tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post5027207517681953593..comments2024-03-29T02:48:21.670-07:00Comments on Far Away Series: STILL CRAZY AFTER TWO WEEKS - BATTLE OF THE BANDS XXVIfarawayeyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-52005007321992592842014-08-26T21:29:48.837-07:002014-08-26T21:29:48.837-07:00I missed when I voted that Patsy was not a choice....I missed when I voted that Patsy was not a choice...I'd have gone with Neil Young had I known...<br /><br />Sometimes I speed read and miss key words...<br /><br />LCDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-68042463406953144562014-08-20T17:35:33.880-07:002014-08-20T17:35:33.880-07:00Hey Cathy, glad you made it by to vote. As the par...Hey Cathy, glad you made it by to vote. As the participants in BOTB increases I expect we'll see some overlap in songs chosen (and keep in mind that several of us have been at it for over a year, so, you might pick one that was used say 6 or 8 months ago, but no worries, it's all good)<br /><br />I have to admit, you can't think of 'Crazy' without thinking of Patsy.<br /><br />Got you down as another vote for Patsy Cline.<br /><br />Glad you decided to join up in BOTB. I hope you make it around to visit all of the participants. there are some really fun BATTLES going on out there.<br /> farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-72855558324365297912014-08-20T17:32:07.219-07:002014-08-20T17:32:07.219-07:00Hey Katie, thanks for stopping by and casting a vo...Hey Katie, thanks for stopping by and casting a vote. No need to apologize for your vote (just between you and me and as you can see - there ain't too many Neil Young fans here abouts).<br /><br />Got you down as another vote for the lovely Miss rimes.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-55068843996174027042014-08-20T17:30:16.160-07:002014-08-20T17:30:16.160-07:00Another vote for Neil. I really like your reasonin...Another vote for Neil. I really like your reasoning here too.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-66468082418596889072014-08-20T07:17:57.749-07:002014-08-20T07:17:57.749-07:00I'm going with Neil because LeAnn sounds too m...I'm going with Neil because LeAnn sounds too much like Patsy. I like that Neil isn't afraid, even as a old man, to try do different thingss. I saw him on TV when he went into the recording box. Takes some guts/humility to do something like that live. Just him, his guitar and his creeky old voice. Love it!Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-36632623108288797822014-08-19T07:51:10.371-07:002014-08-19T07:51:10.371-07:00Great song! I gotta go with Leann's version. ...Great song! I gotta go with Leann's version. I'm really not a fan of Neil Young...sorry to all the Neil Young fans!<br />~KatieTheCyborgMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14566379902847952987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-37239546682692885952014-08-18T03:08:59.465-07:002014-08-18T03:08:59.465-07:00I'm not a Willie Nelson fan. His voice is defi...I'm not a Willie Nelson fan. His voice is definitely distinctive and you most certainly know it's him when you hear one of his songs. I think I like his style more from the early days better than today. That being said, you may have figured out Willie will not get my vote. Not that he did a bad a job or anything because he certainly did not and in a strange way I like his version. As for Neil Young...I don't believe I've heard of him before now. He does Crazy very similar to Nelson, doesn't he? It's good, but doesn't quite do it for me. LeAnne Rimes and Tanya Tucker did the song justice. I think I may like Tucker over Rimes a bit more, but it's hard to steal the show with Patsy Cline doing this number. Oh, my heavens I think she had a fabulous voice and every time I think of Crazy, I always think of Patsy Cline. So...I'm voting for Patsy! BTW, I almost picked this song and decided against it. lolCathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-63970167961317309252014-08-17T21:49:39.274-07:002014-08-17T21:49:39.274-07:00I'm really glad to hear that. Slow and steady ...I'm really glad to hear that. Slow and steady is a good way to go.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-51735190381306843932014-08-17T10:41:45.107-07:002014-08-17T10:41:45.107-07:00Hubs' recovery is slow, but steady, thanks for...Hubs' recovery is slow, but steady, thanks for asking FAE. Don't like to miss the Battle of the Bands. . . Neil is a favorite, D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-39153272868554834502014-08-16T21:42:11.600-07:002014-08-16T21:42:11.600-07:00You go get him tiger!You go get him tiger!farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-28938310651639271502014-08-16T21:40:46.528-07:002014-08-16T21:40:46.528-07:00To tell the truth I really don't want to see a...To tell the truth I really don't want to see a BATTLE between Willie and Patsy. If you read the other comments and replies, I had a better version of the Neil Young when I started out with this contest, but YouTube must have pulled it, because it's nowhere to be found. I was in too deep to change my mind and I wanted to use Neil, so along with all the hate Neil is getting here, the video is a real poor quality.<br /><br />Oh Well, that's how it goes sometimes.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-38933382695741632372014-08-16T21:38:44.176-07:002014-08-16T21:38:44.176-07:00LeAnn certainly is doing her best to sound as much...LeAnn certainly is doing her best to sound as much like Patsy as possible. Got you down as another vote for herself.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-24515103626654941272014-08-16T21:37:57.998-07:002014-08-16T21:37:57.998-07:00Thanks for coming by D.G. How are things going for...Thanks for coming by D.G. How are things going for you. I sincerely hope your husband is recovering nicely. I appreciate your continued support, even though I know it must be kind of tough for you right now.<br /><br />Second vote for Neil, and here I though this might end up a shut-out.