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#13 Woodstock - CSNY (Joni Mitchell)
OriginaL: Spotify ; Youtube

What can I say about the song "Woodstock" that one of the other M-ADs (particularly the local Neil Young expert) haven't already said, possibly in this thread? Probably Nothing. So, moving onto #12...

Well, okay. I can at least make a few comments. As I teased for my #14, my link for this goes to a Youtube version. I'm keeping this write-up short and sweet, so simply, I prefer the original (CSNY) to the only one (at time of writing) on Spotify that's a live version credited to CSN. I come here not to bury the latter version (I like it fine, just not as much) but to praise the former. Of course, it's a performance built on Joni Mitchell's songwork and performance. The imagery present, especially from someone who wasn't even there.

At #12, a song that's amusing in a way, though you'd be right to ask me why.
 
There’s nothing unlucky about the #13s. Wait, I probably used that before. There were definitely more than a baker’s dozen of songs from the #13s I enjoyed. Heck, probably more than 2 dozen. But some I mentioned before and some are bound to appear later. So let’s get to a few to spotlight:

Recognized by title alone: 20
Sounded familiar: 4
Knew from M-AD countdowns: 1
Didn’t Know: 7

Selected Favorites:
Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede
Scarlet Begonias - Sublime
Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest
I Still Believe - Tim Cappelo

Hadn’t heard before, but liked
Buckets of Rain - Neko Case
Gloria - The White Animals
Dark End of the Street - The Flying Burrito Brothers
Carmelita - GG Allin

Special Shout-out:
Am I the Same Girl - Swing Out Sister. I believe I’ve heard this version (I know I’ve heard the original), but for the sake of uncertainty, I’m going to put it here rather than either of the other categories.
 
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Special Shout-out:
Am I the Same Girl - Swing Out Sister. I believe I’ve heard this version (I know I’ve heard the original), but for the sake of uncertainty, I’m going to put it here rather than either of the other categories.
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I just listened to the playlist. This was really good, but I couldn't recall if I'd heard it before, either.
 
I didn't find much new-to-me to love in the 19-pointers (exception: the Phish cover was great), so instead I'll shout out a few "guilty pleasure or maybe just pleasure" favorites:

"Landslide" by Smashing Pumpkins - I considered this for my own list. Someone mentioned they first heard this one before the original. I'm certain that I'd heard the original sometime in childhood, but my first still-existing memory of the song is the Smashing Pumpkins version, which led me back to the Fleetwood Mac one. It's my favorite Fleetwood Mac song now, and I think this cover is great.

"Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede - Who couldn't love this, whether it's objectively good or bad?

"Dancing in the Moonlight" by King Harvest - If this doesn't get you wiggling around in your seat, I don't know what's wrong with you.

"You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor - Not sure if it would have made my list, but I totally blanked on this and should have at least considered it.

Special shout-out, not a guilty pleasure, to Jason Molina for showing up on two lists in a row. That cover of "Sweet Release" is perfectly heartbreaking.
 
I am annoyed, I have the perfect song for the next list but just missed on my timing and it's probably 2 weeks away. At least it was closer than my totally screwed up math for my Sufjan Christmas song that came up in October instead of December.
 
Ilov80s said:
I am annoyed, I have the perfect song for the next list but just missed on my timing and it's probably 2 weeks away. At least it was closer than my totally screwed up math for my Sufjan Christmas song that came up in October instead of December.
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Are you talking about St. Patrick's Day? I see your 24-pointer might be good? Not too late to switch that and your 21-pointer. :lol:
 
We're getting dangerously - dangerously - close to everyone's Top 10. :excited:

We have a good Deja Vote tomorrow, with a song we haven't seen before picking up its first and second votes. The original artist also gets another song covered tomorrow as well, one we've seen before. We also have an oft-covered artist on our lists covering another oft-covered artist.
 
10 thoughts...

