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Marvello 09:39 pm UTC 09/20/08 |
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Cover Versions - steven_stuart 09:42 pm UTC 09/19/08 |
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Didn't Jim say recently that BOOH would be the finale of the show, sung by a choir, is that different enough for you?
> If people are going to do cover versions, they should try
> to bring their own originality to the song. They should
> make their version their own. As you say, this guy tries
> to do his own thing instead of trying to copy Meat Loaf.
> It's like the Roxy Music version of Jealous Guy is quite
> different than John Lennon's original. And it became Roxy
> Music's best selling single. Of course a tribute band will
> probably copy the artist that they are paying tribute to.
> Someone like Dean Torkington probably has no choice but to
> try and get as close to a copy of Meat Loaf as possible.
> That's his job (when board members refer to porkington,
> are they referring to Dean Torkington? - they must be).
> But serious artists should try and do their own thing with
> the cover version. Like this chap has tried to do. I think
> one of the problems that the producers of Bat Out Of Hell:
> The Musical are facing is how to do versions of songs that
> Meat Loaf has made famous. Jim is going to have to make
> them different. Unless Meat Loaf stars in the show. Which
> would be interesting.
>
> > Nice version of Bat... this guy does his own thing instead
> > of trying to be Meat...
> >
> > Curtesy of Baal / Lewd...
> >
> > K.
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