August 25, 201014 yr Author Wow, I finally think of a nomination, and all the spot are filled! Oh well, can't wait for it to start! That's cool, Joe took some of his out, so I'll let you get your nomination in Then we'll have 52, like a deck of cards Oh, I didn't see the rules and assumed it was just cover versions 1 vs. 1 . Okay, in light of that I added the original's videos and unnominated some as I was already trying to decide which spots to give to Layla and BabyJude but that just took care of itself . Okay, done Just following up on Limer's pedantry though, Heard it Through the Grapevine was originally done by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.. so that's gotta be that <_< Do you want Marvin Gaye or Creedence as the cover version to vote on? Donbot- You want me to give both the links to the cover & original by PM yeah? Yes
August 25, 201014 yr thanks donbot I finally chose a song for one of my 3 nominations "I'm no good" Arctic Monkeys (original by Amy Winehouse)
August 27, 201014 yr Author Okay, here we go I've put the songs through a magic randomiser, so we'll go in that order Knockin' on Heaven's Door [nominated by vanessaaa] Original by Bob Dylan (embedded version doesn't work - you have to click to view it on YouTube) Cover by Guns N' Roses HOW TO VOTE: 1. Rate the original version objectively out of 10 2. Rate the cover version objectively out of 10 3. Distribute 5 points amongst the two, based on how much you prefer one version over the other
August 27, 201014 yr Author I think people like nominating more than voting @pink: You didn't split your 5 points between the two. See #3 in the 'HOW TO VOTE' bit Original: 9 I don't like the performance in that YouTube video, but it seems Bob Dylan's people are hellbent on removing all his good videos Anyway, the studio version is amazing Cover: 7.5 Still a riproaring tune (Y) Original x 3 Cover x 2
August 27, 201014 yr @pink: You didn't split your 5 points between the two. See #3 in the 'HOW TO VOTE' bit ] I'm so sorry!!
August 28, 201014 yr I'd like to genuinely thank everyone involved for not nominating Van bloody Morrison's version of Comfortably Numb or anything from the I Am Sam soundtrack.
August 28, 201014 yr Author I'm so sorry!! That's okay I'd like to genuinely thank everyone involved for not nominating Van bloody Morrison's version of Comfortably Numb or anything from the I Am Sam soundtrack. I was pretty close to nominating Nick Cave's version of Let it Be. I won't hear a bad word said against him though
August 30, 201014 yr As a side note, 10 for Dylan's writing on the song itself... Bob Dylan - 8 Not the best technical voice even in his youth, but his writing and style more than made up for it . Guns n' Roses - 7 Points deducted because for some reaosn the voice is a strange fit for the song, song style and subject matter to me and almost borders on satirical . Much prefer it on their own songs, especially ones like "Paradice City" and even the "Love and Let Die" remake. But 2 points added (from an otherwise 5) for Slash's guitar solo. Original x4 Cover x1
August 30, 201014 yr Author Thanks all for the votes I think we better crack on. Any latecomers, feel free to vote and I'll update the scores Results Knockin' on Heaven's Door [nominated by vanessaaa] Original version by Bob Dylan scored 7.7/10 Cover version by Guns N' Roses scored 7.5/10 Overall preference weighting goes to the COVER VERSION with 52.7% of the vote 36.4% of people preferred the original version 45.5% of people preferred the cover version 18.2% of people liked them equally
August 30, 201014 yr Author Stone Cold Crazy[nominated by Stormbringer]Original by QueenCover by MetallicaHOW TO VOTE:1. Rate the original version objectively out of 102. Rate the cover version objectively out of 103. Distribute 5 points amongst the two, based on how much you prefer one version over the other
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