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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:The UK Music Conference
Notice:Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
Moderator:RDGENG::CROOK
Created:Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1381
Total number of notes:39269

131.0. "Cover up" by RDGENG::KEDMUNDS ($ no !fm2r, no comment) Wed Jun 29 1988 17:18

    	It's bad enough with <whoever_it_is> doing "I saw her standing
    there", but as for Wet Wet Wet's "A little help from my friends"...
    
    	In some other topic (actually the Gary Glitter one!), someone
    said that some people consider WWW's version to be better than The
    Beatles... You cannot be serious!
    
    Keith
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131.1Not even close to the FAB 4 !!CHEFS::LAWSONMFinite cann't comprehend InfiniteWed Jun 29 1988 17:3810
    He had to be jesting,
    
    perhaps the person forgot the "8-)"
    

    Mark_who_was_brought_up_in_Liverpool_got_there_autographs_and_then_lost_
    them_wally_that_he_is_._They_would_be_valuable_now_as_they_where_all_
    on_one_page_sigh_!!
    
    m
131.2Lots of Pillow cases !!!!RDGCSS::STONEDistant, Alone, Beneath the platinum stars ...Wed Jun 29 1988 21:3011
    
    What worries me is - There are an awful lot of young kids out there
    who think 'WWW" actually wrote it !
    
    Thereby selling even more 'WWW' albums, singles, T-shirts, pillow-cases
    etc for a band who will never write a single lyric worthy of mention
    on the same page as anything the Beatles ever did.
    
    Phew! that was a long sentence wasn't it?
    
    						Graham
131.3But even better ...WELSWS::MEACOCKAlan Meacock @WLOWed Jun 29 1988 21:364
    re .0 - maybe not WWW but Joe Cocker's is better than Ringo Starr's
    effort.
    
    
131.4...ooooopsEAYV01::ADAIRAnswering Questions Computers Can,tThu Jun 30 1988 15:2314
Keith..

I was actually the person who said that it sounded better. 

I should maybe have added that that was not my opinion but that of 
several people I have talked to.

We people who remember the Fab 4 first time around will never hear 
anyone as good as them and everyone else will just be a copy no 
matter how good (or bad)

Tony_yeah_yeah_yeah.    
    

131.5It's for a good cause...AYOV10::MDONNELLYThe Alligator man is snap happyFri Jul 01 1988 17:0112
    
    
    I understand that all proceeds from the WWW version are going to
    the Childline charity - as is the album that it's taken from - 
    "Sgt Pepper Knew My Father".   This is a 'remake' of that famous
    old album where numerous current pop favs cover the original tracks.
    
    Therefore I for one won't knock it.
    
    
    Michael
    
131.6FORTY2::WATKINSGet Down Shep!!!Fri Jul 01 1988 17:3910
    
   RE: .5  old album where numerous current pop favs cover the original tracks.
                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    
    This album is a NME complication by various mostly indie bands and
    not really current pop favs. The names I can recall are The Wedding
    Present, Frank SideBottom, Wet Wet Wet, Billy Bragg, The Three Wise
    Men and The Christians. I'll include the track/artist listings again.
   
    Marc.