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Sara
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/08/2008 : 23:54:54
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I really don't like Bobbie Gentry's version of this, I remember being shocked when I first heard it, I thought it was that bad 
But I heard The Carpenters version first, and Karen is amazing
Ooh, and Dionne Warwick's version is brilliant too
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Lindakron
Sweet Inspiration
Canada
2701 Posts |
 Posted - 06/08/2008 : 23:59:36
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I think the Bobbie Gentry clip is plausible. 
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Lindakron
Sweet Inspiration
Canada
2701 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2008 : 00:01:39
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Originally posted by Sara
Ooh, and Dionne Warwick's version is brilliant too
Sara x
That's the version that comes to mind first for me. I love it. 
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13667 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2008 : 00:05:07
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Plausible???
I just think that the tone of BG'S voice on that song is like Dusty's.
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Sara
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
9298 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2008 : 00:07:10
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I think she sounds really out of tune
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douggie
Brand New Me
Australia
91 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2008 : 12:33:32
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There is a girl singer who used to be in "Jefferson Starship' her name was Grace Slick. I thought that in the song "Nothings gonna stop us now" not so much in the verses but in the chorus she was very much like Dusty. She was born the same year as Dusty 1939 but stop singing when she was in her forties as she thought she was too old!!!
Cheers Douggie...........
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Lindakron
Sweet Inspiration
Canada
2701 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2008 : 12:44:32
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That's a good one too Douggie. I love Grace Slick and all her variations of Jefferson-Starship-Airplane-Starship etc.  She has quite a catalogue and the progression in her music is interesting to follow.
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Memphis
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
602 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2008 : 20:57:46
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I LOVE Bobbie Gentry singing 'I'll Never Fall In Love Again'. In the old days when I had a passing liking for Dusty's voice I thought Bobbie was just as good - on this song. I still think her voice is great and I have a couple of her compiltations. She was another cool woman who didn't do well as the 60s turned into the '70s.
After I'd been able to listen to more Dusty and those Bacharach covers I wondered why it wasn't Dusty that recorded this song at Burt's request. It's like Burt has asked Bobbie to sing it like Dusty and even as if there was a Dusty demo on hand. I've often wondered why the recording relationships with Burt and Carole King seemed to ebb away. Was it because Dusty wasn't having hits anymore...
I also think Dusty copied Bobbie's look a little when she had that big hair around the time of 'Son of a Preacher Man' and the Burt Bacharach special. And I think Bobbie's success was one of the reasons Dusty chose to sing 'Preacher Man' (this sounds very much like a Bobbie song to me).
Memphis
Ever since we met...
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Sweetbaby
Something Special
Canada
1747 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2008 : 21:24:27
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 I don't think Bobbie sounds out of tune on INFILA: her voice has a bruised sound which some might not find attractive - & to be honest I'm surprised that the song was a UK no#1 especially as the Brits gave such a lukewarm reception to Ode to Billie Joe. BTW the week Bobbie topped the charts with INFILA Dusty's Am I the Same Girl was in the last of its 4 weeks in the Top 50 at no#46 dropping from its no#43 peak.
In case anyone missed my post on Bobbie's July 27 birthday here's her take on SOAPM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtQEXAaLNs8;
the composers John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins also wrote the title cut from Bobbie's Touch 'Em With Love album:
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Memphis
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
602 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2008 : 23:57:59
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Thanks Sweetbaby. Dusty beats Bobbie easily. I'm surprised that Bobbie doesn't do this song justice. She sounds like she didn't want to sing it. Someone must have told her to.
Memphis
Ever since we met...
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chrispld
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
370 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2008 : 00:36:33
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Sorry Reputation if I upset you.In my lifetime I have listened to all types of music:classical,Jazz,Pop music etc .Unfortunately I had neglected listening to Dusty for the last 35 years! At present Dusty supplies all my musical needs with the power and variety of her performances.
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JMFabianoRPL
Brand New Me
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Posted - 10/08/2008 : 18:39:40
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FYI, I think Bobbie DID do a cover of SOAPM. She is another I like a lot, believe when the '70s came along, she just quit while on top, basically. Hasn't really been in the public at all since.
As for who...well, we can all agree that a "next Dusty" is a tall order. Seems her contemporaries are the ones who would keep that kind of music alive. Moreso cause the music industry today doesn't exactly breed stars based on musical ability alone. The best I can think of is to think of people who mirror her work ethic and love and respect for music. |
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Sweetbaby
Something Special
Canada
1747 Posts |
Posted - 11/08/2008 : 00:48:21
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| James if you back up a few posts you'll find the link to a Youtube clip of Bobbie singing SOAPM. |
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JMFabianoRPL
Brand New Me
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Posted - 12/08/2008 : 02:21:04
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Originally posted by Sweetbaby
James if you back up a few posts you'll find the link to a Youtube clip of Bobbie singing SOAPM.
I thought so. Is it me or does she try to be like Dusty in doing her song? |
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Sweetbaby
Something Special
Canada
1747 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2008 : 23:26:10
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