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  • The Beatles Do The Newsgroup's Favorite Song

    From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 23 12:50:53 2023
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUvtdz_r2E

    Live on the BBC, January 1964. John on the vocals of course.

    Other than Chuck himself, I don't know of another version that I like as much as this one. Anybody?

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  • From Roger Ford@21:1/5 to Bruce on Wed Aug 23 13:38:33 2023
    On Wednesday, 23 August 2023 at 20:50:55 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUvtdz_r2E

    Live on the BBC, January 1964. John on the vocals of course.

    Other than Chuck himself, I don't know of another version that I like as much as this one. Anybody?

    Chuck is of course untouchable on this one and most other versions are nowhere in comparison.

    I'd go with Jerry Lee in #2 place on this one with several recordings of it but none better than the version I saw him do at one of his London shows back when

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to Roger Ford on Wed Aug 23 15:11:21 2023
    On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 4:38:35 PM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:
    On Wednesday, 23 August 2023 at 20:50:55 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUvtdz_r2E

    Live on the BBC, January 1964. John on the vocals of course.

    Other than Chuck himself, I don't know of another version that I like as much as this one. Anybody?
    Chuck is of course untouchable on this one and most other versions are nowhere in comparison.

    I'd go with Jerry Lee in #2 place on this one with several recordings of it but none better than the version I saw him do at one of his London shows back when

    I just listened to all of JLL's versions on Youtube. I don't think the conversion to piano as the lead instrument works. So far I'm still saying the Beatles one is the second best version.

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  • From DianeE@21:1/5 to Bruce on Wed Aug 23 19:06:59 2023
    On 8/23/2023 3:50 PM, Bruce wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUvtdz_r2E

    Live on the BBC, January 1964. John on the vocals of course.

    Other than Chuck himself, I don't know of another version that I like as much as this one. Anybody?
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    I don't like it. It's sloppy-sounding.
    Why do you say John "of course?" George sang their version of "Roll
    Over Beethoven," which is just about flawless.

    I remember liking "Johnny B. Goode" by Johnny Winter, but I haven't
    heard it in a long long time.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to DianeE on Wed Aug 23 16:48:08 2023
    On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 7:07:03 PM UTC-4, DianeE wrote:
    On 8/23/2023 3:50 PM, Bruce wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUvtdz_r2E

    Live on the BBC, January 1964. John on the vocals of course.

    Other than Chuck himself, I don't know of another version that I like as much as this one. Anybody?
    ----------
    I don't like it. It's sloppy-sounding.
    Why do you say John "of course?"

    Because of the song title.

    George sang their version of "Roll > Over Beethoven," which is just about flawless.

    But that was a studio recording where they could practice it and do a bunch of takes until they got it right. "JBG" was done live on the radio. Yes, it's a little sloppy, but that not always a bad thing with rock and roll.

    I remember liking "Johnny B. Goode" by Johnny Winter, but I haven't heard it in a long long time.

    It's a 5 for me, the Beatles is a 6.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ1m9cyEc-M

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  • From RWC@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 23 22:18:32 2023
    On Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:50:53 -0700 (PDT), Bruce <SavoyBG@aol.com>
    wrote:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUvtdz_r2E

    Live on the BBC, January 1964. John on the vocals of course.

    Other than Chuck himself, I don't know of another version that I like as much as this one. Anybody?

    Good promo, but I doubt it's the Newsgroup's favorite song! :-)

    Many might think it's not even Chuck Berry's best recording;
    folk will compare JBG with earlier:

    Rock And Roll Music - Oct 1957
    Roll Over Beethoven - May 1956
    Maybellene - Jul 1955
    Sweet Little Sixteen - Jan 1958

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  • From Bob Roman@21:1/5 to Bruce on Fri Aug 25 06:40:17 2023
    On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 3:50:55 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:

    Other than Chuck himself, I don't know of another version that I like as much as this one. Anybody?

    I would have expected this to be your favorite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZYcBFqaca0

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    BR

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  • From Bob Roman@21:1/5 to Bruce on Fri Aug 25 06:39:12 2023
    On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 7:48:10 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 7:07:03 PM UTC-4, DianeE wrote:

    George sang their version of "Roll
    Over Beethoven," which is just about flawless.

    But that was a studio recording where they could practice it and do
    a bunch of takes until they got it right. "JBG" was done live on the radio.

    The Beatles' BBC performances were recorded live in the studio, but they were not performed live during broadcast. They were pre-recorded. They did do retakes to get it right.

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    BR

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to Bob Roman on Fri Aug 25 07:42:10 2023
    On Friday, August 25, 2023 at 9:40:19 AM UTC-4, Bob Roman wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 3:50:55 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:

    Other than Chuck himself, I don't know of another version that I like as much as this one. Anybody?
    I would have expected this to be your favorite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZYcBFqaca0

    Never heard it before, but no, this is the later version of the group when he added the sax player. I mainly like the first 2 albums on Rounder. The thing that makes the Beatles version good for me is that it sticks very closely to what Chuck's version
    sounds like.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to Bob Roman on Fri Aug 25 07:43:10 2023
    On Friday, August 25, 2023 at 9:39:14 AM UTC-4, Bob Roman wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 7:48:10 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 7:07:03 PM UTC-4, DianeE wrote:

    George sang their version of "Roll
    Over Beethoven," which is just about flawless.

    But that was a studio recording where they could practice it and do
    a bunch of takes until they got it right. "JBG" was done live on the radio.

    The Beatles' BBC performances were recorded live in the studio, but they were not performed live during broadcast. They were pre-recorded. They did do retakes to get it right.

    Okay, did not know that. But I doubt they were interested in taking as much time to get a perfect tale like they would for something that was gonna be a record.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Fri Aug 25 13:25:27 2023
    Unlike what the critics will say, I usually prefer when an act tries to remake a song and sound as close to the earlier version as they can, rather than changing it into their own style.

    BTW, The Stones did "JBG" in a practice session in 1962, before the band was very good yet. If Diane thinks the Beatles version is sloppy, she'll REALLY think this version is ultra raggedy.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=facz5L35D-I

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