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I like that one too. The video is not on secondhandsongs, but that doesn't mean it's not on YouTube. Somehow I forgot to search for it.
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It was in and out of my top ten several times.
Sometimes these lists can be agony and that's how it's been with this song. I like so many different versions for different reasons and there's not much in it with some of them. I could list all the same artists tomorrow and it would be completely restructured.
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1. Burt Bacharach with All Saints
2. Sandie Shaw
3. Viola Wills
4. Tin Tin Out
5. Hollie Stephenson
6. Thurston Moore
7. Naked Eyes
8. Dusty Springfield
9. Butch Walker
10.Mel Fausto
2. Sandie Shaw
3. Viola Wills
4. Tin Tin Out
5. Hollie Stephenson
6. Thurston Moore
7. Naked Eyes
8. Dusty Springfield
9. Butch Walker
10.Mel Fausto
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Here are the results for (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me
Three of us voted on twenty four different versions. Here's how our choices blend together....
Three of us voted on twenty four different versions. Here's how our choices blend together....
- Sandie Shaw - 21
- Tin Tin Out - 16
- Viola Wills - 15
- Brenda Lee / Burt Bacharach with All Saints / Mel Fausto / Viola Wills [1996 Remix] - 10
- Lou Christie / The Oxfords - 8
- Burt Bacharach / Salena Jones - 7
- Hollie Stephenson - 6
- Dionne Warwick / R.B. Greaves / Thurston Moore - 5
- Lou Johnson / Naked Eyes - 4
- Dusty Springfield / Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles - 3
- Butch Walker / Sandie Shaw [Remix] / Voodoo Court - 2
- The Del-Rays / Tufts Beelzebubs - 1
So it's a clear win for the covers!!!
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Our next Standard is...
What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
Suggested (very recently) by @Emelee, "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a hit song written by William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser and James Dean.
While originally intended for The Spinners, Jimmy Ruffin - older brother of Temptations singer David Ruffin - persuaded Dean to let him record the song as the anguished lyric resonated with him. Ruffin recorded the song with Motown studio band The Funk Brothers and the backed by the vocals of Motown session groups The Originals and The Andantes. Released in June 1966, Ruffin's version became a top ten single in the US and the UK. It was reissued in the UK eight years later, reaching #4 and becoming his highest-placed chart single there.
The song originally featured a spoken introduction by Ruffin, which was removed from the final mix. Hence the unusually long instrumental intro on the released version. The spoken intro was later made available in an alternative mix and has also been used in some cover versions, including the one by The Supremes.
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" remains one of the most-revived of Motown's hits. Covers include those by:
Diana Ross & The Supremes (1966, appearing on their 1969 album); Chris Farlowe (1966); Baby Washington (1970); Dave Stewart (1980); Boy George (1988); Paul Young (1991); Vonda Shepard (1999); Jimmy Barnes (2000); Mica Paris (2005); Rod Stewart (2009); Martina McBride (2014) and Alphonso Williams (2017).
You can find forty five versions here. Let us know below which ones you like and together we'll come up with a definitive favourite.
What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
Suggested (very recently) by @Emelee, "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a hit song written by William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser and James Dean.
While originally intended for The Spinners, Jimmy Ruffin - older brother of Temptations singer David Ruffin - persuaded Dean to let him record the song as the anguished lyric resonated with him. Ruffin recorded the song with Motown studio band The Funk Brothers and the backed by the vocals of Motown session groups The Originals and The Andantes. Released in June 1966, Ruffin's version became a top ten single in the US and the UK. It was reissued in the UK eight years later, reaching #4 and becoming his highest-placed chart single there.
The song originally featured a spoken introduction by Ruffin, which was removed from the final mix. Hence the unusually long instrumental intro on the released version. The spoken intro was later made available in an alternative mix and has also been used in some cover versions, including the one by The Supremes.
