tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post5354795170583083930..comments2024-03-26T10:34:41.872-07:00Comments on Far Away Series: BATTLE OF THE BANDS 'Oh no, not another love song!"farawayeyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-9588745225438704712015-02-21T11:09:37.387-08:002015-02-21T11:09:37.387-08:00I think Bob Dylan is an amazing song writer. And h...I think Bob Dylan is an amazing song writer. And his voice is better when he's younger. Did he smoke? I'm pretty sure he did. That can be tough on the vocal chords, though lots of famous singers do it. Anyway, I've noticed that in live performances as he's gotten older he slurs a lot. Very difficult to understand him. And that gravelly sound that was once appealing isn't so much anymore. That's what I was trying to say....Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-2279246501667248072015-02-20T21:27:41.974-08:002015-02-20T21:27:41.974-08:00Hmm-- A results post showed up in my sidebar but t...Hmm-- A results post showed up in my sidebar but then I can and nothing was here as far as results. False alarm I guess. I'll come back tomorrow.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<br />A to Z Challenge Co-host<br /><a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wrote By Rote</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-23133755069406463832015-02-20T16:27:24.491-08:002015-02-20T16:27:24.491-08:00Hey LD, thanks for stopping by and casting a vote....Hey LD, thanks for stopping by and casting a vote. You are not alone in voting for the least of two evils here. Nancy is a bit weak, but so far she is holding her own in this BATTLE.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-78277158352786299882015-02-20T14:25:17.586-08:002015-02-20T14:25:17.586-08:00Well, I hated the Bob/Joan version but it's no...Well, I hated the Bob/Joan version but it's not in the running so no problem there. Unfortunately I wasn't crazy about the Johnny and June version either. Johnny seemed to be attacking the lyrics and I could barely hear June. So although it was rather weak, I found the Nancy version the least objectionable and it gets my vote.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-74898787486881767912015-02-19T11:14:49.511-08:002015-02-19T11:14:49.511-08:00Hey Susan, thanks for stopping by and casting a vo...Hey Susan, thanks for stopping by and casting a vote for the Cashs and their great harmony.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-5695757909382840702015-02-19T11:13:10.911-08:002015-02-19T11:13:10.911-08:00Another vote for Johnny and June,
Never worry abo...Another vote for Johnny and June,<br /><br />Never worry about stopping by a little late. Heck I do it all the time. As long as you make it by the midnight the 20th (or (6th when the BATTLE is on the 1st) you are in plenty of time. farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-6159237558073472212015-02-19T11:11:35.375-08:002015-02-19T11:11:35.375-08:00I have no problem with another vote for Miss Sinat...I have no problem with another vote for Miss Sinatra. I think this is a pretty close race so far and you are helping to keep it that way.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-73583094426518677102015-02-18T23:37:57.336-08:002015-02-18T23:37:57.336-08:00Of course I love Johnny Cash - that voice rumbling...Of course I love Johnny Cash - that voice rumbling into my own heart. And the words of it - it ain't you babe, it ain't me you're looking for. Harmonising with June did it for me. Nancy's sounds too meek.Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-46333934261772249622015-02-18T18:40:24.644-08:002015-02-18T18:40:24.644-08:00Oh, wow. I liked both - a lot. However, my vote ...Oh, wow. I liked both - a lot. However, my vote is going to Johnny and June since I loved their harmonizing and the simpler music :)<br /><br />Sorry I am so late getting over to see YOU! I got back into town almost two weeks ago, and have been working every day since. I don't know which end is up anymore! But it is all for the greater good, as I have lots of stuff to accomplish this spring/summer.Kim @ This Belle Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164994244055552994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-9425777130780569002015-02-18T12:02:10.206-08:002015-02-18T12:02:10.206-08:00Definitely different, you got that right! I ain...Definitely different, you got that right! I ain't gonna lie to you, I'm not a fan of old country. I respect the artists. I love the artists because they are so down to earth, but I'm casting my vote for <b>Miss Nancy Sinatra</b>!!!Cathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-9489942479687211172015-02-17T12:40:03.088-08:002015-02-17T12:40:03.088-08:00You may be right about the Cash's taking home ...You may be right about the Cash's taking home the prize, but so far Nancy seems to be holding her own (I don't count the votes up until the 21st, but I do think you are the last of my regular voters, so we're probably done here.), it may end up as a surprise to you.