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-84973941855734262402014-08-16T13:44:59.377-07:002014-08-16T13:44:59.377-07:00I think LeAnn did a really nice job with such an a...I think LeAnn did a really nice job with such an amazing song. However, I also like Willie's original interpretation very much... it would have been a more difficult vote pitting Willie against Patsy. As is, Neil Young is just horrible. So LeAnn gets my vote easily.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-80139122542349937802014-08-16T09:12:19.208-07:002014-08-16T09:12:19.208-07:00Don't worry... I'm on my way to his house ...Don't worry... I'm on my way to his house as I type these words!<br /><br />~ D-FensDoggStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-62132885355830260352014-08-16T09:11:08.769-07:002014-08-16T09:11:08.769-07:00No, no, I stick to the rules (because I expect ...No, no, I stick to the rules (because I expect 'BOTB' voters to stick to MY rules, too). So my vote remains with LeAnn over Neil. (Even if DiscConnected can't follow instructions.)<br /><br />And, you're right! I have seen far more concerts than I could possibly ever remember, but no one - and I mean NO ONE! - had the stage presence of Waylon Jennings! That guy could have simply read his lyrics off paper and I still would have said he had more charisma than ANYONE else I've ever seen on a stage.<br /><br />Never saw Willie on stage, but Willie and Waylon together would have been memorable, no doubt.<br /><br />(I'd have probably been trying to seduce Jessi Colter behind the stage while Waylon and Willie were singing on it. She was a real cutie!)<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-6461846660725894432014-08-16T04:43:08.846-07:002014-08-16T04:43:08.846-07:00LeAnn. Her voice sounds more like Patsy's orig...LeAnn. Her voice sounds more like Patsy's original.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-73365000833799701042014-08-15T21:50:28.204-07:002014-08-15T21:50:28.204-07:00Ok, I'll call off the music police. I was star...Ok, I'll call off the music police. I was starting to think I needed to send them over to your house. Ha!<br /><br /> And you're right the official BATTLE here was between Rimes and Young, but we're no longer about following rules around here, so vote as you please.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-83851647114229604012014-08-15T21:47:55.398-07:002014-08-15T21:47:55.398-07:00Thanks for the 'valid' vote, but I did acc...Thanks for the 'valid' vote, but I did accept Larry's vote for Patsy so you can certainly vote for Willie if you wanna.<br /><br />I have to agree with you about him being one of the sexiest men on the planet. There is something about that old coot and what he does with music that definitely has some sex appeal. I only saw him live in concert once, and it was with Waylon and Jessie Colter, but was that ever a concert. Both Willie and Waylon's stage presence was even better than their recordings.<br /><br />So right now your vote is counted for LeAnn Rimes and her sexy eyes, but you have the right to change it, up until the 21st anyway.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-18695537777422026342014-08-15T21:45:34.764-07:002014-08-15T21:45:34.764-07:00Sure the version by Willie is another classic, but...Sure the version by Willie is another classic, but I was thinking that this was only between Rimes and my old friend Young. Still though I'd go with Rimes.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-9803622725570976992014-08-15T21:42:08.779-07:002014-08-15T21:42:08.779-07:00I'll vote for Neil, although it's difficul...I'll vote for Neil, although it's difficult to hear. Don't like the version by Rimes, even with her strong voice. K.D. Lang does the best version of Patsy Cline by far. Another Canadian, too, like Neil. D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-16666730516066575092014-08-15T21:19:36.336-07:002014-08-15T21:19:36.336-07:00A rebel vote for one of them 'not real contest...A rebel vote for one of them 'not real contestants'. I like it.. I also like your point about Leann Rimes and most of the 'new country'. You has posted something about the top ten or some other number of country songs awhile back and someone kind of went a little nuts about there not being any contemporary country listed. I was gonna comment there but decided not to. But most of the contemporary country is not really country but just pretty faces and 'sexy cowboys' who look good on the album covers. I've lived an worked with real cowboys, even did a year on the professional rodeo circuit (not totally surprised are you?) and trust me they have their own kind of sexy, but it's a far cry from what Garth Brooks packages and sold to the music buying public. I hold him pretty much responsible from changing the face and sound of country music.<br /><br />Now before you or anybody else get's their torch and pitchfork out, I like some of the newer country (not necessarily the newest stuff out today), some Garth, Alan, and Kenny and of course there's George Strait -but even though he isn't an outlaw, I don't necessarily consider him new., BUT he is a real cowboy like one of my all time favorites Chris LeDoux.<br /><br />Anyway...my little rant is over and I thank you for your vote and do accept one vote for Patsy, although in a BATTLE considering all of the voices played here, I think the songwriter's interpretation is the best. I won't officially cast my vote for Willie, but in my opinion nobody does it better than that old outlaw coot.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-54161698416559601602014-08-15T20:19:44.793-07:002014-08-15T20:19:44.793-07:00LeAnn over Neil I get, BUT LeAnn over Willie. I ma...LeAnn over Neil I get, BUT LeAnn over Willie. I may need to send the music police to your house.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-190823683306004082014-08-15T20:19:03.313-07:002014-08-15T20:19:03.313-07:00Well, thank you very much for stopping by and bein...Well, thank you very much for stopping by and being a loyal supporter of my BOTB Samuel, AND an even bigger thank you for keeping this from being a shut-out. Finally, a vote for Neil.<br /><br /> No music police here.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-35437501610115465792014-08-15T20:17:47.422-07:002014-08-15T20:17:47.422-07:00OK, Pat, Another vote for LeAnn.OK, Pat, Another vote for LeAnn.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.com