[Vote] Originals vs. Covers - which do you prefer? (Current Vote: Songs 191 and 192)

[Master Norry]

Blondie

[Corki]

I like the Blondie cover, but I prefer the original by John Holt and the Paragons.

[Corki]

*bump*

 

Last day of voting before the new song goes up later tonight!

[Talya]

Blondie

[Deviations]

Blondie - Hands down.

[Corki]

I am extending the deadline until tomorrow morning (or lunchtime) as I got waylaid doing something else for the Band tonight.

[Corki]

Scrap that! I am going to get it up now as I have found what I want! lol!

 

Blondie and covers win for the first time in January with a 4-2 win.

[Corki]

Song 52: Phantom of the Opera

 

 

Song 52 sees us head in a slightly different direction, with a song being picked from the world of musicals. It is a very popular song to be covered, and I am picking a metal cover to challenge the original composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

 

 

ORIGINAL: Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford

The song is performed in Act One after the song Angel of Music (The Mirror) and before The Music of the Night from Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical Phantom of the Opera. It is sung by Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford, and takes place as the Phantom escorts Christine by boat to his lair beneath the Opera Garnier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FmGtCIOwB4

 

vs.

 

 

COVER: Tarja Turunen and Marco Hietala (of Nightwish)

As I have already said, Phantom of the Opera is quite popular when it comes to covers, especially in the world of metal. I try not to pick the same groups/artists repeatedly, but I have done so here. Coevered in 2002, it features Tarja Turunen and Marco Hietala as Christine and the Phantom respectively. There is a slight difference in the register the song is sung in, depending on whether you listen to the recorded (different) or live version (same).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5SUSmedMm8

 

 

Voting ends Monday 25th January 2010 at 11pm (GMT)

[Deviations]

Gaaaahhhhhh.....

 

 

The Metal version....

 

*brain explodes*

 

[Talya]

Sarah Brightman

[Krakalakachkn]

Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford

 

Hands down.  Nothing beats this original, ever.

[Master Norry]

Well, the original is definetly better:

 

Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford

[Corki]

Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford

[Krakalakachkn]

whoa!  Corki didn't vote for nightwish!

[Imperium]

Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford

 

I like both versions but even with my metal loving, I would pay to see those two perform phantom of the opera.

[Corki]

whoa!  Corki didn't vote for nightwish!

 

No...because the original is much better...plus nothing beats the musical!

 

Anyway, that is a 6-0 win (I think as I am taking Deviations' vote for the Original).

 

Next song is on the way!

[Corki]

Song 53: Mr. Brightside

 

 

One of the bigger groups of the 2000s are up next, as they take on a jazz/swing cover of their 2003/04 single, Mr. Brightside.

 

 

ORIGINAL: The Killers

This song came from the Las Vegas group's debut album and was named 'Song of the Decade' by UK radio stations Absolute Radio and XFM. It had good chart success across the world, including number 10 in the UK and US Billboard, and several number 1s.

 

 

vs.

 

 

COVER: Paul Anka

Paul Anka is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor. In 1983, he co-wrote with Michael Jackson the song I Never Heard, which was retitled and released in 2009 under the name This Is It. Anka covered the song in a swing/jazz style in 2007 for his 2007 covers album Classic Songs, My Way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLpw30ZrlUs

 

 

Voting ends Thursday 28th January 2010 at 11pm (GMT)

[Corki]

If anyone wants to run this thread from Monday 1st February 2010, please PM me. I ask as I am beginning to run out of ideas for covers! I know there are loads out there, but I think a few fresh participants would be much appreciated! Remember, it counts as an activity when it comes to ORG points via the roll call.

[mmeeshal]

Well, I have to say the cover was interesting and I liked it well enough, but for the song itself I have to go with the original, The Killers.

 

(and if I'd made it just an hour or so sooner, I would've had time to cast my vote for Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford :D)

[Krakalakachkn]

Something about Paul Anka's version just draws me in.

[Deviations]

I'll take the Killers on this one.

[Arrandion]

I prefer The Killers singing this song.

[Imperium]

Did you do the idea I sent u a pm on a while ago - aint been around for a while so no idea if u did and cba to read through all those pages!

[Corki]

I don't know - it is probably buried somewhere in my 60+ pages on PMs received! You could look through the summary post found on the first page of this thread. ;)

[Imperium]

I will do it then - Am allowed to put more than 1 cover as the idea I had as two good and different covers.