later when Diana Ross & the Supremes would address the subject on "Love Child." Not only did it set some kind of precedent through its subject matter, it also was the group's first number one hit not written by the songwriting/production trio of Holland-Dozier-Holland.
The writers decided to forego any romantic themes in favor of a socially conscious story line. "Love Child" settled at number two R&B for three weeks and number one pop for two weeks in the fall of 1968.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6FA340D7A[/youtube]
Sweet Sensation
From the years of 1985 to 1995, dance music was dominated by a genre called "freestyle". Freestyle was a form of dance music that melded disco with latin sounds like merangue and salsa. Numerous girl groups like The Cover Girls, Exposé, Company B. all put hit singles in the charts. One of those girl groups was Sweet Sensation, who managed to get 6 hits on the charts, 4 of them in the Top 20.
With the amount of teen pregnancies on the rise in the late 80s and early 90s, Sweet Sensation expressed an interest of doing a remake of The Supreme's classic hit, "Love Child" in 1990. It got to #6 on the dance single sales chart, and #14 on the Hot 100 chart.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn6tyA8mi0M[/youtube]
Originally posted 1/1/08 Contest over, winner, The Supremes
CellarDweller:
Originally posted 1/7/08
And now, how about a new "remake" poll? Here is our first contestant.
Canadian Gordon Lightfoot first began to gain recognition in the mid-'60s as a songwriter when his compositions "For Lovin' Me" and "Early Morning Rain" became hits for Peter, Paul & Mary, and Marty Robbins topped the country charts with "Ribbon of Darkness." Lightfoot's own style was understated, his tasteful folk arrangements topped by a gentle burr of a voice. His albums began to appear in 1966, but it was not until the start of the '70s that he became a big success as a performer, scoring in 1970 with Sit Down Young Stranger, which contained his hit "If You Could Read My Mind," a song with a typically flowing melodic line and gently poetic lyrics.
In 1971, "If You Could Read My Mind" got to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta0a3DFUU0Y[/youtube]
Stars on 54 is a one shot group made up of dance stars Ultra Naté, Amber, and Jocelyn Enriquez. They were hired to perform a song on the soundtrack of the movie "54", all about the famous "Studio 54" disco that was the hangout/haunt of a number of celebrities during the days of disco. The song opens with Ultra Naté, followed by Amber, finished up with Jocelyn Enriquez.
In 1998, their version of "If You Could Read My Mind" got to #3 on the dance singles charts, and #52 on the Billboard Hot 100.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ZbiemJ1KU[/youtube]
So, which version do you like?
Originally posted 1/7/08 Contest over, winner, Gordon Lightfoot
CellarDweller:
Originally posted 1/16/08
Well, it's time for another "Which Do You Like" comparison.
This time, it's two different versions, but the same style of music.
Wish ft. Fonda Rae - "Touch Me (All Night Long)"
In 1984, studio group Wish released the dance single "Touch Me (All Night Long)". It was also selected to be on the soundtrack of and in the movie "Nightmare On Elm Street 2". The song got major play in the clubs, and while it didn't cross over to the pop charts, it got to #5 on the Billboard Dance Music chart. No video was ever made, but I did find a slideshow of images of the featured vocalist, Fonda Rae, set to the music.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqo888gWsCI[/youtube]
Cathy Dennis - "Touch Me (All Night Long)"
Cathy Dennis also started her career as a featured vocalist, in the studio group "D-Mob". Together they scored the hits "C'mon & Get My Love" and "That's The Way Of The World". She went solo soon after, and recorded her debut cd, "Move To This". The second single was Cathy's version of the Wish song. However, there was some confusion with the title. On the single, the song is called "Touch Me (All Night Long)", but on the CD it's called "All Night Long (Touch Me)". Cathy also rewrote the lyrics to the song, but kept the chorus the same. Her single crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, where it reached #2.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G3BEJVYKnY[/youtube]
So which do you like better, Wish ft. Fonda Rae, or Cathy Dennis?
Originally posted 1/16/08 Contest over, winner, Cathy Dennis
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