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Cover to Cover:Bread v Ken Booth - Everything I own

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
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Two versions of the same song by different artists. Listen without prejudice and say which you prefer and why.

This week mellow pop/rock v "UK pop reggae"

So is it the 1972 original by Bread or the 1974 cover from Ken Booth?

No other versions, not even the Boy George one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q1kB0R4Ijs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aKCKssaLQ8

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  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,529
    Bread
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    This is a good one, I have always enjoyed listening to Bread and David Gates voice is excellent.

    But the fact is the song more suits the approach by Ken Booth, so he wins for me.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Bread

    I'm more familiar with the soft reggae version of the song, but through the Boy George cover from 1987 which is in that style
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd0BWSTqnVk
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    killerandflash said:

    Bread

    I'm more familiar with the soft reggae version of the song, but through the Boy George cover from 1987 which is in that style
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd0BWSTqnVk

    First time I have heard that, it is very good.
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    I will use my loaf and say Bread
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    Henry Irving said:

    Two versions of the same song by different artists. Listen without prejudice and say which you prefer and why.

    This week mellow pop/rock v "UK pop reggae"

    So is it the 1972 original by Bread or the 1974 cover from Ken Booth?

    No other versions, not even the Boy George one.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q1kB0R4Ijs


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aKCKssaLQ8

    Incidentally, love the link to the Clash - Ken Boothe for UK pop reggae :wink:
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,736
    Bread wins easily for me but Bread is one of my musical guilty pleasures so I'm biased
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,766
    Bedsaddick said:

    Bread wins easily for me but Bread is one of my musical guilty pleasures so I'm biased

    @breadsaddick.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    stonemuse said:

    Henry Irving said:

    Two versions of the same song by different artists. Listen without prejudice and say which you prefer and why.

    This week mellow pop/rock v "UK pop reggae"

    So is it the 1972 original by Bread or the 1974 cover from Ken Booth?

    No other versions, not even the Boy George one.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q1kB0R4Ijs


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aKCKssaLQ8

    Incidentally, love the link to the Clash - Ken Boothe for UK pop reggae :wink:
    Knew you'd get the reference @stonemuse
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    Bread, David Gates wrote this about the death of his father, no one else did, he did, its this song, some songs just belong to their owner no matter how good other artists have covered it, this is one of them.
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  • 3blokes
    3blokes Posts: 4,610
    Beautifully put Greenie. Both versions are great in my view, but then it is a really good song. Bread for me.
  • Afternoon Delight
    Afternoon Delight Posts: 913
    edited July 2017
    Easiest one yet, Bread for me is the best.
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,900
    its a great great song musically and lyrically but i can remember having a few smooches to the Ken Boothe version so its KB for me .

  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,035
    What a choice. Damn. I'm really stumped.

    I prefer the chorus in the Ken Booth version, but the verse of the Bread version. If the drums were marginally less intrusive, then I'd say Bread, but... Oh man. The song lends itself very well to both styles.

    Given the context of the song (thanks for enlightening me Greenie!), I think Bread shade it - just. Whew.
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,035
    ... Actually, can I say both? Or is that against the rules?
  • daveaddick
    daveaddick Posts: 1,926
    This is an easy one Bread
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,843
    Another tricky one, Henners.

    I love both versions but Bread shades it.
  • Alex Wright
    Alex Wright Posts: 8,214
    Greenie said:

    Bread, David Gates wrote this about the death of his father,

    I never knew this. It makes perfect sense in the context of the song.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    It's Bread and Butter innit!
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    edited July 2017
    This one is hard.
    Very good song to start off with, puts Bread in the lead, then they have their heavily produced version, almost formulaic with predictable 'layers' being added stage by stage, maybe overdressing good material. It's as if Bread have macheted through the Jungle and planted a great seed in a sunny clearing for Ken Boothe to tend.
    In terms of rhythm and touch, and sheer joy in the sound I find the Ken Boothe version pretty irresistible, but it certainly helps that Bread wormed it's way into my head initially.
    Sort of 3.5 to 3 in Boothes favour.
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  • heckington_reds
    heckington_reds Posts: 727
    Bread all day long.our mums coffin was pushed into her service in march by her grandchildren with it playing.

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