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" remains one of the most-revived of Motown's hits. Covers include those by:
Diana Ross & The Supremes (1966, appearing on their 1969 album); Chris Farlowe (1966); Baby Washington (1970); Dave Stewart (1980); Boy George (1988); Paul Young (1991); Vonda Shepard (1999); Jimmy Barnes (2000); Mica Paris (2005); Rod Stewart (2009); Martina McBride (2014) and Alphonso Williams (2017).
You can find forty five versions here. Let us know below which ones you like and together we'll come up with a definitive favourite.
Single song entries won't be counted. Please list up to ten versions with a minimum of three choices. You're welcome to list more than ten, but only the first ten will be counted, with the maximum of ten points going to your #1 choice.
Everyone's welcome to join in. If we could have our choices in by Wednesday night that would be great. Have fun!
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My list
1. Paul Young
2. Luther Vandross and Boy George
3. Rod Stewart
4. Martina McBride
https://youtu.be/0DoSU4cpQeo
5. Joe Cocker
https://youtu.be/eLzF8j-DRHk
6. West life
https://youtu.be/C2_-XkIY1kA
7. Boyzone
https://youtu.be/66QN5n64OoQ
8. Jimmy Ruffin
https://youtu.be/GawN4Xfae-M
9. Joan Osborne
https://youtu.be/gA0GcXV2njY
10. Rex Smith
https://youtu.be/FxsOKzm3LGk
1. Paul Young
https://youtu.be/0DoSU4cpQeo
5. Joe Cocker
https://youtu.be/eLzF8j-DRHk
6. West life
https://youtu.be/C2_-XkIY1kA
7. Boyzone
https://youtu.be/66QN5n64OoQ
8. Jimmy Ruffin
https://youtu.be/GawN4Xfae-M
9. Joan Osborne
https://youtu.be/gA0GcXV2njY
10. Rex Smith
https://youtu.be/FxsOKzm3LGk
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When performed right this is such a cracking song. It's so soulful that it really only works when it's sung from the genitals.
Surprisingly, I found myself favouring newer versions of this one... but only the ones that sound authentically vintage.
1. Jimmy Barnes
2. Mica Paris
(As usual with Mica I couldn't find the whole thing... but here's a snippet)
3. Martina McBride
4. Andy Abraham
5. Smokie
6. Rod Stewart
7. Russell Hitchcock
8. Marc Broussard
9. Chris Farlowe
10. Tom Jones
A few more favourites:
Paul Delicato
Boy George
The Contours
Peter Cox
The Supremes
Surprisingly, I found myself favouring newer versions of this one... but only the ones that sound authentically vintage.
1. Jimmy Barnes
2. Mica Paris
(As usual with Mica I couldn't find the whole thing... but here's a snippet)
3. Martina McBride
4. Andy Abraham
5. Smokie
6. Rod Stewart
7. Russell Hitchcock
8. Marc Broussard
9. Chris Farlowe
10. Tom Jones
A few more favourites:
Paul Delicato
Boy George
The Contours
Peter Cox
The Supremes
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01. Jimmy Ruffin
02. Air Supply
03. Joe Cocker
04. Marc Broussard
05. The Supremes
06. Westlife
07. Paul Young
08. Rod Stewart
09. Martina McBride
10. Boyzone
02. Air Supply
03. Joe Cocker
04. Marc Broussard
05. The Supremes
06. Westlife
07. Paul Young
08. Rod Stewart
09. Martina McBride
10. Boyzone
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Time's up on What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted...
Four of us voted on twenty five unique and diverse interpretations. It was a very close thing between our top two choices, but... we have a winner!
Here's how we voted...
Four of us voted on twenty five unique and diverse interpretations. It was a very close thing between our top two choices, but... we have a winner!
Here's how we voted...
- Rod Stewart - 23
- Jimmy Ruffin - 22
- Joe Cocker / Martina McBride - 17
- Paul Young - 14
- Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply) - 13
- Jimmy Barnes - 12
- Marc Broussard / Robson & Jerome / Westlife - 10
- Luther Vandross & Boy George / Mica Paris - 9
- Dean Parrish - 8
- Andy Abraham - 7
- Alphonso Williams / Smokie The Supremes - 6
- Boyzone / The Fantastic Four - 5
- Colin Blunstone - 4
- Chris Farlowe / Joan Osborne - 2
- The Contours / Rex Smith / Tom Jones - 1
It's a (marginal) victory for the covers. Rod featured in all of our votes, which hopefully means we'll all be happy about this win.