- Hooked On A Feeling - This version will always remind me of a college roommate who loved playing the Reservoir Dogs Soundtrack, and he'd turn this song Way Up, and we'd dance to it. It's a fun memory. This version is funner than BJs.
- Buckets of Rain - Great live version by Neko. Love that slide in it.
- Am I the Same Girl - Nice version. I never knew the name of the song until now.
- Get Ready - Rare Earth always had a grooviness about them.
- Carmelita - I love this version. 🪗
- Hey Joe - This has a local band feel to it, and the singer changes things up around mid-song, and the band brings it all home with a 🎸🥁 at the end.
- Funky ***** - Funky and the piano player is still my favorite band member.
- Stagger Lee - 🎷
- Dancing in the Moonlight - Great 70s song. I always thought the King Harvest version was the original.
- You've Got A Friend - This is such a nice song. I'm a fan of JT's cover and Carole's original.
 
krista4 said:
Ilov80s said:
I am annoyed, I have the perfect song for the next list but just missed on my timing and it's probably 2 weeks away. At least it was closer than my totally screwed up math for my Sufjan Christmas song that came up in October instead of December.
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Are you talking about St. Patrick's Day? I see your 24-pointer might be good? Not too late to switch that and your 21-pointer. :lol:
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Yes I am talking about that and feel feee to switch if you want lol
 
Twenty-Point Selections:
PART ONE:

Uruk-Hai:

Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles (Simon & Garfunkel)
Song: first and second votes today
Cover artist: two votes – Hazy Shade of Winter (2)
Original artist: eight votes – Mrs. Robinson (3); Hazy Shade of Winter (2); The Sound of Silence (2); Coming to America (1)


titusbramble:

Mrs. Robinson - Lemonheads (Simon & Garfunkel)
Song: three votes – Lemonheads (3)
Cover artist: three votes – Mrs. Robinson (3)
Original artist: eight votes – Mrs. Robinson (3); Hazy Shade of Winter (2); The Sound of Silence (2); Coming to America (1)


Pip’s Invitation:

Young and Dumb – Fanny (Ike & Tina Turner)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Dr. Octopus:

Make You Feel My Love - Adele (Robert Zimmerman)
Song: two votes – Adele (2)
Cover artist: two votes – Make You Feel My Love (2)
Original artist: 38 votes – All Along the Watchtower (5); Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (3); Make You Feel My Love (2); Heart of Mine (1); Blowin’ in the Wind (1); Buckets of Rain (1); Girl from the North Country (1); You’re a Big Girl Now (1); A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (1); This Wheel’s on Fire (1); Mr. Tambourine Man (1); If Not for You (1); Simple Twist of Fate (1); Subterranean Homesick Blues (1); It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (1); Standing in the Doorway (1); Positively Fourth Street (1); Thunder on the Mountain (1); Most of the Time (1); Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (1); Jokerman (1); Ring Them Bells (1); Hurricane (1); The Man in Me (1); Forever Young (1); Sweetheart Like You (1); Everything Is Broken (1); Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (1); Ballad of a Thin Man (1); If You See Her, Say Hello (1); Mozambique (1)


simey:

A Day in the Life (live at Royal Albert Hall) – Chris Cornell (The Beatles)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: 25 votes – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (2); We Can Work It Out (2); In My Life (2); Here Comes the Sun (2); Yesterday (2); Come Together (2); A Day in the Life (1); Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (1); She Came in through the Bathroom Window (1); I Am the Walrus (1); Eleanor Rigby (1); Got to Get You into My Life (1); Helter Skelter (1); Drive My Car (1); Dear Prudence (1); Across the Universe (1); She Said She Said (1); I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (1); Let It Be (1)


Just Win Baby:

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Prince, Dhani Harrison (Beatles)
Song: two votes – all those dudes listed above (2)
Cover artist: two votes for each (both for this song) except Petty; Petty – three votes – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (2); Mystic Eyes (1)
Original artist: 25 votes – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (2); We Can Work It Out (2); In My Life (2); Here Comes the Sun (2); Yesterday (2); Come Together (2); A Day in the Life (1); Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (1); She Came in through the Bathroom Window (1); I Am the Walrus (1); Eleanor Rigby (1); Got to Get You into My Life (1); Helter Skelter (1); Drive My Car (1); Dear Prudence (1); Across the Universe (1); She Said She Said (1); I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (1); Let It Be (1)


