ira Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Well today is Shaun Cassidy's 50th birthday! I guess that makes Shaun and Parker Stevenson the "HARDLY" Boys". Anyhoo...To celebrate this occassion I found this REALLY cool video of Shaun doin' his hit version of "Hey Deanie" on an episode of "The Hardy Boys". ALSO in this episode Joe Hardy gets credit fror writin' this cool song. Eric...I'm a Jewish guy....4!! of my closest friends are lawyers if you wanna sue Joe Hardy for claiming authorship of this great tune. ...We can talk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les R. Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I know Eric recorded "That's Rock 'n' Roll" 2 years before Shaun did, but who recorded "Hey Deanie" first? Shaun's version was released almost a year before Eric's. And if Shaun's was first, which one would technically be considered the 'cover'?? If someone else beats a singer-songwriter to the recording studio, is the writer then considered to be covering himself? Or is he (or she) actually considered to be covering the artist who first recorded and/or released the song, regardless of his (or her) own self-authorship of it? These questions have perplexed me for quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Oh boy...only 2 posts and this thread is already entertaining as heck!.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 On 6/23/2013 at 7:48 PM, Les R. said: I know Eric recorded "That's Rock 'n' Roll" 2 years before Shaun did, but who recorded "Hey Deanie" first? Shaun's version was released almost a year before Eric's. And if Shaun's was first, which one would technically be considered the 'cover'?? If someone else beats a singer-songwriter to the recording studio, is the writer then considered to be covering himself? Or is he (or she) actually considered to be covering the artist who first recorded and/or released the song, regardless of his (or her) own self-authorship of it? These questions have perplexed me for quite some time. Just going by the musicians playing on "Hey Deannie", I'd say that the song was recorded during the "Boats" sessions a couple of years earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Here's the story: Shaun recorded "That's Rock 'n Roll" and released it before I had a chance to. It cracked the top ten and went gold ( That was when "gold" still meant 1,000,000 units ). I had written and recorded "Hey Deanie" and I knew it didn't fit on the "Boats" album, so I called Shaun up one evening and told him I had another hit for him. He came to my house that evening and I handed him a cassette of "Hey Deanie". He went into the studio and recorded it, scored another top ten record, and went on to sell over a million singles, and went gold . I think his album went on to sell about 3 million copies, so along with his two, million selling singles, there were about 5,000,000 good reasons to give the song to Shaun. I included it on "Change Of Heart", but I doubt that it would have been a single for me, at that time. Shaun was cute, had a hot TV show, and the little girls loved him. It was a no-brainer. Thanks, Shaun! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianchick Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I love to hear you do these songs Eric...but that seems like a wise and profitable business decision. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Wow, Shaun was hot! Did David ever consider doing one of your songs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I always thought "Hey Deanie" was a brilliant pop song. The vocal hooks & stuff are pop genius. Even though Shawn Cassidy sold a bunch records, the song should have been even bigger. Maybe it could have been (or still can be) a movie track, or something. Though I love Eric Carmen's version, I'm not sure the optimal version has been recorded yet. I could see a group like the Beach Boys really nailing it. Anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 P.S. Thanks Eric for the insight, those are always great treats for us. James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 "Hey Eric" ..So nice to hear from you,,,, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les R. Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 On 7/1/2013 at 5:54 PM, Eric Carmen said: Shaun recorded "That's Rock 'n Roll" and released it before I had a chance to. Eric: If that is the case, how do you explain you charting with it in Denmark in May, 1976 reaching #7. That date puts it in between NGFILA and Sunrise. Was the US omission intentional, or a glitch by Arista? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les R. Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 So, does no one have an answer which could explain the above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drupelet Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 The song was published in 1975 on the LP "Eric Carmen". The publishing date on the single does not denote the date of the single's release. Does that make sense? ...or did I completely miss the point of your question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les R. Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I think so, if what you mean is its release in any particular nation. My research indicates that it charted on three continents in the month of release, just apparently not in North America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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