<br /><br />Seems you're not the only one voting for what they consider the lesser of two evils, but I at least gave you two rather diverse versions to chose from, and neither (at least IMO) was a big major hit, likely to run away with this BATTLE. That was done by design.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-66858063060370104622015-02-17T12:36:15.661-08:002015-02-17T12:36:15.661-08:00Well, my friend, if you read some of the other com...Well, my friend, if you read some of the other comments, you are not alone. This seems to be a contest of the lesser of two evils.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-8956867285634856702015-02-17T12:35:26.258-08:002015-02-17T12:35:26.258-08:00Thank you for saying this is a great song. Too man...Thank you for saying this is a great song. Too many other comments started out telling me how they really didn't like the song choice at all.<br /><br />I love some of your descriptions 'cat-in-a-blender vocal pitch', June's backup singer snarling. 'schmaltzy smooth, and 'generic lite-pop music schlock'. Can't really say that I can argue with any of 'em. :-)<br /><br />So, I've gotten my first vote for June and that guy singing backup with her. Ha, ha, ha.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-47921476881420483762015-02-17T12:31:39.336-08:002015-02-17T12:31:39.336-08:00Ya got me figured out. I've had a few too many...Ya got me figured out. I've had a few too many shut-outs on my BOTB and while they don't bother me the way they would some people, I do strive to present you guys with 'interesting' and 'diverse' of the tunes I chose. I admit to liking other versions a whole lot more than these two, but they did seem to present two very different sides of the same coin, so to speak.<br /><br />Going for the cash or sound of it(dang, I hate the new type slot machines, where you don't actually hear the coins drop) is as good a reason as any.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-87479056369489531312015-02-17T12:28:48.986-08:002015-02-17T12:28:48.986-08:00Ha, not court date for you.
Johnny, June, and a b...Ha, not court date for you.<br /><br />Johnny, June, and a burrito it is. BTW, I hope you wee able to satisfy that craving sometime over the weekend.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-87426472639314633802015-02-17T12:27:36.774-08:002015-02-17T12:27:36.774-08:00So it's the Cash's and their Spanish zing ...So it's the Cash's and their Spanish zing for you. farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-45383046326974570112015-02-17T12:26:47.179-08:002015-02-17T12:26:47.179-08:00I've never seen Joan,live, but if you've r...I've never seen Joan,live, but if you've read some of the other comments and my replies, You know that I really don't care for her. Bob I have seen in person and it was a great show.<br /><br />got you down for Johnny and June.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-33002091876575643432015-02-17T12:25:22.552-08:002015-02-17T12:25:22.552-08:00Hideous, Eh? Don't hold nothing back there. Ac...Hideous, Eh? Don't hold nothing back there. Actually, I'm not sure I would call it hideous, but certainly not one of my favorites. It is a live recording and those are never the best, but Bob and Joan just didn't seem to go very well together on any level.<br /><br />It is interesting to me that you would think the Cash version is the best recorded of this song. Not sure I agree with you on THAT, but it definitely outshines the other duo by more than a mile.<br /><br />The comments have been interesting as have the votes. I'm sure you figured I chose these two versions so as to keep this a contest and not have another shut-out.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-66905390205736313912015-02-17T09:11:56.758-08:002015-02-17T09:11:56.758-08:00FAE ~
So sorry it's taken me so long to get ov...FAE ~<br />So sorry it's taken me so long to get over here with my vote. You know all the carp that's going on in my life now, so I know you understand the deviation from my normal timely responses.<br /><br />However, I did take note of the song covers you presented here before I left for work the other night and listened to them at Spotify and made my choice.<br /><br />First of all, I think it's astounding that someone at YouTube thought it was Janis Joplin and not Joan Baez that Dylan was singing with. Unbelievable!<br /><br />I am a huge Dylan fan, as you know, but my preference is his 1965 work and beyond. Of his earlier stuffs, I like the cleverness and humor in 'Talkin' World War III Blues'. I also like 'Blowin' In The Wind', 'The Times They Are A-Changing', and 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall'. But mostly I embrace the stuffs where he made that creatively cosmic leap in songwriting and revolutionized lyrics in songwriting for so many songwriters who came after him.