LC Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Which one do you like better: A) B) C) D) None (I actually like Sheryl Crow's version by a hair over 5th Dimension... with Streisand a distant third.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Can't beat the 5th Dimension, although in my opinion, Sheryl is a brilliant songwriter / musician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elle4ec Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Wow! This is a difficult one for me, LC! My older sister had the 5th Dimension 45 when I was growing up, so that one is embedded in my memory.On the other hand, Sheryl's version sounds fantastic..so fresh and soulful.I love both...one (5th's) for memories of yesterday when I was young and didn't know the impact of the lyrics...I just knew I loved the song.And the other (Sheryl's) version for facing the reality of today...when those lyrics could easily hit home. Either way... I'll always love the song.Thanks, LC.Barbara's version is a distant third for me, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 All good. I like Sheryl's the best. Why? Because she sings the notes Burt wrote, just the way he wrote 'em. Because I just like Sheryl's voice. She doesn't try to overpower the song, she just sings her little heart out and hits all the notes dead on. Barbra feels the need to "make it her own." In the process, she loses some of the beautiful simplicity of the song. The sheer wonder of her voice almost makes up for going a bit over the top with it, but not quite. The "twin Barbra's" kind of screw up the intimacy.The 5th Dimension ( now THERE's a name! ) have always left me a little cold. They just seem a little too slick for my taste, although Marilyn McCoo does give a nice vocal performance. She strikes me the same way Karen Carpenter did. A bit too perfect. I want to muss up her hair a little, and give her a shot of Scotch and a cigarette. Ok, babe, let's try that one more time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 5th Dimension hands down.Sheryl and Streisand - I really don't like most solo female singers - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 "I really don't like most solo female singers "-???????You don't like Aretha Franklin? Or Dionne Warwick? or Dusty Springfield? or Lesley Gore? Or The Ronettes? Or Faith Hill? Or Martina McBride? Or Chrissie Hynde? Or Sheryl Crow? Or any of 'em???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Ahhh Eric - the Ronettes are a girl group - I love the Ronnettes and Martha & the Vandellas, the Go Go's and the Pointer Sisters to name a few girl groups. I like Dionne and Leslie and Aretha but not enough to go out and buy an entire CD of their greatest hits (but I do have 1 or 2 songs on my mp3 player) for each of them. (You'll note I did say "most" female singers). I certainly don't like any current female singers out there - no one has impressed me enough to even download a song of theirs. I'm sure to cause some kind of reply posts when I say I don't like ANY country singers - not male or female - just don't like country or jazz music - I do not own any country cd's at all. And no I didn't buy the latest Bon Jovi cd..... The farthest I go with country is I have My Maria and El Paso on my mp3 player lol. I do like Linda Ronstandt though as a solo singer and have a greatest hits CD. Did I clarify my statement enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I think you should take a listen to "Cry", "This Kiss" and "Let Me Let Go" by Faith Hill. They're hardly anything I would consider "country." They're just great records. "Cry" is so good it gives me chills.Dionne Warwick's greatest hits are all those brilliant Bacharach-David songs. "Walk On By", "Don't Make Me Over" "Anyone Who Had A Heart".....Those are some of the best pop songs ever written! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Dionne Warwick's greatest hits is essential for any collection. If you have 2 or 3 Warwick songs , chances are you don't have 'Are You There With Another Girl' or 'Anyone Who Had A Heart'...this is crimminal. Lesley Gore's Greatest Hits should be in every collection.Astrud Gilberto's music is some of the best mood setting music on this Earth. I'm not a huge fan of female vocalists...but some are essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I will consider your choices. Thanks for your input. Now here's something humorous since you are talking Dionne - in elementary school each year we had to do vocal concerts for the parents - they always picked me to do a solo and what a coincidence - for two years in a row I had to do Dionne songs lol - one year it was Message to Michael - the other it was Trains and Boats and Planes ahahahah... the last year they made me sing Close to You. My mother still bitches because some girl erased her tape recording of me singing and she was promised a copy ahahha - I was glad it got destroyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Did you guys know that Quincy Jones produced all of Lesley Gore's hits???? What a coup! And, they were arranged by Claus Ogerman, one of the greatest orchestral jazz arrangers in the world today. Now that's some serious heavyweight talent on "It's My Party" Judy's Turn To Cry" and (my personal favorite) "Maybe I Know." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 'Maybe I Know' is my favorite by Gore also...followed by 'She's a Fool' and the one everybody loves to hate...'Sunshine, Lollipops' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Can't forget 'California Nights'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 MJ, TimeLife just came out with a 'must have' for your music collection- 70's rock hits done by country artists. Hurry, they're offering a discounted price if you call right away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 It's got a good bass line - I may have to learn that one as well Kirk - don't make me put you on my "sh*t list" ahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mood Indigo Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 #1 on my Leslie Gore list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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