Will we get the hat-trick with our next round? There's only one way to find out...
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Next up...
Call Me
Suggested by @Long Lashes, "Call Me" is a song by written by Giorgio Moroder and Debbie Harry and first recorded by Harry's new wave band Blondie.
Written as the main theme song of the 1980 film American Gigolo, the lyrics were written from the perspective of the main character in the film: a male sex worker. Italian disco producer Moroder originally asked Stevie Nicks to help compose and perform a song for the soundtrack, but a recently signed contract with Modern Records prevented her from working with Moroder. It was at this time that Moroder turned to Harry, presenting her with a rough instrumental track called "Man Machine". Harry wrote the lyrics and melody in only a few hours and stated that the song is about driving, and that "When I was writing it, I pictured the opening scene, driving on the coast of California." The bridge of the original English-language version includes Harry singing "Call me, my darling" in Italian ("Amore, chiamami") (Love, call me) and in French ("Appelle-moi, mon chéri") (Call me, darling).
Blondie would re-record the song with Moroder in 2014.
Released in the US in early 1980 as a single, "Call Me" was number one for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it became the band's biggest single. It also hit #1 in the UK and Canada. In the year-end charts of 1980 it was Billboard's #1 hit. In 1981, "Call Me" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
The song has been covered numerous times. Cover versions include:
Marianne Rosenberg (Ruf' an!, 1980); Until December (1986); Dungeon (1996); Da Vinci's Notebook (1997); Emilia Mojello (1999); Nikka Costa (2001); The Box Pops (2001); Tiffany (2002); The Dandy Warhols (2003); Tina Arena (2008 followed by a French version - Je Dis Call Me - in 2015); Samantha Fox & Sabrina (2010) and Bayside (2015).
Almost sixty versions may be found here. Have a listen, throw in some of your own favourites and post them below.
Single song entries won't be counted. Please list up to ten versions with a minimum of three choices. You're welcome to list more than ten, but only the first ten will be counted, with the maximum of ten points going to your #1 choice.
Everyone's welcome to join in. If we could have our choices in by Tuesday night that would be great. Have fun!
Call Me
Suggested by @Long Lashes, "Call Me" is a song by written by Giorgio Moroder and Debbie Harry and first recorded by Harry's new wave band Blondie.
Written as the main theme song of the 1980 film American Gigolo, the lyrics were written from the perspective of the main character in the film: a male sex worker. Italian disco producer Moroder originally asked Stevie Nicks to help compose and perform a song for the soundtrack, but a recently signed contract with Modern Records prevented her from working with Moroder. It was at this time that Moroder turned to Harry, presenting her with a rough instrumental track called "Man Machine". Harry wrote the lyrics and melody in only a few hours and stated that the song is about driving, and that "When I was writing it, I pictured the opening scene, driving on the coast of California." The bridge of the original English-language version includes Harry singing "Call me, my darling" in Italian ("Amore, chiamami") (Love, call me) and in French ("Appelle-moi, mon chéri") (Call me, darling).
Blondie would re-record the song with Moroder in 2014.
Released in the US in early 1980 as a single, "Call Me" was number one for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it became the band's biggest single. It also hit #1 in the UK and Canada. In the year-end charts of 1980 it was Billboard's #1 hit. In 1981, "Call Me" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
The song has been covered numerous times. Cover versions include:
Marianne Rosenberg (Ruf' an!, 1980); Until December (1986); Dungeon (1996); Da Vinci's Notebook (1997); Emilia Mojello (1999); Nikka Costa (2001); The Box Pops (2001); Tiffany (2002); The Dandy Warhols (2003); Tina Arena (2008 followed by a French version - Je Dis Call Me - in 2015); Samantha Fox & Sabrina (2010) and Bayside (2015).
Almost sixty versions may be found here. Have a listen, throw in some of your own favourites and post them below.
