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Title: Mercy cover
Post by: tomjackson on December 29, 2010, 11:10:58 AM

Really good cover of the Duffy hit Mercy, this is how it should have sounded


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU12FrWWVqA

This is the guy that's singing it, it's not the guy in the vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmUWdtl5xWM

Title: Re: Mercy cover
Post by: Twinfan on December 29, 2010, 11:39:24 AM

I quite like that!

Title: Re: Mercy cover
Post by: Ian Price on December 29, 2010, 11:50:00 AM

I quite like the Duffy version (quite like). Will be checking this one out when I get home!

Title: Re: Mercy cover
Post by: _tom_ on December 29, 2010, 01:04:11 PM

Very good!

Title: Re: Mercy cover
Post by: Plexi Ken on December 29, 2010, 04:13:24 PM

It's a good cover and the guy has a really cool voice (a bit like Sam Cooke) but the chorus doesn't work for me, doesn't move 'up'. I prefer the Duffy version, the mix of old & new sounds works better than trying to sound exactly like a record from the late '60s, IMO.

Title: Re: Mercy cover
Post by: Ian Price on January 01, 2011, 09:15:09 AM

Just got round to watching it - good stuff and, in my opinion, better than the Duffy version.

Title: Re: Mercy cover
Post by: Telerocker on January 01, 2011, 06:37:36 PM

Like this version, although Duffy's not bad either. We play that version in the band.

Title: Re: Mercy cover
Post by: nfe on January 01, 2011, 06:50:06 PM

I think that's quite bad, actually. The vocals are fine, if not inspiring, but I think the band and the arrangement are mince. Has none of the smooth groove and vibe that the song needs. And then the mix kils it.