~ Cathy ~
And I dream I'm on vacation 'Cause I like the way that sounds,
It's a perfect occupation for me.
PM, you may have misunderstood me. I said 'there is only one Baker Street' - I should also have said 'there is only one Helter Skelter'. I don't like U2. As soon as Bono got to 'you ain't no lover but you ain't no dancer' when the lines are actually 'you may be a lover but you ain't no dancer'.... well, I'm sorry. It wasn't a bad try, I guess, but it did not work.
The Beatles did not need U2 to 'steal the song back' from Charles Manson, thanks very much.
FP, I thought I understood you to mean that you did not agree with TBF that the covers of Baker Street and Helter Skelter are better than the originals. I was agreeing with you on Helter Skelter (and Baker Street too for that matter). U2's version's not bad - it's just not as good.
~ Cathy ~
And I dream I'm on vacation 'Cause I like the way that sounds,
It's a perfect occupation for me.
Sorry PM - when you said you didn't think you'd heard a better version of a Beatles song ever, I thought you were referring to the U2 version.
I knew I'd hear about my Beatles choices. But I'm just not a Beatles fan (ducking and running). As far as Baker Street--love Gerry Rafferty's version but I'm a Foo Fighters fan and really like there more updated version. In the infamous words of EL--Just my opinion.
He sings it high, he plays it low
~ Cathy ~
And I dream I'm on vacation 'Cause I like the way that sounds,
It's a perfect occupation for me.
Sure am glad that Borderers are a forgiving people!
He sings it high, he plays it low
Very interesting thread!
I'm struggling with YouTube right now, so I can only present this one song for the time being:
I prefer both these versions of "Long Tall Sally" (by Elvis Presley and The Beatles) to the original by Little Richard:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X0e15PIJfc[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=612806fJb_Q[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsJVT8Jr_pM[/ame]
I'm still trying to decide whether I prefer Elvis' version or that of The Beatles. They're both thrilling. I think The Beatles maybe pip Elvis to the post here. There are a few versions of "Long Tall Sally" by The Beatles and Elvis available on YouTube, but I picked these, as they are the best for me. Elvis' studio recording is similar to this 1956 Tupelo performance, but The Beatles' studio version doesn't rock quite as hard as this 1964 Washington gig's, even though it's great.
TBF, don't worry: each to his/her own .
I've got a peaceful, easy feeling
And I know Glenn won't let me down
For me there's no question - The Beatles win hands down!
~ Cathy ~
And I dream I'm on vacation 'Cause I like the way that sounds,
It's a perfect occupation for me.