Single song entries won't be counted. Please list up to ten versions with a minimum of three choices. You're welcome to list more than ten, but only the first ten will be counted, with the maximum of ten points going to your #1 choice.
Everyone's welcome to join in. If we could have our choices in by Tuesday night that would be great. Have fun!
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1. Tina Arena
2. Tina Arena [Je Dis]
3. Tiffany
4. Alexander Stewart
5. Shannon Butcher
6. Blondie
7. Liv Moon
8. In This Moment
9. Marianne Rosenberg [Ruf’ An!]
10. Da Vinci’s Notebook
And I'm also enjoying....
Squatweiler
Sarah Collyer
Mona Carita [Soita Mulle]
Regine Velasquez
Julia Fordham
Nikka Costa
Saw Loser
2. Tina Arena [Je Dis]
3. Tiffany
4. Alexander Stewart
5. Shannon Butcher
6. Blondie
7. Liv Moon
8. In This Moment
9. Marianne Rosenberg [Ruf’ An!]
10. Da Vinci’s Notebook
And I'm also enjoying....
Squatweiler
Sarah Collyer
Mona Carita [Soita Mulle]
Regine Velasquez
Julia Fordham
Nikka Costa
Saw Loser
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1. Blondie
2. Nikka Costa
3. Bayside
4. Squatweiler
5. In This Moment
6. Emilia Maiello
7. Skye
8. Tina Arena - Je Dis
8. Until December
10.Liv Moon
2. Nikka Costa
3. Bayside
4. Squatweiler
5. In This Moment
6. Emilia Maiello
7. Skye
8. Tina Arena - Je Dis
8. Until December
10.Liv Moon
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Oooo, I think that will be very difficult with "Call me" as next one!
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1. Bayside
2. Samantha vs. Sabrina
3. Hillbilly Moon Explosion
4. Hollywood, Mon Amour
5. Jam The House
6. Blondie
2. Samantha vs. Sabrina
3. Hillbilly Moon Explosion
4. Hollywood, Mon Amour
5. Jam The House
6. Blondie
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It's time to hang up on Call Me.
Four of us came up with twenty five unique versions. There's much vying for places lower down but our #1 choice was a landslide. I'm sure there won't be too many raised eyebrows over this one.
And the winner is...
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Four of us came up with twenty five unique versions. There's much vying for places lower down but our #1 choice was a landslide. I'm sure there won't be too many raised eyebrows over this one.
And the winner is...
- Blondie - 30
- Bayside / In This Moment - 18
- Hillbilly Moon Explosion - 15
- Tina Arena [Je Dis] - 12
- Tina Arena - 10
- Nikka Costa / Samantha vs. Sabrina / Shannon Butcher / Skye - 9
- Franz Ferdinand / Tiffany - 8
- Alexander Stewart / Hollywood, Mon Amour / Squatweiler - 7
- Brazilian Lounge Project / Jam The House - 6
- Emilia Maiello / Liv Moon - 5
- Sound Behaviour - 4
- Haley Reinhart / Marianne Rosenberg / Until December - 2
- Da Vinci’s Notebook / Memory Lane - 1
And so - as Emelee predicted - Blondie's original version remains definitive.
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Our next song is...
I Only Want To Be With You
"I Only Want to Be with You" is a song written by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde.
According to Jean Ryder, "I Only Want to Be With You" was written soon after she and Hawker married in December 1961, inspired by Hawker's intense romantic feelings for his new bride. Ryder - herself a singer - had reportedly intended that she would record "I Only Want to Be With You" herself. However, nothing had come of this by the autumn of 1963 when Hawker received a phone call from Philips A&R director Johnny Franz, looking for a the perfect hit for Dusty Springfield who was signed to Philips and the song became Springfield's debut solo single.
Springfield recorded her version on 25th October 1963. Jean Ryder was included in the vocal chorale on the session. "I Only Want to Be with You" peaked at #4 on the UK Singles chart in January 1964. It was a global success, reaching #12 in the US, #6 in Australia and #21 Canada. Springfield was the second artist of the British Invasion to have a hit in the US (following The Beatles). The song was performed by Springfield on the first-ever edition of the BBC's Top Of The Pops, on 1 January 1964. She would record the song with an almost identical arrangement in German, with the title "Auf dich nur wart' ich immerzu".
