BOTV8 - Take Good Care Of My Baby

rob_mac · Post by **rob_mac** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 2:15 am

3 - this is the original and best.
2 - a fair copy. think his dad is an actor.
4 - a minor UK hit in 1980 from the Bradford lads.
1 - do not like this at all. (far too slow)

I have always loved the Beatles version, and was suprised that it was not included on the Anthology series.

From Rob

goodoledays · Post by **goodoledays** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:53 am

Hey guys,

First time post, long time reader. Big fan of Bobby Vee and The Searchers....in fact, some of you may remember me on Youtube under the name "BobbyVeeFan", I had well over 300 vids uploaded until they kicked me off for infringing copyright. Anyway, here are my choices...

Version 3 (Original is always the best!)
Version 1 (Not too bad, big hit for this crooner in 1968)
Version 2 (OK, but not much feeling put into this cover)
Version 4 (Hate it!!)

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:56 am

Welcome, Bob! Too bad they removed your vids - there was quite a collection.

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:27 am

Yes Bob! there was a great collection on there wished had saved them.

Welcome to the forum and our youngest member to date

einar · Post by **einar** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:45 am

Sheena- a HAHAHA slowly buildng..., this is my 201...

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:49 am

Einar: i don't understand how it happened, either.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:01 pm

Good choice, Roy

3 - The original and a classic!
2 - So so......
4 - Too slow, don't like the vocals much but some nice jangly guitar there.
1 - Erk!! Too slow!

Co-writer Carole King did a great version also.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:57 pm

Not directed at anyone in particular but I thought we weren't supposed to give any hints?

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:43 pm

I think that's the case with the BFTP threads, Bob...... they are guessing games. In these ones I believe Roy is just asking us to rank them.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 3:00 pm

Yeah but if someone (and I've been guilty as well) names one of them as the original, that can slant things a little too maybe?

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:01 pm

Yes I suppose it can Bob, reason I don't name versions initially is to try to remove pre-conceived notions, if you get the drift.

With the BFTP it is a fine line between some degree of difficulty and too easy.

All of us could post tracks by acts no one has heard of, but if people have a run of not getting any right they lose interest.

Here's an amusing tale, when I first started these over 18 month ago, before doing it on here, there were quite a few players from another forum I sometimes participate in.

I posted an early recording by some one very well known, one person stated on the forum "I have no idea who this is but it's terrible, I hate this style of singing"

It just happened to be Neil Diamond and said person claimed to be one of his biggest fans, when I gave answer it was actually queried!!!.

Person stopped playing a week later stating did not have time to play.

dedicated_follower · Post by **dedicated_follower** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:01 pm

1st Version 3
2nd Version 1
3rd Version 4
4th Version 2

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:50 pm

"Person stopped playing a week later stating did not have time to play."

hahahaha!!!

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:38 pm

Thanks to all who voted best response to date.

Version 1 was Bobby Vinton
Version 2 " Gary Lewis & The Playboys
Version 3 " Bobby Vee
Version 4 " Smokie

result
as voted by you based on 4 points for a I, 3 for a 2 etc. average of all points achieved

Bobby Vee 3.73
Smokie 2.13
Gary Lewis 2.13 (Smokie higher due to 2 people choosing as their favourite, no one chose GL as favourite)
Bobby Vinton 2

Still no version, on any of the 8 posted, has achieved the overall 4 points (i.e it was everybody's favourite)

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:34 am

Methinks to achieve a 100 % favourite, the other versions should be really horrible.

Person stopped playing a week later stating did not have time to play.

Ah, that's so nice!

I wish i could find a version of any song by one of my favorite artists which i'd call horrible... even "Almost Saturday night" as done by the Searchers isn't that bad.
Now if only i knew # 4 was Smokie...
PS: why does spell-checker highlight "favourite"?!