Galileo:

Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley (Mark James)
Song: two votes – Elvis Presley (1); Fine Young Cannibals (1)
Cover artist: six votes – That’s All Right (2); Suspicious Minds (1); Hound Dog (1); Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (1); An American Trilogy (1)
Original artist: two votes – Suspicious Minds (2)


Don Quixote:

So Much Wine - Phoebe Bridgers (The Handsome Family)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


simsarge:

Holy Diver - Liliac (Dio)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Charlie Steiner:

James Bond Theme - Melbourne Ska Orchestra (John Barry and His Orchestra)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


JMLs secret identity:

The Day Before You Came - Blancmange (Abba)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: 19 votes – The Day Before You Came (1); Hasta Manana (1); Thank Abba for the Music Medley (1); Summer Night City (1); Eagle (1); Bang en Boomerang (1); Dancing Queen (1); Super Trouper (1); Knowing Me, Knowing You (1); Mamma Mia (1); The Name of the Game (1); Ring Ring (1); Rock Me (1); Does Your Mother Know (1); Angel Eyes (1); Our Last Summer (1); When All Is Said and Done (1); Waterloo (1); Voulez Vous (1)


zamboni:

Sign of the Gypsy Queen - April Wine (Lorence Hud)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


John Maddens Lunchbox:

Torn - Natalie Imbruglia (Lis Sørensen)
Song: two votes – Natalie Imbruglia (2)
Cover artist: two votes – Torn (2)
Original artist: two votes – Torn (2)


Ilov80s:

Slippery People – The Staple Singers (Talking Heads)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: three votes – Slippery People (1); Crosseyed and Painless (1); Burning Down the House (1)


Eephus:

Heart of Mine - Blake Mills (Bob Dylan)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: 38 votes – All Along the Watchtower (5); Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (3); Make You Feel My Love (2); Heart of Mine (1); Blowin’ in the Wind (1); Buckets of Rain (1); Girl from the North Country (1); You’re a Big Girl Now (1); A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (1); This Wheel’s on Fire (1); Mr. Tambourine Man (1); If Not for You (1); Simple Twist of Fate (1); Subterranean Homesick Blues (1); It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (1); Standing in the Doorway (1); Positively Fourth Street (1); Thunder on the Mountain (1); Most of the Time (1); Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (1); Jokerman (1); Ring Them Bells (1); Hurricane (1); The Man in Me (1); Forever Young (1); Sweetheart Like You (1); Everything Is Broken (1); Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (1); Ballad of a Thin Man (1); If You See Her, Say Hello (1); Mozambique (1)


The Dreaded Marco:

Rocket Man - My Morning Jacket (Elton John)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: four votes – Rocket Man (1); Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (1); Bennie & The Jets (1); Border Song (1)


New Binky the Doormat:

Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes (Lou Johnson)
Song: three votes – Naked Eyes (2)
Cover artist: three votes – Always Something There to Remind Me (2)
Original artist: three votes – Always Something There to Remind Me (2)


Andy Dufresne:

Search and Destroy - Skunk Anansie (Iggy Pop & The Stooges)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote

 
Twenty-Point Selections:
PART TWO:

Hawks64:

Angel from Montgomery - Susan Tedeschi (John Prine)
Song: two votes – Bonnie Raitt (2); Susan Tedeschi (1)
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: four votes – Angel of Montgomery (3); Speed of the Sound of Loneliness (1)


rockaction:

Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go – Soft Cell (Gloria Jones/The Supremes)
Song: Tainted Love: three votes – Soft Cell (3); Where Did Our Love Go: first vote
Cover artist: three votes – Tainted Love or Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go combo (3)
Original artist: Gloria Jones: three votes – Tainted Love (3); The Supremes: four votes - You Keep Me Hangin’ On (2); Where Did Our Love Go (1); Walk on By (1)


