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The Boss Sucks
« on: April 24, 2009, 07:58:16 PM »

His version of Blinded by the Light is on XM Radio so I'm thinkin'...

Great song.  Genius writing.  Delivery sucks. 

So how many of his songs would have been twice as good if someone else had sung them?  Besides all of them. 
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« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2009, 09:06:06 PM »

LOL 

Good thread.  I like Glory Days.  Not sure who else could have done it.  One step up and two steps back is one of my fav.s Anonymous

Other than that I totally hate Bruce.  Seriously. Totally.  Swear.
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« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2009, 09:45:22 PM »

Interesting topic:



Patti, punk icon that she is, is no great shakes in the delivery department, but she has been KILLING this song for 30plus years now.

Similar phenomenon:

Ever heard Willie Nelson actually perform 'Crazy'?  Disgusted






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« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2009, 09:23:49 AM »

Blinded by the Light is one of those songs that's better known by its cover than the original obscure version. I don't think such covers are necessarily "better". They've just been made into a more "pop" version that's more palatable to the masses. Manfred Mann popularized Do Wah Diddy Diddy in the exact same way. If the cover version is the first version you've ever heard and liked, the original version will be the one that seems like the cover, and you'll tend to like it far less.

Having said that, there are a few artists who are great songwriters but not necessarily known for their vocal abilities who make this phenomenon more likely to occur. Springsteen is certainly one such artist, but Bob Dylan is the prime example:





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« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2009, 09:31:30 AM »

Douche.
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« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2009, 09:39:21 AM »

It's a wrap.
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« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2009, 10:59:46 AM »

Dylan is a great example.  He even trumps your assertion that the first version you hear is the one you favor.   Disgusted

While we're on the subject, does anyone else think GnR's Knocking on Heaven's Door and Live and Let Die both totally rule?   Headbang
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« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2009, 06:30:07 PM »


While we're on the subject, does anyone else think GnR's Knocking on Heaven's Door and Live and Let Die both totally rule?   Headbang
Yes. Live and Let Die was meant to be played that way.
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