Wendy-Ann Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 I'm figuring this would go here since it's the Bay City Rollers performing "Let's Pretend' in 1976. This is a pre-mixed recording. The final mix is on "Dedication." Les McKeown really does a beautiful rendition of this, but I have to admit, Kyle Vincent's vocals trump Les' by a mile! Let me see if I can upload that version for you to hear. Enjoy! Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bessieboo Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Very neat Wendy, I would love to hear the KV version too. That Ian guy is really cute !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missy Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Wendy that's a real blast from the past for me. My girlfriends and I were SO in love with The Bay City Rollers, ha ha. I remember running home from school to watch them on Mike Douglass. Still love Eric beautiful voice on "Let's Pretend" the best though! Thankyou for that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Wendy...I misunderstood...I thought you posted it and therefore that you were the user that removed it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahoodore Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I love the BCR version of "Lets"...it doesn'T quite capture the intensity and vocal performance of Raspberries, but the key is much more friendly to the ear and the mix is quite interesting...both were produced by Jimmy Ienner...I guess he thought the BCR could have a Smash with it since they were so popular.bah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr jason Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 The only thing I don't like about the Bay City Rollers version (and I LOVED them when I was little) is that the harmonies are wrong. You'd have thought with Jimmy Ienner producing that they'd at least have got that right. The descending "aa-aa-ahh" harmony goes to a Minor 7th on the 4th bar of the chorus (yes, I am a music geek) that on the Raspberries version, which you can hear very clearly on that video of them in the studio, when Shelly Yakus solos the vocal tracks. I LOVE that part! The Bay City Rollers version goes to the root note instead, which is a bit boring and safe. For the non-technical among you, hehe, it's the clever use of chords and harmonies that make lots of the Raspberries songs & recordings soooo great for me, and so the BCR version misses out by getting one of my favourite parts wrong. Speaking of bad covers of Raspberries songs, there's a cover of Ecstasy on youtube, by The Honeys, which was Marilyn Wilson's (Brian Wilson's wife) band in the 60s. They did an LP in 1983, and it had this cover on it. It's awful. They get loads of the chords wrong, change the structure completely, miss out the intro, squeeze the first two verses together, and make up a load of new lyrics!! Saying that, she does some great growly vocals on a few parts of it, but that doesn't save it. Maan, I don't understand why someone would choose to completely change such a perfect song as Ecstasy in the first place, but there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinberries Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 OUCH! i just came across it & it's awful, but in a charmingly cheezy kind of way. but it really is total milktoast compared to the 'berries & if you were lucky enough to have heard them do it in cleveland in dec, well then you were...very lucky. the auditorium was just completely filled out, soaked, & drenched w/ melody & harmonies.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid C. Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Wow, Kirk, I am impressed! That guitar really did go to the right person! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Yeah...the Honeys version of Ecstasy was posted here and received the appropriate jeers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Ok I'm stirring the pot here - I happen to have liked the Honeys version of a Berries song better than the Rollers - it was weak to me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay52 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 From what I remember, Brian had nothing to do with the track. I think they also recorded a Brian tune, "Go Away Boy" for the album. Speaking of The Honeys though, I really liked "American Spring" and their album of the same name. Brian produced it along with David Sandler in the early 70's. Sweet Mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Pssst, Reid...Right avatar, wrong person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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