Scoresman:

Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles (Simon and Garfunkel)
Song: first and second votes today
Cover artist: two votes – Hazy Shade of Winter (2)
Original artist: eight votes – Mrs. Robinson (3); Hazy Shade of Winter (2); The Sound of Silence (2); Coming to America (1)


Raging weasel:

Just Got Paid – Mastodon (ZZ Top)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: two votes – Just Got Paid (1); La Grange (1)


scorchy:

Get Down Make Love - Nine Inch Nails (Queen)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – Get Down Make Love (1); Dead Souls (1)
Original artist: two votes – Get Down Make Love (1); Bohemian Rhapsody (1)


Mrs. Rannous:

Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie (The Nerves)
Song: four votes – Blondie (3); Cuban Boys (1)
Cover artist: four votes – Hanging on the Telephone (3); The Tide Is High (1)
Original artist: four votes – Hanging on the Telephone (4)


Mt. Man:

(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Brinsley Schwarz)
Song: three votes – Elvis Costello & The Attractions (3)
Cover artist: four votes – (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (3); Good Year for the Roses (1)
Original artist: three votes – (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (3)


Mister CIA:

And When I Die - Blood, Sweat, & Tears (Laura Nyro)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Val Rannous:

Big 10 Inch Record - Aerosmith (Bull Moose Jackson)
Song: two votes – Aerosmith (2)
Cover artist: eight votes – Walk This Way (4); Big Ten Inch Record (2); Come Together (2)
Original artist: two votes – Big 10 Inch Record (2)


landrys hat:

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - David Gray (Soft Cell)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


shuke:

Turn on Your Love Light - Grateful Dead (Bobby Bland)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: six votes – Turn on Your Love Light (1); Promised Land (1); Not Fade Away (1); Mama Tried (1); Big River (1); Monkey and the Engineer (1)
Original artist: three votes – Turn on Your Love Light (1); I’ll Take Care of You (1); Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City (1)


Doug B:

Do Ya - ELO (The Move)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


DrIanMalcolm:

Blowin’ in the Wind - Neil Young (Bob Dylan) NOT ON PLAYLIST
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – Blowin’ in the Wind (1); All Along the Watchtower (1)
Original artist: 38 votes – All Along the Watchtower (5); Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (3); Make You Feel My Love (2); Heart of Mine (1); Blowin’ in the Wind (1); Buckets of Rain (1); Girl from the North Country (1); You’re a Big Girl Now (1); A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (1); This Wheel’s on Fire (1); Mr. Tambourine Man (1); If Not for You (1); Simple Twist of Fate (1); Subterranean Homesick Blues (1); It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (1); Standing in the Doorway (1); Positively Fourth Street (1); Thunder on the Mountain (1); Most of the Time (1); Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (1); Jokerman (1); Ring Them Bells (1); Hurricane (1); The Man in Me (1); Forever Young (1); Sweetheart Like You (1); Everything Is Broken (1); Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (1); Ballad of a Thin Man (1); If You See Her, Say Hello (1); Mozambique (1)


Chaos34:

What a Wonderful World - Joey Ramone (Louis Armstrong)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: two votes – What a Wonderful World (1); St. James Infirmary (1)


higgins:

Foreplay/Longtime - Lexington Lab Band (Boston)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Oliver Humanzee:

Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing - Helen Money (The Minutemen) NOT ON PLAYLIST
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: two votes – Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing (1); Corona (1)


krista4:

Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen)
Song: three votes – Jeff Buckley (2); Pentatonix (1)
Cover artist: two votes – Hallelujah (2)
Original artist: four votes – Hallelujah (3); Chelsea Hotel No. 2 (1)
 
krista4 said:
Just Win Baby:

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Prince, Dhani Harrison (Beatles)
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I was kicking myself after list submissions for completely blanking on this one. I think I conceive of it as a "video" and not something that was every released on audio media (but it was). Anyway, glad to see Prince's all-time solo work getting some love here :thumbup:
 
krista4 said:
Uruk-Hai:

Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles (Simon & Garfunkel)
Song: first and second votes today
Cover artist: two votes – Hazy Shade of Winter (2)
Original artist: eight votes – Mrs. Robinson (3); Hazy Shade of Winter (2); The Sound of Silence (2); Coming to America (1)
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I like the original, but like this version better. It sounds fuller to me. I also think the song sounds better sung by female voices - no idea why, as I don't really understand what it's about lyrically.
 
krista4 said:
Val Rannous:

Big 10 Inch Record - Aerosmith (Bull Moose Jackson)
Song: two votes – Aerosmith (2)
Cover artist: eight votes – Walk This Way (4); Big Ten Inch Record (2); Come Together (2)
Original artist: two votes – Big 10 Inch Record (2)
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Along with "Fly Me To The Moon", one of the 20th Century's greatest models of restraint and decorum. Bull Moose Jackson is the perfect name for an artist singing it.
 
12. James Bond Theme - Melbourne Ska Orchestra (John Barry and His Orchestra)

I'm not into ska as a rule, but I like the original version a lot and think this version gives it the touch of campiness that the Goldfinger-era James Bond deserves.

Re: Hazy Shade of Winter, I think it was also on my original list but it got deleted somehow and I forgot about it. For me, it probably would be around this same spot, so sorry for ruining the trifecta.
 
Charlie Steiner said:
12. James Bond Theme - Melbourne Ska Orchestra (John Barry and His Orchestra)

I'm not into ska as a rule, but I like the original version a lot and think this version gives it the touch of campiness that the Goldfinger-era James Bond deserves.
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Is this a cover of The Selecter, or something similar but different?
 
OH tally:

OH cover songs I have heard of: 2
OH original songs I have heard of: 9
OH cover artists I have heard of: 12
OH original artists I have heard of: 17

I know who the Minutemen are, and that's it. I would have expected a "not on Youtube OR Spotify" song to be 0 for 4.

Love the song title, though. In the '80s there was in fact a lot of handwringing that Michael Jackson wouldn't get involved in or say anything about politics at all.
 
19 Points - The Day Before You Came - Blancmange (Abba)
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OK. Buckle up. Not sure if anyone will read this. This was the very last song Abba recorded before their near 40 year break. The band had had enough and were looking to move on. This song was done with a couldnt give a ****e attitude.

What is this song about?
A) A lady talking about her boring life before meeting the love of her life
B) A lady talking about her boring life before meeting the man who breaks her heart
C) A lady talking about her boring life before meeting the man who murders her

I always thought it was option a). But lots of theories later I have clearly moved to Option C. The video throws so many clues as the fate of Our Suffering bird, the songs original title. What do we do with a suffering bird?
Bjorn, the lyricist even hints at that below. The amazing backing vocals by the operatic Frida hint at an other wordly fate. Its a true masterclass in songwriting, performance and it was their last song for a long time. It is one of their greatest songs.

From the Guardian

For those who remain immune to Abba’s charms or haven’t heard the song (after all, it wasn’t on Mamma Mia!), The Day Before You Came – like many a classic – was an inexplicable flop, peaking at No 32 in October 1982 during a prolonged period of decline for the band. Rumour has it that the vocal was performed by Agnetha with the lights off, causing a whisper throughout the studio that this really was the end for the group. Finishing her vocals, our heroine was to remove her headphones and walk solemnly out into the daylight, never to return.

But recording circumstances aside, what’s so special about The Day Before You Came? Surely it can’t compete with the transcendence of The Winner Takes It All?

I would argue that, in keeping with the band’s final album, The Visitors, the track’s power lies in its layering of boredom and grandeur, transience and doom. It combines a rising sense of melancholy, both in its melody and production, with wistful, nostalgic lyrics as it charts the ordinary life of a woman the day before the arrival of her lover.

