Bananarama or Shocking Blue? If i had to pick id pick Bananarama because they made such a cool video. [ame="www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5-54ImR-t4&feature=related"]Bananarama Venus - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXCHehlDpgw"]» Shocking Blue Venus 1970, Hits a Go Go, xDVD - YouTube[/ame]
as a martial artist I would have to say the bananarama version, its just so much more relevant to the general content of this website....... that and I have never herd of shocking blue.
Bananarama, because (1) I remember them, but I never heard of Shocking Blue; and (2) it's still on the radio, but the Shocking Blue version isn't; and (3) it's just all around a better song.
Shocking Blue was way back. They wrote Venus, a song about the Roman Goddess. Bananarama redid the song in the 80s with a kick ass music video. Great band bananarama.
When i first heard this song (Bananarama version) it sounded like she is saying something rhyming that starts with P. Am i the only one?
They are both crap Quo Vadis did a far better version [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VagLPF_3xYw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VagLPF_3xYw[/ame]
For once I actually agree with the V-Girl. Hannibal, I do hope you were joking. That was so bad I stopped it after half a minute. :cry:
Joking? Pah! You're lucky I didn;t post this song with Venus in it... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZQPvrmouZM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZQPvrmouZM[/ame] Go CoF!
Cruel Summer Do you prefer the Bananarama or Ace of Base version? [ame="www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGYNvx9lqDQ"]Bananarama Cruel Summer Video - YouTube[/ame] [ame="www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvYOi74rtmI"]Ace of Base - Cruel Summer (UK Version)-soundsofeuphoria.com - YouTube[/ame]
I've merged these threads into one super duper mega thread where we can all compare original songs with covers and discuss which is better. Enjoy!
Well since I seem to be the only one who can remember the original version of 'Venus', I'm going to choose that one. I actually prefer the vocal on the Banarama cover, but the instrumentation is far better on the original IMHO. Like everything that Bananarama did, their version sounds like it was done on the cheap.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jkR-yzTeRQ"]Rita Ortiz - Grenade (Spanish version) - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4LWIP7SAjY"](Patti) LaBelle - Lady Marmalade (1975) HD - YouTube[/ame] www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=vPf6s8B-roI&NR=1
