Yes, another post about remakes. All too often, a remake comes out, causing the latest generation to think it's a brand new song.
I remember in the early 9os, DC Talk remade the 1970s hit from The Doobie Brothers, "Jesus Is Just Alright." While I was listening to the Doobie version, a young teen friend lamented that "the original from DC Talk" was better than this. Yes, he was serious. Yes, you bet I set him straight!
"Always On My Mind," originally a country music song from the early 1970s, is a beautiful song that has graced the airwaves over the years by several different artists.
My favorite to date is by The Pet Shop Boys. Call me stuck in the 80s, but I love the trademark synthesizer sound that dominated the decade and the way it carried the song along with it.
I also thought it was funny how many of my friends at the time believed it to be a brand new song. Apparently, they had forgotten that Willie Nelson remade it famous only five years previous to the PSB release. Ironic, considering the name of the song...
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Monday, April 25, 2011
Something To Stay Awake For
Remakes can go one of two ways; GO! or NO!
There are no in-betweens. You can take a song and make it fly or sink. There are many songs that have pleasantly surprised me. Then there are the songs that they were either bad before and improvements are simply impossible, or the original song was good but the new version stank.
Limahl made a very good song in 1984, though quite frankly, when I first heard it, I thought it was sung by a woman, but a good sounding woman at that.
Although I like Limahl's music, I can't say much about his appearance. He looks okay, but what he might think is a sexy and dreamy look with his eyes half-closed, only worried me that he could not stay awake through his own video. One blink and we could lose him to a coma.
However, he made some cool stuff, and The NeverEnding Story (Written for a film with the same name) is one of my favorites.
Most people who know me know that I don't think very highly about most music made after 1990. I think there is a lot of wasted talent and waste that is considered talent.
But, of course, there are some notable exceptions.
The Birthday Massacre, formed in 1999, is a synthrock band from Canada. They made their own version of The NeverEnding Story and I am rather impressed. They added their modern sound without taking the 80s feeling out of it.
They also manage to look like they could stay awake for a production.
What they have is talent and largely underrated talent at that.
There are no in-betweens. You can take a song and make it fly or sink. There are many songs that have pleasantly surprised me. Then there are the songs that they were either bad before and improvements are simply impossible, or the original song was good but the new version stank.
Limahl made a very good song in 1984, though quite frankly, when I first heard it, I thought it was sung by a woman, but a good sounding woman at that.
Although I like Limahl's music, I can't say much about his appearance. He looks okay, but what he might think is a sexy and dreamy look with his eyes half-closed, only worried me that he could not stay awake through his own video. One blink and we could lose him to a coma.
However, he made some cool stuff, and The NeverEnding Story (Written for a film with the same name) is one of my favorites.
Most people who know me know that I don't think very highly about most music made after 1990. I think there is a lot of wasted talent and waste that is considered talent.
But, of course, there are some notable exceptions.
The Birthday Massacre, formed in 1999, is a synthrock band from Canada. They made their own version of The NeverEnding Story and I am rather impressed. They added their modern sound without taking the 80s feeling out of it.
They also manage to look like they could stay awake for a production.
What they have is talent and largely underrated talent at that.
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