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#396104 - 11/19/14 05:33 AM Which version would you reckon is best ?
john smies Offline
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By-passing the acoustic guitar on this occasion I recorded this slightly forgotten Simon and Garfunkel tune on my trusted Korg PA800 in two different versions. Kinda curious which version you think comes out best ?

regards,
John

Version A:
http://youtu.be/T_RV8HstXxc
Version B:
http://youtu.be/BjEoqYfhg0g


Correction : "....It was co-written by Paul Simon (of Simon and Garfunkel) and Bruce Woodley (of The Seekers)....."

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#396105 - 11/19/14 06:15 AM Re: Which version would you reckon is best ? [Re: john smies]
Keith W. Bailey Offline
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I liked them both, but B is a little better to me! I enjoy all your music and have booked it to my Keiths file! Thank you John

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#396110 - 11/19/14 06:35 AM Re: Which version would you reckon is best ? [Re: john smies]
Dnj Offline
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I like the A version....

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#396113 - 11/19/14 07:01 AM Re: Which version would you reckon is best ? [Re: john smies]
Bill Lewis Offline
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I go with B.
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#396120 - 11/19/14 09:05 AM Re: Which version would you reckon is best ? [Re: Bill Lewis]
tony mads usa Offline
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Both good, 'B' better ... JMHO
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#396121 - 11/19/14 09:14 AM Re: Which version would you reckon is best ? [Re: john smies]
travlin'easy Offline
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Definitely "B." Much fuller sounding.

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#396122 - 11/19/14 09:21 AM Re: Which version would you reckon is best ? [Re: tony mads usa]
salsaman Offline
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I like take B the best. The reggae rhythm drives the piece with more intensity and lays the tune back and makes the vocal flow better. There seems to be a bit more space in the tune as well. Take B also sounds less rushed. All these factors make the vocal story line much more understandable.

A very nice piece.
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#396130 - 11/19/14 01:53 PM Re: Which version would you reckon is best ? [Re: john smies]
Dnj Offline
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I wasnt talking sound...just sayin..

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#396133 - 11/19/14 03:13 PM Re: Which version would you reckon is best ? [Re: john smies]
rosetree
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Version B definitely sounds more groovy to me as the style has more drive.
BTW, your Italian sounds incredibly good (your video from 1985 appeared on the right).

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#396172 - 11/20/14 12:48 AM Re: Which version would you reckon is best ? [Re: john smies]
john smies Offline
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Hi There,

Keith, I am honoured.
Rosetree thank you for the compliment.( got hooked up with an Italian girlfriend in the seventies and though that did not last I picked up much of the lingo).
Thank you very much everyone for stating your preference. I guess I probably go for version B myself though the first version seems closer to the song as it was interpreted by most artists in the sixties. I am always working to (yet) another home-made CD and this is no exception. So far I have finished seven songs most of them in collaboration with Carlo. (see my youtube page). Hence my question as to which version I should include on the CD. On to the next recordings !

regards,
John

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#396181 - 11/20/14 07:39 AM Re: Which version would you reckon is best ? [Re: john smies]
Dnj Offline
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"the first version seems closer to the song as it was interpreted by most artists in the sixties."

exactly John

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