Three remakes of the song have been UK chart hits. The first two by the Bay City Rollers (1976) and the Tourists (1979) matched the number 4 peak of the Dusty Springfield original. Samantha Fox's 1989 recording peaked at number 16.
Mexican singer Luis Miguel's cover version, titled "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" ("Now You Can Leave") was released in 1987. His version became very successful, peaking at number-one in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for three non-consecutive weeks in 1987.
Other versions include: Les Surfs ("A Presént Tu Peux t'en Aller", 1964); Chelsea Chan (1975); Nicolette Larson (1982); Tony Hatch & His Orchestra (1983); Twiggy & Twiggy (1998); Me First and The Gimme Gimmes (2001); Vonda Shepard (2002); Susan Wong (2005); Tina Arena (2007); Shelby Lynne (2008) and Amy Macdonald (2011).
You can find over fifty versions here. Why not have a listen and choose some favourites. Or perhaps you know of some great other versions to share here.
Please list up to ten versions with a minimum of three choices. Single song entries won't be counted. You're welcome to list more than ten, but only the first ten will be counted, with the maximum of ten points going to your #1 choice.
Everyone's welcome to join in. If we could have our choices in by Monday night that would be great. Have fun!
I Only Want To Be With You
"I Only Want to Be with You" is a song written by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde.
According to Jean Ryder, "I Only Want to Be With You" was written soon after she and Hawker married in December 1961, inspired by Hawker's intense romantic feelings for his new bride. Ryder - herself a singer - had reportedly intended that she would record "I Only Want to Be With You" herself. However, nothing had come of this by the autumn of 1963 when Hawker received a phone call from Philips A&R director Johnny Franz, looking for a the perfect hit for Dusty Springfield who was signed to Philips and the song became Springfield's debut solo single.
Springfield recorded her version on 25th October 1963. Jean Ryder was included in the vocal chorale on the session. "I Only Want to Be with You" peaked at #4 on the UK Singles chart in January 1964. It was a global success, reaching #12 in the US, #6 in Australia and #21 Canada. Springfield was the second artist of the British Invasion to have a hit in the US (following The Beatles). The song was performed by Springfield on the first-ever edition of the BBC's Top Of The Pops, on 1 January 1964. She would record the song with an almost identical arrangement in German, with the title "Auf dich nur wart' ich immerzu".
Three remakes of the song have been UK chart hits. The first two by the Bay City Rollers (1976) and the Tourists (1979) matched the number 4 peak of the Dusty Springfield original. Samantha Fox's 1989 recording peaked at number 16.
Mexican singer Luis Miguel's cover version, titled "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" ("Now You Can Leave") was released in 1987. His version became very successful, peaking at number-one in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for three non-consecutive weeks in 1987.
Other versions include: Les Surfs ("A Presént Tu Peux t'en Aller", 1964); Chelsea Chan (1975); Nicolette Larson (1982); Tony Hatch & His Orchestra (1983); Twiggy & Twiggy (1998); Me First and The Gimme Gimmes (2001); Vonda Shepard (2002); Susan Wong (2005); Tina Arena (2007); Shelby Lynne (2008) and Amy Macdonald (2011).
You can find over fifty versions here. Why not have a listen and choose some favourites. Or perhaps you know of some great other versions to share here.
Please list up to ten versions with a minimum of three choices. Single song entries won't be counted. You're welcome to list more than ten, but only the first ten will be counted, with the maximum of ten points going to your #1 choice.
Everyone's welcome to join in. If we could have our choices in by Monday night that would be great. Have fun!
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1. 2 Small DJs
2. Dusty Springfield
3. The Tourists
4. Ash
5. Bay City Rollers
6. Samantha Fox
2. Dusty Springfield
3. The Tourists
4. Ash
5. Bay City Rollers
6. Samantha Fox