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The Be Good Tanyas — When Doves Cry
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sharkey
(Hogtown - Toronto - Canada)
Posted: Apr 26, 2009 - 15:34
 
 toomanyollys wrote: 

Sounds like she's intentionally avoiding hitting any of the notes of the original...

  And why should TBGT hit the original notes. The funniest and most ingenious comments on RP are for TBGT. Come on now, they're original, different and don't sound like anyone else. Originality is all-good. Carry on TBGT. I'm a fan.


toomanyollys
(cruz del rey, london)
Posted: Mar 26, 2009 - 02:56
 
Sounds like she's intentionally avoiding hitting any of the notes of the original... {#Beat}

keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Feb 22, 2009 - 14:09
 


Fourdawg
(South Africa)
Posted: Feb 22, 2009 - 14:08
 
A butchering of the original.

slickdh
(Lost in the world)
Posted: Feb 22, 2009 - 14:08
 
Wow! {#Clap}

alezz_ua
(Ukraine, Kyiv)
Posted: Jan 22, 2009 - 01:03
 
very interesting vocal
this song sounds good. standalone. without any connection to Prince version: same lyric, similar music but ABSOLUTELY different spirit.

easy 8
{#Whistle}

PS: how come PR brings cover diamonds? like next song for example Johnny Cash - One :)


Gryn
(Oregon)
Posted: Jan 22, 2009 - 01:00
 
Maybe I just don't get it.. but this sounds like anybody remaking the song.

This remake is just not that good.

ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Dec 21, 2008 - 10:42
 
 HarrO wrote:
Don't understand the low rating on this one. I guess the banjo just scares the crap out of some people. Maybe they're afraid they'll like it?    {#Cowboy}
 

No way.  The Be Good Tanyas are great!  But this cover is not.

It's like a perfectly grilled steak covered in... chocolate sauce.  Just not a good combo. :(



pope183
(Vinyamar)
Posted: Dec 21, 2008 - 10:41
 

and i say ... SHOOT ME NOW!



Akaiila
(London, UK)
Posted: Dec 21, 2008 - 10:41
 
 sfListener wrote:
This is what it sounds like when listeners cry.
 

Great comment!  {#Smile}

Not much of a track, but at least it gives everyone something to get thoroughly stuck in to and makes for good reading...

Happy Christmas, y'all

Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet this is not my home)
Posted: Dec 21, 2008 - 10:36
 
Ruined my whole day! Isn't there a -0 for this awful song. {#Stop}

sfListener
Posted: Dec 21, 2008 - 10:36
 
This is what it sounds like when listeners cry.

HarrO
(Just Down the Hill from Paradise)
Posted: Nov 19, 2008 - 20:23
 
Don't understand the low rating on this one. I guess the banjo just scares the crap out of some people. Maybe they're afraid they'll like it?    {#Cowboy}

membeth
(san diego (but missing austin))
Posted: Nov 19, 2008 - 20:23
 
 renegade_X wrote:
Intresting. Not sure what I think of it though.

I swear she sounds like Shakira.
 

I listen to a lot of Shakira (yes, I'm willing to admit that) and she does not sound anything like Shakira. 

Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: Nov 19, 2008 - 20:20
 
I normally like Tanya, but the warble is killing this cover.

Mari
(île de lesvos)
Posted: Nov 05, 2008 - 19:42
 
hi amy! {#Wave} i do like this cover, a lot! {#Music} thanx bill for keepin' this in!

Candela
(Trondheim, Norway)
Posted: Oct 19, 2008 - 07:58
 
Sorry if i step on anybodies toes here.. but oh boy does this performance stink.. phew, I just can not express myself how much..


That_SOB
(The Dark Side of the Tune)
Posted: Oct 19, 2008 - 07:58
 

drife wrote: "Cross between Tracy Chapman and Elmer Fudd. Horrendous!"

 Ha! I second that. Shoot em for they run now...

ask
(New Haven)
Posted: Oct 19, 2008 - 07:57
 
WHY??????

MayBaby
(Savannah, Georgia, USA)
Posted: Sep 17, 2008 - 16:40
 

I try not to make negative posts but this song just begs for it. It's one of the lowest rated songs I've ever seen on RP and it sucks. Why is it on the playlist? BillG loves his covers! But he and Rebecca are great enough to let us listeners say what we think is crap, so they have my accolades.




RadioDoc
(Chicagoland)
Posted: Sep 17, 2008 - 16:39
 
I'm thinking this isn't the best idea the Tanyas have had.

Or someone lost a drinking bet.

3

NoEnzLefttoSplit
(very close to CERN)
Posted: Sep 17, 2008 - 16:28
 
ha! love the comments.

and I love this cover.


jpfueler
(South o' Ft Worth)
Posted: Sep 17, 2008 - 16:27
 
I love a few of their songs. . . .
This is certainly not one of them.
Actually, this is one of the least annoying songs Prince does. Talented people.
Horrid music.
But done with talent.

