Just a bit of trivia, keeping it simple who do you think could have done a good copy of an original Soul recording, just two artists and tunes each please, I’m a believer that originals as a rule btw are always the best, I will start things off.

Tom Jones vocals on the Great Chuck Jackson song ( Hand it Over)

Levi Stubbs vocals on ( Al Kent the way you’ve  been acting lately)

just a  curious bit of fun

ML

 

Ah sorry ! 

Edited December 29, 20231 yr by The Tempest

Hi Tempest

Not those who have made copy versions, those who you think could have done a decent  try at the originals

ML

That is a far too difficult?? - but with AI the way it is, I'm sure you could already do that?

OK then Rita and the Tiaras - Gone with the wind sung by Carl Hall LOL

I'd loved to have gotten to hear these two ...

TOMMY TATE singing Sam Dee's AFTER ALL

ANN NESBY (ex Sounds of Blackness) singing the Masqueraders I AIN'T GOT TO LOVE NOBODY ELSE 

Don Varner  singing Gonna Give Her All The Love I Got ( Temptations) 

Marvin Gaye  singing Please Let Me In 

 

 

Love starved heart Marvin Gaye sung by Darrow Fletcher

The Funk Brothers , I get the Sweetest Feeling , Instrumental version , nothing wrong with Jackie's version , just saying .

Jackie Wilson , I Can't Help Myself , b/w, Shake Me Wake Me , with the Funk Brothers, moonlighting.

 

Garland Green covering The Sandpipers-Lonely Too Long

How about Bobby Hebb doing "The joker went wild" or Major Lance covering "Under my thumb" great backing tracks that just need a decent vocalist!

Chuck Jackson/What Greater Love 

Won't be long before some clever clogs uses AI to make this happen , be careful what you wish for ... 

Oo Wee Let It Be Me Babe". A big record back in the golden days.

Super great Northern Soul backing track and production,  but spoiled by two very poor vocals. I have always thought Karl Evans and Louise Lewis do not have very soulful voices.

I often imagine The Blossoms or The Apollos singing the song with Soul!  Or maybe Jean Carter of "Like One" fame!

 

Edited December 30, 20231 yr by Solidsoul

I always think the ropey vocal on One Way Street - Sharon Tandy needed redoing by Ann Sexton or Veda Brown...

 

George Michael doing a version of Flowers - For real… with an ever so slightly quicker beat

don’t crucify me guys 😂

K Wynder Frog, Green Door, done by Shakin Stephens!!! Has that been done??? From memory it's been covered loads but shakey done the biz!!!😂😂😂 thank you...Rob

Edited January 3, 20241 yr by Lionelonthevinyl

Hi Lionel

its artists who have not copy versions and it’s about who you think would’ve done good versions if they had?

Mick L

Four Tops doing Masqueraders - "How big is big"

Rick Astley

 

22 minutes ago, Simon T said:

Rick Astley

 

1.4.24 already 

Gloria Jones doing cheating kind in her prime