<br /><br />I know you agonized over which two performances you were going to present for this BOTB. I gotta say, I wish The Turtles or Jan And Dean (or even Dylan's original sans Joan Baez) had been a voting option. Of course, then you would have had a blow-out (maybe not a shutout). But even as it is, this BOTB is definitely going to be won by Cash/Carter. But I'm about to balance out the voting just a tad more...<br /><br />As you know, I have NEVER been a fan of Johnny Cash (his former roommate, Waylon Jennings, is a very different story). Johnny's popularity mystifies me. He was a monotone baritone, and June's attempt to harmonize with him is equally bad, in my opinion. I don't think ANYTHING could have saved this Cash/Carter recording, and I absolutely despise the way Johhny bites down so hard on the word "babe": "...it ain't me, <i><b>BABE!</b></i><br /><br />I'm not going to rush right out and acquire a version of Nancy Sinatra's recording either, but between these two options, I most definitely prefer hers. It's a little too happy-go-bouncy for the lyrics, but it doesn't assault my ears like Cash/Carter do, so she gets my vote.<br /><br />I'm curious to see who YOU are going to vote for. I would guess it will be Johnny Cash, but I can also (slightly) imagine you going the other way, too.<br /><br />TRT tonight, right? 'American Graffiti'. I'm sure 6-B has a source that you can probably also use.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground' Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-50666697261473600792015-02-17T04:06:46.072-08:002015-02-17T04:06:46.072-08:00Wow. I'm not a great fan of any of those, but ...Wow. I'm not a great fan of any of those, but I'll go with Johnny.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-19011961477865736072015-02-16T07:58:06.977-08:002015-02-16T07:58:06.977-08:00Well first, I think this is a great song. But all ...Well first, I think this is a great song. But all three performances fall a little short for me.<br /><br />The first one just quite grab me as well as it should for some reason, not even considering Bobby Z's normal cat-in-a-blender vocal pitch. The interplay between him and Joan feels harsh and at odds (which probably fits for the song), and the rendition is just too rough. <br /><br />I like the second one, although June Carter's backup singer is just too over-powering. Musically, it's definitely the best, but the way that guy snarls "Nahw,, nahw,, nahw" all over June is really annoying.<br /><br />Nancy does an ok vocal rendition, but where the other two versions are too rough, this is too schmaltzy smooth. The musical orchestration is 60's canned hokey. This has turned the song into generic lite-pop music schlock.<br /><br />So given the choices, I'm going with June Carter (and I guess I gotta take the other guy with her).<br />StratPlayerCJFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341440379767694905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-15435419998592819512015-02-16T00:40:52.108-08:002015-02-16T00:40:52.108-08:00You've found two interesting versions of the s...You've found two interesting versions of the song for us to consider, leaving out the ones you know people would have picked before these.<br /><br />So, dealing with the hand dealt (which is a Jack, a seven, a three and a pair of deuces): I'll vote for Johnny Cash, simply because my father-in-law would vote that way. Plus, I like the harmonica. Also, Cash actually plays an instrument. Oh... and his name sounds like money. But that's about all I like!Sheboyganboy Sixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-80967795749672290692015-02-15T17:52:56.438-08:002015-02-15T17:52:56.438-08:00I thought I'd be voting for Nancy Sinatra hand...I thought I'd be voting for Nancy Sinatra hands down...and while I did not loathe the Johnny/June version as much as I expected to, truth be told, I don't care much for either version.<br /><br />However, I care less for Nancy's version. Both versions seemed to lack emotion to me, but I kind of liked the Cash arrangement...it had me craving a burrito....<br /><br />And since you'll take me to court if I vote for Bobby's original version, make mine a vote for Cash.DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-62658590073467897602015-02-15T14:41:55.427-08:002015-02-15T14:41:55.427-08:00As some others have said, Nancy's voice just i...As some others have said, Nancy's voice just isn't strong enough for this. And while Johnny Cash isn't exactly what I'd call a 'singer' either, his version sounds a lot better to my ears, and I love that Spanish-style zing the music has. Very easy vote for the Cash-man and June.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381261963391055840.post-28405203399175465842015-02-15T13:33:20.589-08:002015-02-15T13:33:20.589-08:00Johnny and June, it is then. But I would have vot...Johnny and June, it is then. But I would have voted for the Bob and the Joan, as I've seen them both live. . .they deliver. Sinatra never did. Love the deep voice of Johnny Cash, even if country isn't something I care for.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.com