Posted August 29, 200618 yr I've decided not to include the spoof covers. So here's the list. So far I can't find of D's versions on the net. Father & Son Cannonball I get a kick out of you Lady is a tramp Call me irresponsible Girl from Ipanema Fly me to the Moon Smile Making whoopee You make me feel so young Come fly with me Fever Moondance
August 29, 200618 yr Author Megham, If you want to change any of this you can. Cannonball 13 (top) Fever 12 Moondance 11 Lady is a tramp 10 Father & Son 9 Fly me to the Moon 8 I get a kick out of you 7 Call me irresponsible 6 Come fly with me 5 You make me feel so young 4 Girl from Ipanema 3 Smile 2 Making whoopee 1
September 4, 200618 yr I've decided not to include the spoof covers. So here's the list. So far I can't find of D's versions on the net. Father & Son Cannonball I get a kick out of you Lady is a tramp Call me irresponsible Girl from Ipanema Fly me to the Moon Smile Making whoopee You make me feel so young Come fly with me Fever Moondance What happened to More Than Words? :(
September 8, 200618 yr Wasn't 'More Than Words' already included? Is no one else going to have a go at rating these?
September 8, 200618 yr Heres my go although they are generally not amongst my favourites. Cannonball 13 I get a kick out of you 6 Lady is a tramp 5 Call me irresponsible 10 Girl from Ipanema 2 Fly me to the Moon 9 Smile 4 Making whoopee 1 You make me feel so young 8 Come fly with me 3 Fever 12 Moondance 11 Father and son 7 --------------------
September 9, 200618 yr Wasn't 'More Than Words' already included? Is no one else going to have a go at rating these? Already included where? - My favourite is More Than Words - so, I'm waiting to see whether it has been left off by accident, or intentionally. Edited September 9, 200618 yr by Secret_Song
September 9, 200618 yr I just thought it had. I do like that one, not as much as 'Cannonball' or 'Baby Can I Hold You' - his voice is brilliant in this one, I wish he'd do another accoustic set. I like the original 'More than Words' as well.
September 12, 200618 yr Author Sorry, I made a right hash of that! More Than Words should have been included in this list. It definitely wasn't on either of the other lists. It was at Maidstone that I first heard Darius sing it right through. I know Darius and Gareth played and sang it together while the kids had some waiting time during the early stages of Pop Idol. Does anyone have it on tape? I didn't record PI first time around and they didn't show any of the early stages when they repeated the final ten shows.
September 13, 200618 yr Author I better do this quickly before I change my mind again. I can say though that those in the top half would remain there no matter how often I reshuffled. Cannonball 14 Father & Son 13 More Than Words 12 Moondance 11 Fever 10 Fly me to the Moon 9 I get a kick out of you 8 Call me irresponsible 7 Lady is a tramp 6 Girl from Ipanema 5 You make me feel so young 4 Smile 3 Come fly with me 2 Making whoopee 1
September 13, 200618 yr I have to change mine now that 'More than Words' is in it. Cannonball 14 (top) Fever 13 More Than Words 12 Moondance 11 Lady is a tramp 10 Father & Son 9 Fly me to the Moon 8 I get a kick out of you 7 Call me irresponsible 6 Come fly with me 5 You make me feel so young 4 Girl from Ipanema 3 Smile 2 Making whoopee 1
September 14, 200618 yr Sorry, I made a right hash of that! More Than Words should have been included in this list. It definitely wasn't on either of the other lists. It was at Maidstone that I first heard Darius sing it right through. I know Darius and Gareth played and sang it together while the kids had some waiting time during the early stages of Pop Idol. Does anyone have it on tape? I didn't record PI first time around and they didn't show any of the early stages when they repeated the final ten shows. Thanks Baytree, I'm glad it's in I don't actually remember Darius and Gareth doing it - not sure if I would have it on tape or not then, but I'm not even sure where those old tapes are anyway at the moment :rolleyes: I'm not terribly keen on Darius doing the jazz-swing covers myself really, he seems sometimes to take on a sort of Americanised accent which I find off putting, it just feels unnatural to me - 'cos he doesn't seem to sound the same way, when he sings his own song Devil in You; and I felt he sounded more natural more of the time, when singing Smile too. I wonder if maybe he takes on the spirit of whoever the old standards were sung by with some ~ I don't know :D So, the first half of the Maidstone set appeals to me more and my list would be different if it wasn't just restricted to the cover versions :) - but, here's my ranking of these ones then: More Than Words - 14 :wub: (Baby Can I hold You - would be here, if it hadn't been in the Dive In era one :wub: ) Cannonball - 13 Smile - 12 Father & Son - 11 Then really there's sort of a bigger gap here for me onto: Making Whoopie - 10 Fever - 9 Moondance - 8 Fly Me to the Moon - 7 The Lady is a Tramp - 6 I'm struggling to order the rest, but anyway: Come Fly with Me - 5 You Make Me Feel So Young - 4 Girl from Ipanema - 3 I Get a Kick Out of You - 2 Call Me Irresponsible - 1
September 14, 200618 yr His voice was so good in 'Baby Can I Hold You'. He sings it so much better than he did in PI. The voice is deeper and he handles it so well. Can you guess I like that one?
September 15, 200618 yr Author Isn't it strange that the Grants had him singing down in his boots for most of the time on PI, most inappropriately for ABBA, but he didn't use his deeper tones on BCIHY? It was like they were trying to recreate Ronan's version.
September 15, 200618 yr Yes, it didn't show Darius' voice of at all well. I still love listening to the newer versions of that.
September 15, 200618 yr 14 points to More Than Words. 13 Fever 12 Cannonball 11 Moon Dance 10 Father and Son :unsure: .....be back later!
September 18, 200618 yr Author I'll close this at the end of this week Edited September 18, 200618 yr by Baytree
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