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Cover to Cover: The Supremes v Bananarama

Henry IrvingHenry Irving
edited January 25 in Not Sports Related
Can't think what made me think of this song.

The game is simple. 

Listen to both versions of the same song with out prejudice and then say which is best and why.

The 1971 soulful original with a slice of funk from the Supremes v the 1987 pop cover complete with 80s drum machine by Bananarama 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzQOvcw6cZk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSSpPkMlb98

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    LargeAddickLargeAddick
    I prefer the Bananarama one and it’s the one I’ll ask GolfieJnr to play at Jones’s first game in charge. Normally like The Supremes but not one of their best in my opinion.
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    DyerConsequencesDyerConsequences
    Definitely Bananarama for me. Got a bit more about it, and a bit more catchy.
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Much prefer the Supremes.

    Funky and much better singers
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    raytreacy69raytreacy69
    Prefer the original 
    1971 was a great year for music 
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    raytreacy69 said:
    Prefer the original 
    1971 was a great year for music 
    Arguably THE best


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    ElfsborgAddickElfsborgAddick
    I love Keren Woodward.
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    MillwallFanMillwallFan
    The Supremes and Bananarama shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same breath. 
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    stonemusestonemuse
    The Supremes

    Their voices suit this song so much better 
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    stonemusestonemuse
    Henry Irving said:
    raytreacy69 said:
    Prefer the original 
    1971 was a great year for music 
    Arguably THE best


    Great book 
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    Six-a-bag-of-nutsSix-a-bag-of-nuts
    Fecking Bananarama.
    Pretty girls specialising in lame covers
    Supremes of course and Shocking Blue for the other one before you ask  ;)
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    Six-a-bag-of-nutsSix-a-bag-of-nuts
    Christ, and Steam as well. Forgot they had ruined Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
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    Big_Bad_WorldBig_Bad_World
    Bananarama.

    The Supremes' original sounds like a theme tune to a shite 1970's US detective show.
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    Pedro45Pedro45
    Is the 1897 version of Bananarama the grandmother's of the 1980's Keren, Siobhan and Sarah?
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    SlartibartfastSlartibartfast
    Surely the 1897 version was the original:-)
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    Horsfield9Horsfield9
    Bananarama all day long. Nothing to do with fancying Keren Woodwood for the last 40 years,  obviously. 
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    killerandflashkillerandflash
    Surprisingly, the Bananarama version. I find the Supremes version a bit lifeless.
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    PopIconPopIcon
    What a borning song. Supremes post Diana Ross were a bit shit. The phasing in the original is my favourite part.
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    Afternoon DelightAfternoon Delight
    Never heard the original before, I think it comes out on top in fairness.
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    blackpool72blackpool72
    Both shit
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    Valley AntValley Ant
    My daughter says The Supremes as it's a bit more lively and jazzy.
    I agree with her.
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    JamesSeedJamesSeed
    I sound mixed Bananarams first gig. Still have the tape. Took them to the pub and it was mayhem, and that was before they were famous! Forest Gump of pop me. 
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    Six-a-bag-of-nutsSix-a-bag-of-nuts
    PopIcon said:
    What a borning song. Supremes post Diana Ross were a bit shit. The phasing in the original is my favourite part.
    No they weren't.
    It didn't help that stick insect and Motown boss Berry Gordy were an item and all the resources were focussed on her.
    The other girls were talented singers and deserved better, but did come up with a few hits including Stoned Love, Nathan Jones, Automatically Sunshine and Floy Joy
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    aliwibblealiwibble
    Prefer the vocal on the Supremes one, as it's got a bit more character to it, but not so keen on the orchestration, as it's VERY dated.
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    ElfsborgAddick said:
    I love Keren Woodward.
    Only cos she's smaller than you  ;)
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    ChippycafcChippycafc
    Supreme by a mile. 
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    charltonbobcharltonbob
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
    PopIcon said:
    What a borning song. Supremes post Diana Ross were a bit shit. The phasing in the original is my favourite part.
    No they weren't.
    It didn't help that stick insect and Motown boss Berry Gordy were an item and all the resources were focussed on her.
    The other girls were talented singers and deserved better, but did come up with a few hits including Stoned Love, Nathan Jones, Automatically Sunshine and Floy Joy
    Haha totally agree stick insect with a screechy voice. Just slightly off topic,  Brenda Holloway was a 1000 times more talented than the stick & had more respect for herself. Gordy was chasing Brenda & she refused to play ball so he went after the stick who happily dropped her knickers while Gordy effectively killed Brenda's career. While she had a few minor hits & a couple of albums released they were never really promoted. She spent a huge amount of time in the studios recording tracks that were never released (effectively owing motown thousands for studio recording time but they were never going to get it) Only in the last 20 years have lots of her unreleased tracks finally seen the light of day on various CDs.
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