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tomjackson

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Mercy cover
« 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

Twinfan

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Re: Mercy cover
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2010, 11:39:24 AM »
I quite like that!

Ian Price

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Re: Mercy cover
« Reply #2 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!
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Re: Mercy cover
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2010, 01:04:11 PM »
Very good!

Plexi Ken

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Re: Mercy cover
« Reply #4 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.
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Ian Price

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Re: Mercy cover
« Reply #5 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.
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Telerocker

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Re: Mercy cover
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2011, 06:37:36 PM »
Like this version, although Duffy's not bad either. We play that version in the band.
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Re: Mercy cover
« Reply #7 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.