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Location: Carle Place, NY | Chatman:
Yesterday is the most recorded song, meaning the song recorded by the most artists. White Christmas may be the biggest selling, but not the most recorded. By 1972 there were 1186 known versions of Yesterday.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6595858/sort/rank?pagei... |
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Location: closely held secret | I agree with ya there, Dave.
Looks like these were the ones that were 'important' to whoever compiled the list.
Over 2500 versions of 'Yesterday' now.
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Oops. Make that over 3000 . |
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Location: Cicero, NY | I see your point, Waskel, and it's certainly a fair one but I think that it was the song. If he sang another somewhat benign song, say (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You, would it have made the impact? Sure, he was made of gold and was going to go to the top even singing Come On, Be Happy but his first recording was an influential one (IMHO).
Panel? What say you? |
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Location: NJ | not a fan. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Concise, to the point and fair enough.
Anyone who does have an opinion? |
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Location: closely held secret | I see your point as well, Weas... Perhaps it's a serendipitous combination of both? |
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Location: WV | On a more personal note the song that altered my life was "Why Don't We Get Drunk And Screw" by Buffett. He's my second son and we named him John David :eek: |
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Location: SoCal | Why didn't you name him James B. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Well, nothing solved but nothing spilled either. Good conversation is always fun, especially when it involves great music (a bunch of which was brought up today). Thanks people - I walked around the office all day today with tunes in my head that I haven't heard in a long time.
And I loved it. For that reason I'm really going to miss all of you come tour time. |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by Waskel:
I think the Uke changed your direction - the songs are just mileposts. How right you are..unfortunately, I've managed to hit many of them along the way. :) |
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Location: East Tennessee | Over The Rainbow.
Eric Clapton does a nice version of this. :D |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Ok.
When that short guy on Star Search made those long-stretch-it-out-high-notes and pretty soon everyone had to do the same!
When the Animals did House of the Rising Sun on television and you got four chords and pure attitude from the rythym guitarist (what was his name)! That changed music my friend! |
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Location: closely held secret | Good for you, Cliff... Take out as many as you can! |
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| The theme song from "The Andy Griffith Show"...
(actually, the last Glen Campbell concert I saw Glen said the #1 all time seller was "Yesterday", and #2 was "Gentle On My Mind"...go figure.."Blue Christmas" was up there too)
Steve |
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Location: Oakton, VA | Like A Rolling Stone. |
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Location: Powder Springs, Ga. | "Daniel Amos: The Alarma Chronicles",
The entire album had a great influence on me. Life changing. |
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Location: Paris/France | "Rubber Soul" by the Beatles!!
This album is for me the real birth of Pop Music in the 60's... :cool:
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Location: Australia | I'll confine myself to the era of music I'm post passionate about.
Hound Dog - Elvis
Mr Tamborine Man - The Byrds
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Strawberry Feilds Forever - The Beatles |
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Location: Germantown, MD | Revolver. If Revolver had never been recorded, I don't think there would have been a Rubber Soul or Sgt. Pepper--or any of the other albums that grew out of that.
Peace,
John |
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Location: Los Angeles, CA | Um. . .
Rubber Soul -- 1965
REVOLVER -- 1966
Sgt. Pepper -- 1967
I love Revolver, but Rubber Soul came first. |
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You folks will love this one
