One of my favorites by that Becker/Fagan duo.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnm6Dwpyxfc
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that's a different tempo than the classic version. I like it, but not as much as the original.
Yeah, they about truncate the "va" off the end each time they sing it, but a rockin' tempo allows for more solo time. I prefer the original, too.
I do, however, enjoy it when bands/performers play with their compositions. Who wants to go to a concert and hear a note-for-note, inflection-for-inflection reproduction of a record (that's what we called 'em, kids, so shaddup)?
I'd heard folks who'd seen The Cars in concert during their heyday, and their complaint was that it was just like the record (and not very animated playing). But yeah, that's one of the reasons that "unplugged" versions became so big -- it gave performers a way to include the "classics" in a little more refreshing format. When done well (think Clapton's "Layla") it's a cool varient. When done poorly: muzak.
And that brings us back to this hilarious video:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBmM79YadYM
Or this one, although it has to be one of the saddest songs ever written:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njwGpdXUFV8
You mean that song is not originally an Epica song???!!!
I would love to see Metallica do a Muzak/easy listening version of that song for realsies.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc2g9lbi4TQ
I thoroughly enjoyed this.
I do, however, enjoy it when bands/performers play with their compositions.
dido.