mjmooney Posted May 21, 2014 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 21, 2014 Merry Xmas - War is over - is part I love how you love me What ever Lennon borrowed , you have to say he borrowed it well I think it's more a subconscious thing rather than a blatant attempt to steal as much as anything ..McCartney always said he woke up with the tune of "yesterday" in his head and was convinced it was already someone else song George Harrison was successfully sued over "My Sweet Lord" being the same as "He's So Fine". He admitted that it was, but insisted that it was unconsciously done - and I believe him. Coversely, Nick Lowe admitted that he constantly and deliberately ripped off other peoples' stuff, but said that the skill lay in cleverly disguising the fact with different combinations and musical arrangements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brumerican Posted May 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2014 Queen pretty much stole the whole bassline to Under Pressure from Ice Baby by Vanilla Slice. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 What ever Lennon borrowed , you have to say he borrowed it well Stand By Me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 21, 2014 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 21, 2014 What ever Lennon borrowed , you have to say he borrowed it well Stand By Me? He never claimed to have written that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 What ever Lennon borrowed , you have to say he borrowed it well Stand By Me? He never claimed to have written that. 'Borrowed' it though, in the form of possibly the worst cover of anything, of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 What ever Lennon borrowed , you have to say he borrowed it well Stand By Me? He never claimed to have written that. funny enough that was part of the settlement from stealing the Chuck Berry song you mentioned earlier .. think he agreed to release 2 albums on that record label as part of his settlement ...so one of them he knocked out a covers album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 What ever Lennon borrowed , you have to say he borrowed it well Stand By Me? He never claimed to have written that. 'Borrowed' it though, in the form of possibly the worst cover of anything, of all time. cough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 What ever Lennon borrowed , you have to say he borrowed it well Stand By Me? He never claimed to have written that. 'Borrowed' it though, in the form of possibly the worst cover of anything, of all time. cough Hmm... they were more of a novelty act though, you could expect better from John Lennon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Freddie mercury stole my virginity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 21, 2014 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 21, 2014 What ever Lennon borrowed , you have to say he borrowed it well Stand By Me? He never claimed to have written that. 'Borrowed' it though, in the form of possibly the worst cover of anything, of all time. Matter of opinion. I quite like it. Certainly my favourite track on the Rock'n'Roll album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Lock up yo' dawtas, the anoraks are on the loose. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 cough It's a bit of a 'which dog poo tastes better'? question. Mooney, the Lennon is bad. You are a loon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 22, 2014 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 22, 2014 Look, it's not as good as the original, obviously. And the Spector production is undeniably plodding. But Lennon's voice is perfectly suited to that song. And the slide guitar (Harrison?) is a nice touch. I like it, so sod the lot of you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) Look, it's not as good as the original, obviously. And the Spector production is undeniably plodding. But Lennon's voice is perfectly suited to that song. And the slide guitar (Harrison?) is a nice touch. I like it, so sod the lot of you. not on that Rock n roll session the released recording came from , therer is a version from the let it Be sessions with George on it though , probably in Bootleg version so it may depend which version you hear ... there is also a bootleg recording of it somewhere with Lennon, McCartney , Stevie Wonder, Jesse Ed Davis, Bobby Keys and Harry Nilsson. I agree with you though , I think it's a great cover , its got that raw Lennon power to it Edited May 22, 2014 by tonyh29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) I listened to sgt peppers lonely hearts club band the other day, for the first time in ages. Now I'm not a huge beatles fan although I do like them and have some albums, but what an album. I don't even think its slightly overrated, such a fun album to listen to. Must admit I've never gave their solo stuff a listen really, obviously I've heard the well known ones. I don't mind lennons version of stand by me, although obviously the original can't be matched. Edited May 22, 2014 by Rugeley Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted May 22, 2014 Moderator Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) What ever Lennon borrowed , you have to say he borrowed it well Stand By Me? He never claimed to have written that. 'Borrowed' it though, in the form of possibly the worst cover of anything, of all time. Whereas this is one of the best. Haunting. NSFW Edited May 22, 2014 by NurembergVillan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Do junkies feel that holding an empty cup while they try to act "normal" works ? ....just noticing a lot of junkies in the hospital today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted May 22, 2014 Moderator Share Posted May 22, 2014 It's for you to put change in for them, and they can then swap it for smack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I listened to sgt peppers lonely hearts club band the other day, for the first time in ages. Now I'm not a huge beatles fan although I do like them and have some albums, but what an album. I don't even think its slightly overrated, such a fun album to listen to. Must admit I've never gave their solo stuff a listen really, obviously I've heard the well known ones. I don't mind lennons version of stand by me, although obviously the original can't be matched. Their best songs were:" I should have known better" and "It wont be long" As far as "stand by me " type of song goes, you cant beat "Twylight time" by the Platters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 22, 2014 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 22, 2014 Look, it's not as good as the original, obviously. And the Spector production is undeniably plodding. But Lennon's voice is perfectly suited to that song. And the slide guitar (Harrison?) is a nice touch. I like it, so sod the lot of you. not on that Rock n roll session the released recording came from , therer is a version from the let it Be sessions with George on it though , probably in Bootleg version so it may depend which version you hear ... there is also a bootleg recording of it somewhere with Lennon, McCartney , Stevie Wonder, Jesse Ed Davis, Bobby Keys and Harry Nilsson. I agree with you though , I think it's a great cover , its got that raw Lennon power to it Have you heard the bootlegged "Imagine" (album) outtakes? Some good stuff there, especially the alt. versions of "How Do You Sleep". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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