seattlesteve Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Just for fun.. So Eric/Shaun.. the white suit, who is chicken and who is egg?Click here: YouTube - Shaun Cassidy - That's Rock 'N' Roll (1978) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesteve Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 Bad link, try this.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbog0CxPWsE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzza Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 My reaction.. Its a bit insipid... lacks the energy of Eric and Shaun seems more interested in looking pretty. Still that's my personal opinion and what do I know... I'm only a bloke... Muzza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesteve Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 I agree, same with Hey Deanie, Shaun just doesn't have the chops that can express the same emotion and urgency as Eric can.Though the compostions obviously stand the test of time, Eric is very hard to cover, as it's nearly impossible to compete with his vocals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HT from Mo Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I couldn't agree more Steve. I've seen both of the Cassidy videos and they're just blah.....The That's Rock and Roll video that Bernie has up here is fabulous of course! and is one of my personal favorites! HT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherberries Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Shaun's version can't hold a candle to Eric's, but of course, I'm prejudice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Mississippi Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I agree, same with Hey Deanie, Shaun just doesn't have the chops that can express the same emotion and urgency as Eric can.Though the compostions obviously stand the test of time, Eric is very hard to cover, as it's nearly impossible to compete with his vocals. This might well be why more people don't release their own versions of Eric's great catalog of under-utilized songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 ..or maybe there's just not enough people that are familiar with Eric's catalogue. Prior to Celine covering "ABM", the song was flying pretty low under the radar, I think. It had been close to 20 years since Eric's original. Celine brought it back into peoples' consciousness. Now it's been close to 20 years since Eric had one of his own songs on the charts (not sure if "I Was Born to Love You" charted or not), so if someone chose to cover one of his songs today, the general public would think it was a 'new' song.Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzza Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 True Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HT from Mo Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Yep. I would agree and the fans that had heard it before could just sit there and smile! And think to themselves "If only they knew....." HT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecstasy Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I remember liking Shaun's versions of the two songs when they came out. Then later, when I found out who wrote them, I thought, "Oh, no wonder I love these songs!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Marshall Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 David's little brother's commitment to a music career says it all. When his version of 'That's R&R' came out...I played Eric's instead/as well. Being an old Raspberries fan had some impact on my decision as a radio programmer. The quality of performance was also a key. I'm sure Eric thoroughly enjoyed the royalties from SC's effort though. T'was probably a very tidy sum.---------------------------Upon further thought...I believe we played Shaun's version when the 'kidlets' were listening at night [4pm to midnight] and on the weekend [noon to 2am]...but when it went into gold rotation we only played Eric. Eric was already an established radio star...not only with the Berries but also with his solo hits 'All By Myself', 'Never Gonna Fall in Love Again' and we had also played 'Sunrise'.-----------------------------------Marv??? re: ABM...20 years? Try 31. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les R. Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Why is it that these 2 big hits, "Hey Deanie" & "That's Rock & Roll" get no airplay today? They were both top 10 hits, but I have not heard them on the radio anywhere in the last 3 decades! "She Did It" & "Change of Heart" also seem to get zero airplay as well, even on '70's stations, which also irks me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Marv??? re: ABM...20 years? Try 31. Lee I was referring to the gap between Eric's version and Celine's version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trindy Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Both "That'sRandR" and "Hey Deanie" get pretty well played on XM Radio's '70s on 7 channel. Every time I hear the former, especially, I just cringe because Shaun just turned it into a total wimp-out. There is NO WAY you would think Eric is cool after listening to what they did to his song under Shaun. If I were him I wouldn't be able to listen to it without thinking to myself "Think of the royalties, think of the royalties..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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