The slaughter of a classic song
Posted by Steve Hill on 11 July 2008 - 8:24am.
With talk of shite sit-coms (Hi-De-Hi included) I was reminded of Paul Shane's "original" take of "You've Lost That Loving Feeling". For those of you unlucky enough never to have seen it here it is......
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Good find, but. . .
is it really that much worse than, say, 98% of the last 35 years of Joe Cocker's career?
And to think....
he seriously thought this is what 'his public wanted'
It sounds like...
Vic Reeves' pub singer has swallowed Joe Cocker.
Is that
a copyright claim do you think? Could Vic cash in on the royalties? Got to be enough for a packet of crisps in it for him?
You never cloace your ice. . .
It's the Neilster! With Dolly Parton! Oh yes. (Note the acute voiced alveolar fricative issues on display here.)
And if you think that was bad, it's time to run away screaming from Mr. Wayne Osmond:
Please do not insult Stuart Staples so....
As any fule kno, he has sole claim to the Pub singer soubriquet.
I had forgotten that truly truly dire performance by Paul Shane. Almost enough to forgive Chris Farlowe for his far less serious sins against tonsils.
Another classic......spoiled
Was that Millican and Nesbitt?
;-)
Careful
You're tempting me to post their entire discography.
Sure, here's my address:
Maclins Quarry Recycling Centre,
South Molton
EX36 3EBhttp://www.devon.gov.uk/index/environment/recycling/recycling_centres/maclins_quarry,south_molton.htm
Maybe not slaughtered but surely insulted?
Would Tom have fallen for this?
God yeah...
...that Paul Shane performance is just AWFUL but yet hilarious at the same time. I first saw it one of those 'worst ever TV moments' shows.
Joe Cocker's last album 'Hymn For My Soul' was surprisingly decent, I thought.
So bad...it's good!
That has always been my motto. Paul Shane? Fab. It would fit into my record collection perfick. Here's another...
Bernard Manning sings The Smiths
At least he was in tune
[/hookedoffsharpishagain]
So lets get this straight
a racist, self opinionated, ridiculed and loathed Manchester entertainer......(you all know where this is going I hope).....
Court
if recent events are any indicator... ;-)
Mind you
I'd get to meet one of my heroes.
The real pity is
that the Paul Shane clip was so short.
If I remember rightly his performance got even worse, reaching a peak with the "baby, baby" bit which was funnier than every episode of Hi-de-hi combined. (I know. Not a difficult thing to achieve)
I saw that Paul Shane atrocity live...
...by which I mean live on TV and not that I was in the audience at Pebble Mill.
I see to recall seeing it when I was home for lunch from school one day and just sitting there open-mouthed through the whole thing (which doesn't get any better). I think I'm right in saying that those two female backing singers don't make another sound after their one "Baby" - which is just as well, given their lack of tune.
Vic and Bob actually used a short clip of this in one epiusode of Shooting Stars, so the club singer comparisons are spot on.
In fact, a cursory search of Youtube reveals...
...this (warning: includes the "Baby Baby!" referenced above!)
You asked for it...!
Leonard Nimoy sings Both Sides Now