It’s this ordinariness, this universality (ironic given the band’s fame) that hooks the listener immediately. Agnetha’s first-person account of a day at the office, backlit by an almost unacknowledged depression, morphs into an unusually poignant parable of what modern life means. We are whisked through a sludge-grey morning commute, “heaps of papers waiting to be signed”, and a rainy lunch at the “usual place” with “the usual bunch”, followed by the slog home at 5pm with “Chinese food to go”. Finally, at quarter past 10, our world-weary protagonist collapses into bed, insisting she has “no sense of living without aim”.

So far, so Abba. Yet if we look closer, the song’s meaning becomes harder to fathom. Throughout, the lyrics are oddly imprecise – every sentence begins with “I must have … “ or “I’m pretty sure … “ – and it’s this vague recollective tone that gives her account a tinge of unreality, even fiction. She is the perfect unreliable narrator: “I’m sure my life was well within its usual frame”, she sings at one point, and we fear the reverse; later she claims, “at the time I never even noticed I was blue”.

Further ambiguity is provided by her bedside reading matter: the feminist American author “Marilyn French, or something in that style”. Throw in the genuine sense of loss in Agnetha’s voice, Frida’s operatics, a moodily expressionist video and plaintive synths as omnipresent as the rain “rattling” on the roof, and The Day Before You Came carries a sense of foreboding almost unparalleled in pop music.

And all this is heightened by an extended funereal instrumental coda which acts as one big question mark, leaving us with the feeling that this is not just a meditation on the quotidian, but something greater, existential even. Is this imagined relationship, like the band itself, doomed?

Of course, we can’t expect such complexity from Abba’s rumoured comeback single. But please continue your conversations, Agnetha and Frida. We’re hoping this is the day you come back.
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The Greatest Pop Songs In History – No. 6: ABBA, ‘The Day Before You Came’

Many years after it was laid down in the studio, sound engineer Michael B Tretow recalled the session. He remembered Agnetha Faltskog recording her lone vocal track with the lights dimmed. On completing the final verse, she is said to have taken her headphones off before leaving the studio (and the band) quietly through the back door. This tantalizing image of things left unsaid, under a brooding shimmer fits perfectly with the song’s bald, bleak beauty.

It’s an interesting track in part because ‘The Day Before You Came’ totally breaks with the popular impression of the band as all showbiz smiles, massive harmonies, gaudy outfits and Scandi wife-swapping. ‘The Day Before You Came’ stands in totally opposition to a career that seemed to live off the maxim “more is better”.

Musically the track scuttles along like a slow heartbreak, sparsely painting its picture with the sole palette of a synth and Agnetha’s lone vocal. This is deceptive however, as there are layers of sonics beneath the smooth surface, suggesting so much going on under the skin.

On the surface the lyrics seem to reflect the timeline of a woman who is reminiscing on her mundane routine before she met her world changing lover. But a deeper probe suggests something a bit darker at the core. There was the working title of the song (‘The Suffering Bird’) , hinting at a prison like fragility. There’s the disorientating ambiguity of Agnetha’s words (“I’m certain…”, “I must have…”,”I’m sure,”) which suggest a zombie sleep walking through their life (“It’s funny, but I had no sense of living without aim/ The day before you came“) and hints at depression (“I need a lot of sleep“). There’s also the reference to her bedtime reading matter (“The latest one by Marilyn French or something in that style,”). Marilyn French was a radical feminist author who was infamously misquoted as saying: “all men are rapists.”

The most intriguing theory is that the protagonist is a ghost, who is eerily detailing the minutiae of her daily life before her murderer –the “you” of the title- ended her life. It might sound far-fetched but Frida and Benny’s celestial harmonies of the verse and the harmony (or is it shrieking?) of the middle eight certainly add kudos to this theory. It makes the ambiguity final line (“And rattling on the roof I must have heard the sound of rain / The day before you came“) a bit more chilling.

In a 2010 interview with The Times, Bjorn Ulvaeus was asked what happened after the man “came”. He said:

You’ve spotted it, haven’t you? The music is hinting at it. You can tell in that song that we were straining towards musical theatre. We got Agnetha to act the part of the person in that song. In retrospect, it might have been too much of a change for a lot of Abba fans. The energy had gone.

