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Post by rayge on Mar 21, 2020 12:49:47 GMT
A The Persuasions – Any Way the Wind Blows
B The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2020 15:31:21 GMT
A is a fine thing. But it could have been my dog belching and still would have beaten B - I've had a strong dislike for the Walker Brothers since I heard them in the 60s.
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Post by Crunchy Col on Mar 21, 2020 17:36:17 GMT
Oh, a very comfortable win for
B
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2020 20:15:52 GMT
Think I might prefer the belching dog..I'll need to come back to this one..
Edit: Belching dog wins....ABSTAIN
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Post by toomanyhatz on Mar 22, 2020 19:25:21 GMT
B is great, but...(you know what I'm going to say, don't you?)
I've been a long-time fan of the Persuasions, and they make Zappa downright palatable, which ain't easy. So I have no hesitation in voting for A.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2020 8:39:40 GMT
A is well sung but a really boring song. The whole thing has a rote, by the numbers, feel about it.
B is as obvious as it comes, but fuck it's glorious. Scott Walker absolutely nails the song with a vocal as commandingly assured as it gets. Also, and I'll no doubt incur the considerable wrath of Rayge with this, it's expansive production stands up to the best US productions of the era.
Easily B
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Post by fange on Mar 23, 2020 9:06:13 GMT
Fuck, i feel bad for A here. I quite like it, quite a bit actually just played it twice. I know very little about Zappa, but my doo wop love is strong, and these guys' voices make me happy.
But, damn, my intentions to vote for the underdog just got blown out the window by the first 30 seconds of B. Just gorgeous, and because i hadn't heard it in a relatively long time it just sounded as fresh as a daisy.
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Post by DarknessFish on Mar 24, 2020 21:13:01 GMT
I don't know anything about Zappa either, don't know anything about this song. I don't mind a bit of doo-wop, but I also don't think there's that much of a song here, it's just a bit annoying in its repetition. Sound like they could be good with a better song.
Bs a really boringly obvious track to play to the crowd with. I'd much rather have Scott Walker solo, too, obviously enough. I don't like the production much, it smells a bit musty to me for all that supposed sunshine. Might be being harsh there because of the era dating it.
No, I'll abstain.
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Post by Sneelock on Mar 26, 2020 16:38:12 GMT
the main thing I like about B is that it reminds me of "Young Girl' by Gary Pucket & the Union Gap.
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Post by osgood on Mar 30, 2020 7:14:41 GMT
Had not heard about this Persuasions sing Zappa thing. Might well check it. But no way they can beat the gorgeousness of
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2020 14:30:07 GMT
Being "obvious" shouldn't be a negative when it's a piece as fabulous as B. It should be on the perfect pop song thread.
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Post by rayge on Apr 7, 2020 13:29:08 GMT
Don't need to listen to B, heard it so many times, bought it at some point - the WB always gave good b-side.
A I never heard before, and it's just wrong. All those pictures from the fifties to accompany this on the youtube and it sounds SO 1970, over-arranged and showbiz slick. Doo wop was utterly over and irrecoverable except by pastiche – which is essentially what this is – by 1965. These guys are out of time and too old.
But, then again, so am I.
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