Subj : Gerry Rafferty
To   : ACMEBBS
From : Ogg
Date : Wed May 25 2022 21:25:00

Hello ACMEBBS!

** On Monday 23.05.22 - 23:08, ACMEBBS wrote to CDP:

 >> There's also a great cover of this tune by Neal Morse
 >> (Morse/Portnoy/George): https://www.youtube.com/
 >> watch?v=IszlXuQ99Fo

 A> Watching/listening to it right now. WOWWWWWW!

I checked it out too.  It looks like an interesting project,  
being one person was playing 3 roles (drummer, percussionist,  
and something else) and the keyboardist was also the singer?

Good enerergy and passion by all.

I bet it was a lot of fun to stitch all that together in a  
synchronized way.

But.. I still think the original was better.  I missed the  
harmonies and that special vocal "sound" from Rafferty's  
version.

 >> I suspect there's a number of people who've covered this.
 >> It would be hard not too for a good enough musician, but
 >> it's the perfect song and can't really be improved on.

 A> Seem to remember others have as well.

Shawn Colvin + David Crosby do a very sombre bluesy version.   
No sax.

Waylon Jennings' version is very recognizable to the original.   
But no sax.

Jonathan Coulton's version is a near dupe with the sax.

Maynard Ferguson's sounds like a cross between the Batman TV  
theme and something that James Last would do for a party LP.

Ann Wilson's version stands out very lyric centric, meaning the  
words are the focus.  Good musical energy.

Exotique, no lyrics, pretty much ALL sax!  Elevator music on a  
bit of steroids.

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