It’s shame he took this view because their mastery of this Cold Wave keyboard sound suggests they could have seamlessly made the transition into the next decade, building on what they began with ‘The Day Before You Came’. As it is, the song is the ultimate tease, a door left ajar, a murder mystery with its final page torn out. Which arguably makes it all the more wonderful.
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Blancmange started their career with a massive song called Living in the Ceiling https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cL0NXKprKnQ&pp=ygUKYmxhbmNtYW5nZQ==
It was a global hit with a strong middle eastern sound. Following singles werent as big, including this cover of the only recently released Abba song. Their cover misses the intrigue and lyrical ambiguities of the original and is basically note for note.

Next up we get a first lady singing an Abba cover. Not of the US lol
 
Covers from #12 that I know and like and haven't discussed in this thread before:

Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles (Simon & Garfunkel) x2 -- A banger, as is the original.
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley (Mark James) -- My #1 Elvis. I may or may not have known this was a cover, but what I do know is that I didn't think of it when I was making my list.
Sign of the Gypsy Queen - April Wine (Lorence Hud) -- Now this, I definitely did not know was a cover. One of my favorite songs from the late AOR/early MTV period.
And When I Die - Blood, Sweat, & Tears (Laura Nyro) -- I knew this was a Nyro song but I didn't know if she recorded it before they did. My knowledge of Nyro's recordings is lacking, and I need to rectify that given her influence on Todd Rundgren.
Do Ya - ELO (The Move) -- Jeff Lynne basically covering himself, though he didn't sing lead on The Move's version (Roy Wood did). Speaking of Todd Rundgren, he covered this too, a year before ELO did.
Blowin’ in the Wind - Neil Young (Bob Dylan) -- Not on playlist, but soon it can be! I saw Neil perform this in 1991 in a version similar to this one (which is from the Weld live album recorded on that tour). The sound and imagery of that tour was meant to evoke the Persian Gulf War, which was happening at the time. The messages were mixed deliberately for a balance of "protest the war" and "support the troops" -- and this song was selected for the setlist as one of the representations of the former.
What a Wonderful World - Joey Ramone (Louis Armstrong) -- Very sweet.
 
19 Points - Torn - Natalie Imbruglia (Lis Sørensen)
Original
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Lis Sørensen - Brændt (Official Music Video)

Official Music Video (C) 2013 Warner Music Denmark
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Phil Thornalley was a successful producer, having produced the Pornography album by the Cure after playing in the band first. He tried to make it as an artist himself, replacing Clark Datchelor as lead singer of Johnny Hates Jazz (Shattered Dreams). That didnt work out, but he had an ace in his pocket. The song Torn. Sung in Danish by Lis Sørensen it was called Brændt, translating as Burnt. It was then offered to a host of artists before finding miss Imbruglia

Cover
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Natalie Imbruglia - Torn (Official Video)

Natalie Imbruglia - Torn (Official Video)Follow On Spotify - http://smarturl.it/NatalieISpotify?IQ...Listen On Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/NatalieIGlori...
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Natalie Imbruglia was an actress on the Australian soap Neighbours. The show turned Kylie Minogue into an an International superstar and Margot Robbie is a latter product. Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe were a couple of others. Chris Hemsworth came from the rival Home and Away soap. Like anyone with half a voice and attractive, Imbruglia looked for a record deal. She worked closely with Thornalley on the songs and he produced Torn, one of his old songs. It became a monster hit. Imbruglia didnt really come close to her success again, did a few movie acting credits and allegedly supplemented her income by entertaining Saudi royals who didnt care about her acting or musical credits.

Next up a song covered brilliantly by a band that did excellent covers, but i did not choose their cover. I chose another cover instead
 
Pip’s Invitation:

Young and Dumb – Fanny (Ike & Tina Turner)

One round after I had Ike and Tina doing a cover, they get covered.

