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Post by The Lord Flasheart on Jan 31, 2016 22:13:48 GMT
Queen's Too Much Love Will Kill You is an interesting example of this. Queen recorded it back in 1988 however it was never released. Brian May did his own version in 1991 with the Queen version finaly being released in 1995. Though these days no-one remembers Brian May's version.
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Post by dennis on Feb 1, 2016 0:26:16 GMT
Queen's Too Much Love Will Kill You is an interesting example of this. Queen recorded it back in 1988 however it was never released. Brian May did his own version in 1991 with the Queen version finaly being released in 1995. Though these days no-one remembers Brian May's version. Ooh, it's tricky when it's a song performed by both a band and a member of the same band. For example, Bryan Ferry's 1976 album Let's Stick Together features 5 of his own compositions that he'd previously recorded with Roxy Music. I tend to view the Roxy versions as the originals, but somebody else may see it differently. |
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Feb 1, 2016 9:44:42 GMT
Queen's Too Much Love Will Kill You is an interesting example of this. Queen recorded it back in 1988 however it was never released. Brian May did his own version in 1991 with the Queen version finaly being released in 1995. Though these days no-one remembers Brian May's version. I didn't know Queen released this in 95, or that they had recorded it originally. Just thought it was a solo single! |
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Post by freewilly on Feb 2, 2016 0:12:04 GMT
Queen's Too Much Love Will Kill You is an interesting example of this. Queen recorded it back in 1988 however it was never released. Brian May did his own version in 1991 with the Queen version finaly being released in 1995. Though these days no-one remembers Brian May's version. I didn't know Queen released this in 95, or that they had recorded it originally. Just thought it was a solo single! Queen's version is top stuff |
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Feb 3, 2016 16:01:41 GMT
Funny term this ... I never thought about it before, but how does it work? Like a tea cosy? A bedcover? A drain cover? Your mate covering for you at work? The top single on a stack on the Dansette self-loader? Whatever, it's short and seems to work, which is what the DJ's need.
I'm happiest with CG's attempt to tackle it. It seems wrong to talk about a band/artist "covering" a song they wrote (and may have demoed), even if someone else has been successful with it first, though I can just about see it if the song has been very successful. But I still see RAOTW as a cover, as it was out and about before, even if it was not well known as an individual track. (It would be better known in the US anyway.)
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