Good feet, good shoes, but... won't fit

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:32 am

Sorry if it has been discussed before, but here's the topic. What made me think of it is the vid i bumped into on youtube. Here it is (sorry, couldn't find another vid, the track was what actually interested me, not the picture). Orbison's a great performer, no doubt. And "Great pretender" is a great song, too. But, imho, they just don't match for some reason. The question is, how many tracks (from 50s and 60s, of course) would you remember when a good performer sang a good song but it just didn't work?
Cheers, SC.

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:10 am

Peter Noone's version of the Skeeter Davis tune, End Of The World, did not work for me.

Herman's Hermits were cute, but I did not find their version of Skeeter's March 1963 song convincing.

In fairness to the Hermits, I believe that the recording was never released as a single and as such thought of as an "album filler", perhaps.

einar · Post by **einar** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:50 am

Hollies/Blowin´ in the Wind.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:57 am

Einar, you've just reminded me of the same band's version of "I am a rock"...

Haven't heard their version of "Blowin' in the wind", though (i think).

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:03 am

Can't forget Skeeter, who had that one giant crossover hit and who lost her life to cancer a few years back.

Chet Atkins was her guitarist and producer; her nickname came from her grandfather as a wry comment on her boundless energy as a child.

einar · Post by **einar** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:48 am

Sheena, I'm not angry at their "I'm a rock" treatment. You may be right about the way they handle the lyrics. But still, not quite enough to ruin the song (imho).

lyle_from_minneapolis · Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:05 pm

William Shatner, "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds."

Okay, that doesn't count. How about Frank Sinatra with "Something" or Elvis Presley with "Always On My Mind?"

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:47 pm

Good choices Mark. I agree on both counts.

Now how about Denny Crain covering Shatner's hits.

lyle_from_minneapolis · Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:08 pm

Madonna - "American Pie" (okay, doesn't count...but OMG...)

Kiss - "Won't Get Fooled Again"

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:59 pm

I don't think anyone could have competed with her version of End Of The World, that being said I enjoyed Herman's Hermits version but Skeeter's was vastly superior.