Years later, I still cram to understand why folks have so much love for a record of a kids chorus. I have to think its for the novelty value, which is why its so weird to me that it still gets mentioned.
Years later, I still cram to understand why folks have so much love for a record of a kids chorus. I have to think its for the novelty value, which is why its so weird to me that it still gets mentioned.
It sounds like absolute hell to me.
i liked it immediately. it could use some mellotron though.
her version is kinda tepid. nice loopz at the intro. neil slays this track...period.
Of course Neil's version is excellent. You'd have a hard time finding more of Neil fanboy--he's easily one of my top 5 composers/musicians.
Neil wrote two very important songs related to politics and culture in the south that were (are) very effective indictments: Alabama and Southern Man. While I'm partial to the achy humid sound of the Stray Gators record, Southern Man is the most effective song lyrically. Neil is convincing and powerful on the lp version and I have a couple of live versions that are just incredible. However, hearing the same song performed by a black woman from NO gives it another level of effectiveness.
Im gonna need help from every strutter that feels like I do, and I know you are out there...anybody feel like Donny Hathaway is a tad overrated? I get it, but it doesnt really move me like some folks...some folks think he hung the moon, but me...ehhhhhh....
Im gonna need help from every strutter that feels like I do, and I know you are out there...anybody feel like Donny Hathaway is a tad overrated? I get it, but it doesnt really move me like some folks...some folks think he hung the moon, but me...ehhhhhh....
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Overrated as what? Singer, musician, composer, lyricist or arranger?
Im gonna need help from every strutter that feels like I do, and I know you are out there...anybody feel like Donny Hathaway is a tad overrated? I get it, but it doesnt really move me like some folks...some folks think he hung the moon, but me...ehhhhhh....
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Overrated as what? Singer, musician, composer, lyricist or arranger?
overall as an artist...a lot folks say his name in the same breath as Stevie, Marvin and Curtis, whereas I dont see him anywhere in their league
Im gonna need help from every strutter that feels like I do, and I know you are out there...anybody feel like Donny Hathaway is a tad overrated? I get it, but it doesnt really move me like some folks...some folks think he hung the moon, but me...ehhhhhh....
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Overrated as what? Singer, musician, composer, lyricist or arranger?
overall as an artist...a lot folks say his name in the same breath as Stevie, Marvin and Curtis, whereas I dont see him anywhere in their league
Im gonna need help from every strutter that feels like I do, and I know you are out there...anybody feel like Donny Hathaway is a tad overrated? I get it, but it doesnt really move me like some folks...some folks think he hung the moon, but me...ehhhhhh....
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Overrated as what? Singer, musician, composer, lyricist or arranger?
overall as an artist...a lot folks say his name in the same breath as Stevie, Marvin and Curtis, whereas I dont see him anywhere in their league
Im gonna need help from every strutter that feels like I do, and I know you are out there...anybody feel like Donny Hathaway is a tad overrated? I get it, but it doesnt really move me like some folks...some folks think he hung the moon, but me...ehhhhhh....
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Overrated as what? Singer, musician, composer, lyricist or arranger?
overall as an artist...a lot folks say his name in the same breath as Stevie, Marvin and Curtis, whereas I dont see him anywhere in their league
His output does hold up to the best of those artists. However, his overall output is relatively small due to his mental health issues and early death. So I would not put him in same league.
For the small amount of output compared to his era, dude is acknowledged by his contemporaries and cats that followed as a gigantic influence on Soul/R&B.
Yeah - lil dudes will continue to stumble across him and make him bigger than life 'cause he's not on T.V. pimpin his own songs w/ the Jonas Brothers.
I terms of vocals whether u think he overdoes it sometimes, dude is a vocalist's vocalist.
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I don't even like Lennon's version.
Love Hathaway's version.
Also, Marianne Faithful's version of Working Class Hero is much better than Lennon's.
Not the same thing. I'm sticking with the Blood, Sweat & Tears OG on that one, and even then it had to grow on me. Unlistenable from anyone else.
Except maybe Sammy Davis, Jr..
seeing the lennon stuff made me think of her version. it is better.
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Years later, I still cram to understand why folks have so much love for a record of a kids chorus. I have to think its for the novelty value, which is why its so weird to me that it still gets mentioned.
It sounds like absolute hell to me.
cosine.
On a different tack, i.e. OG's that kick-ass, I always thought Curtis' Freddie's Dead was the shit until I heard Pucho's version...scorcher.
i liked it immediately. it could use some mellotron though.
How about Ike and Tina- Come Together?
huge cosign, its one of the very best covers of all time IMO. devastating track.
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Has anybody ever heard the Dave Clark Five's version?
Anyone catch the big DC5 article in MOJO last month?
AWESOME
He had his business head screwed on very well indeed, old Dave.
But then he's from Tottenham, so it figures.
Of course Neil's version is excellent. You'd have a hard time finding more of Neil fanboy--he's easily one of my top 5 composers/musicians.
Neil wrote two very important songs related to politics and culture in the south that were (are) very effective indictments: Alabama and Southern Man. While I'm partial to the achy humid sound of the Stray Gators record, Southern Man is the most effective song lyrically. Neil is convincing and powerful on the lp version and I have a couple of live versions that are just incredible. However, hearing the same song performed by a black woman from NO gives it another level of effectiveness.
I don't give a F*ck about loopz.
Yes we can!
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Overrated as what? Singer, musician, composer, lyricist or arranger?
overall as an artist...a lot folks say his name in the same breath as Stevie, Marvin and Curtis, whereas I dont see him anywhere in their league
Maybe overrated amongst SS/Crate digger types, vastly underrated by everyone else.
true...I am speaking in strut nerd terms
His output does hold up to the best of those artists. However, his overall output is relatively small due to his mental health issues and early death. So I would not put him in same league.
Yeah - lil dudes will continue to stumble across him and make him bigger than life 'cause he's not on T.V. pimpin his own songs w/ the Jonas Brothers.
I terms of vocals whether u think he overdoes it sometimes, dude is a vocalist's vocalist.
Hathaway = Penny Hardaway
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