A few of us have discussed Fanny in previous music threads. Their story is fascinating, if a little sad. They were the first all-female rock band to sign to a major label, and were particularly unusual in that they played heavy rock, an extremely male-dominated and sexist genre. They were incredible live performers to the extent that they sometimes had trouble getting bands to play on bills with them because male bands didn't want to be blown off the stage by women. Not surprisingly, they were more appreciated in Europe than in the US. Also not surprisingly, their studio work, while still good, was toned down from their live act, and they never found sustained commercial success, though they did achieve two top 40 singles. They disbanded after five albums and remained inactive for a very long time until reuniting in the 2010s for an album, the making of which was featured in a documentary that aired on PBS. The album and documentary revived interest in them, but they were unable to capitalize on that by touring because co-founder Jean Millington suffered a stroke after the album was completed but before it was released.

It is ironic that what may be Fanny's greatest performance is a song that was written by one of the biggest sexists in music, Ike Turner. It first appeared on Ike and Tina's 1970 album Come Together and, like all their songs, features a powerhouse vocal from Tina. Fanny's version, which also features a powerhouse vocal (from Jean Millington) but amps up the guitars and clangs up the rhythm, was released as a non-album single in 1972, but where it really shined was on stage, so the link is to the only live version that appears on Spotify, which happens to be from Philadelphia.

But the main reason this is on my list is version I first heard, from their 1971 performance on the West German TV show Beat Club. Imagine the unholy combination of Janis Joplin fronting Black Sabbath. That's the vibe I get from this version. If you like the live version linked above, then I implore you to listen to the Beat Club version as well.

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At #11, someone renowned for their work with the Rolling Stones covers a different artist.
 
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Charlie Steiner said:
titusbramble said:
Charlie Steiner said:
12. James Bond Theme - Melbourne Ska Orchestra (John Barry and His Orchestra)

I'm not into ska as a rule, but I like the original version a lot and think this version gives it the touch of campiness that the Goldfinger-era James Bond deserves.
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Is this a cover of The Selecter, or something similar but different?
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Less reggae, more ska.
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This is the one I was meaning lest anyone be out of the loop

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from the album too much presure
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The 19 Pointers

Known and liked covers

Hooked on a Feeling- didn't know it was a cover
Proud Mary
Get Ready- I often play this on jukeboxes so I feel I'm getting my money's worth lol
Dancing in the Moonlight - didn't know it was a cover
Landslide
We Can work it Out
Come on Eileen
You've got a Friend

Liked covers of known songs

Gloria
Knockin on Heaven's Door
Hasta Manana
Hey Joe
Hurdy Gurdy Man

New to me likes

Am I the same Girl?
Stagger Lee- 400 versions and not sure I've heard any lol
Funky *****
You belong to Me
 
zamboni said:
Pip's Invitation said:
Pip’s Invitation:

Young and Dumb – Fanny (Ike & Tina Turner)

One round after I had Ike and Tina doing a cover, they get covered.

A few of us have discussed Fanny in previous music threads.
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I unfortunately realized after the fact that I forgot about them and wish I had included a particular Beatles cover they did.
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I'm surprised to report that they do not show up again on anyone's list.
 
krista4 said:
zamboni said:
Pip's Invitation said:
Pip’s Invitation:

Young and Dumb – Fanny (Ike & Tina Turner)

One round after I had Ike and Tina doing a cover, they get covered.

A few of us have discussed Fanny in previous music threads.
Click to expand...
I unfortunately realized after the fact that I forgot about them and wish I had included a particular Beatles cover they did.
Click to expand...

I'm surprised to report that they do not show up again on anyone's list.
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In that case, woof
 
New Binky the Doormat said:
zamboni said:
Pip's Invitation said:
Pip’s Invitation:

Young and Dumb – Fanny (Ike & Tina Turner)

One round after I had Ike and Tina doing a cover, they get covered.

A few of us have discussed Fanny in previous music threads.
Click to expand...
I unfortunately realized after the fact that I forgot about them and wish I had included a particular Beatles cover they did.
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yeah, good call :wub:
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Fun fact: Fanny's Jean Millington briefly dated your avatar, and one of their top 40 singles was written by her about him.
 
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