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| re: Was Jim involved with Bad Attitude? | |
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SeeingI 08:06 pm UTC 02/20/08 |
| In reply to: | re: Was Jim involved with Bad Attitude? - Marvello 07:30 pm UTC 02/13/08 |
| I doubt it, but since "Nowhere Fast" wasn't a straight cover of what appeared in "Streets of Fire" somebody somewhere must have gotten the alternate version from him. I find it hard to choose between the two. Meat's vocals on it are quite wonderful. I have always dreamt of a big mash-up of "Nowhere Fast" and "Bad for Good" that would take the best elements of both songs... > Of course i actually meant "Turn back Time" which was > released in the USA as rock guitar version, Snakes tune > was augmented with a lot of extra keyboards. > > > I remember reading the story at the time about Nowhere > > Fast, the BA version was the version originally intende > > for SOF. For some reason Jim felt compelled to do a slight > > re-write of it, to be honest i don't think the BA would > > have worked well in SOF. > > Quite often the record companies make tracks more > > commercial for the US market, the did the same with 2 > > other notable rock hits in the 80's Whitesnake's Here I Go > > Again & Chers Heart Of Stone. > > > > > OK, it's very easy for a Steinfan to come along and say > > > "No, it only had Steinman covers." But the riff and the > > > verses of "Nowhere Fast", musically and lyrically, are > > > completely different. I've heard the story that this > > > version was the original draft for "Streets Of Fire" > > > (Lyrically, I think it's the best version.) So why did > > > Steinman give it to Meat Loaf, of all people? I thought he > > > and Jim weren't speaking in that period? Sure, it would > > > make sense for Meat to cover his songs, but to record a > > > previously unreleased title? He didn't do that on "Welcome > > > To The Neighborhood". Besides, what came first? "Bad > > > Attitude" or "Streets Of Fire"? > > > > > > Does anyone know the story behind this? Also, how come > > > there's 2 Mixes of "Bad Attitude"? I have both of them and > > > I prefer the US one. The UK one is a little...hmmm, I > > > can't pick it but it's odd. > > > > > > | |
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