Alpine
(N39d39mW121d30m)
Posted: Sep 17, 2008 - 16:26
 
TOTAL CRAP RENDETION OF A TOTAL CRAP SONG.

WHY BOTHER?{#Stupid}

Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet waiting for the ticket home)
Posted: Sep 17, 2008 - 16:26
 
 sqqqrly wrote:

....I love it...easy 10.
 
Your're easily pleased......{#Puke}{#Puke}{#Puke}{#Puke}{#Puke}{#Puke}{#Puke}


drife
(Golden, CO)
Posted: Sep 17, 2008 - 16:25
 
Cross between Tracy Chapman and Elmer Fudd. Horrendous!

sqqqrly
(Baboosic Lake, NH)
Posted: Jul 18, 2008 - 08:49
 
OmegaConcern wrote:
This is just horrible. Not as bad as that Stairway to Heaven abortion by that flamenco duo, but close. That's unholy. This however is simply bad. I'm gonna go wash my ears out now.

You're nuts about Gabriela and Rodrigo....I love it...easy 10.
jnhashmi
(South Pasadena/Los Angeles)
Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 14:28
 
You've got hand it to Prince to write a song with a title this amazingly cheesy, yet the song is pretty cool. That's hard to pull off.
OmegaConcern
(Sunrise, FL)
Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 11:30
 
This is just horrible. Not as bad as that Stairway to Heaven abortion by that flamenco duo, but close. That's unholy. This however is simply bad. I'm gonna go wash my ears out now.
jenakle
(Tallahassee, FL)
Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 11:29
 
Alpine wrote:


I'm not a fan of Prince, I like TBGT; therefore, the fact that I didn't change the channel makes it a win
mamerjamer
Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 11:29
 
sutcliff wrote:
Purple rain...great album. This is not that album.


LMAO!
Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 11:28
 
This isn't bad, and I don't even like the Tanyas.
mamerjamer
Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 11:28
 
I normally like this group's stuff, but I think this song choice might have merited some reconsideration. The drifts off into flat notes on the ends of the song lines are a little too glaring here.
Ulises
(Fairbanks, Alaska)
Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 11:27
 
My first reaction was shock at the difference of this version over Prince's. And then I remembered, I do not like Prince's music.

Funny how the human animal reacts to change.
renegade_X
(My House)
Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 11:26
 
Intresting. Not sure what I think of it though.

I swear she sounds like Shakira.
laramieu
(the plains)
Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 11:26
 

lathyris
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 11:25
 
This cover just isn't doing it for me.
sqqqrly
(Baboosic Lake, NH)
Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 11:25
 
Bill, is this an accidental left over from an April 1st playlist?

ChicoCyclist
(Chico, CA)
Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 11:24
 
3 => 2

Not sure what they were thinking on this one.
sutcliff
(Saint Louis)
Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 11:24
 
Purple rain...great album. This is not that album.
Zep
(Bleacher Seats. Beer me!)
Posted: Jun 16, 2008 - 10:05
 


OMFG.

Please.

Say.

It.

Isn't.

So.

Art_Carnage
(DeepintheheartofTexas)
Posted: Jun 14, 2008 - 22:56
 
Love the Tanyas, and love their take on this.
BlackOakMo
Posted: May 15, 2008 - 06:49
 
Thanks for playing the Prince version again. It was nice to be reminded of all the personal touches the Tanya's bring to Doves Cry. I am for ever grateful to RP for introducing me to this band
thewiseking
(New York, New York)
Posted: May 14, 2008 - 12:27
 
goddawful.

this is an example of how a bad cover can make you hate something you thought you loved.
Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina)
Posted: May 14, 2008 - 12:26
 
AntonRoss wrote:
I usually don't rate these songs unless I really love something, but this song is just so TRULY horrible I had to add my 2.639 centavos.

YUCK. DOUBLE YUCK.




I agree...this is driving me to drink. I love the original, but this is just totally devoid of everything that makes the original so good.

Please never play this again!!


brightmind1235
Posted: May 14, 2008 - 12:25
 
Just terrible. Not a fan of the Prince version but at least it had some character.
handyrae
(Zero Point Field)
Posted: May 14, 2008 - 12:23
 
The more I hear this song, the more I dislike it. At least Prince's version has some emotion in it. This is just so flat.
Janssen
(Somewhere between Here & There)
Posted: May 14, 2008 - 12:23
 
I have to give it to them for doing a completely new interpretation of this song. For that it gets a 2.
AntonRoss
(Beaufort, SC)
Posted: May 14, 2008 - 12:23
 
I usually don't rate these songs unless I really love something, but this song is just so TRULY horrible I had to add my 2.639 centavos.

YUCK. DOUBLE YUCK.


NeuroJoe
(North Tijuana, USA)
Posted: May 14, 2008 - 12:22
 
vivakitty wrote:
I like The Be Good Tanyas and I LOVE Prince. How was I not already aware of the existence of this song?


I'm guessing it's because no one other than Bill would have the, er, taste? to play something like this.

But that's ok, because the bad/mediocre stuff makes the 9s and 10s sound even better!