Tune du Jour: “Ain’t No Sunshine” – Bill Withers
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Mark Eitzel vs. Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Des’ree vs. Sting & B.B. King
VOTE, COMMENT, then WASH YOUR CAR
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Broccoli Fields Forever …
“Ain’t No Sunshine” is ranked 285th on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song won the Grammy for Best R&B Song in 1972.
Beautiful, beautiful song and if you don’t think so, well, you’re wrong …
The Original
Bill Withers:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Mark Eitzel vs. Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Des’ree vs. Sting & B.B. King
Mark Eitzel:
Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Des’ree:
Sting & B.B. King:
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On?!!?
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
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PSA: I need to take a break from music for another 3 weeks. So I won’t be posting on CMI again until the beginning of May. I didn’t want anyone, ’cause I I know y’all would.
Unfortunately I don’t know that CMI will still be around 3 weeks from now …
Don’t tell me that. I need something to look forward to!
Let me try that again: “I wouldn’t want anyone to worry about me, ’cause I know y’all would.”
I thought all three versions were very good and really could have voted for any of them. For whatever reason, Mark Eitzel got my vote.
I loved the Mark Eitzel and Ladysmith Black Mambazo versions, and it was really tough choosing, but I went with Eitzel. I hated Sting’s version and his whiny, screeching, irritating vocals.
Oh no! We’ll miss Cuspid! A break from music for three weeks?! Meshuggenah.
It was close. I liked Mark Eitzel’s early on but it seemed to lose steam in the last third. I liked how different Ladies Like Mark Trump’s version was. It had a nice setup, the gender flip on the lyrics, some nice visuals on the video and a nice ending. But, they didn’t seem to nail the most important part of the song. Even after deducting points for having to look at Gordie Sumner’s mug for too long, the musicianship won me over. I voted for B.B. King, Skunk Baxter and Stink.