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View Poll Results: Which Version Is Better
Shirley Bassey 23 33.33%
Manic Street Preachers (Demo) 40 57.97%
Neither - They Are Both Shit 6 8.70%
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Old 20-08-2010, 16:28
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Surely 'neither is better' is fairly meaningless? I mean they are different, therefore it should be possible to form an opinion which you like better, even you detest both of them? It's like saying 'what is worse - mushrooms or turnips?' - you might hate both of them, but if you were starving you'd probably eat one over the other wouldn't you?

Anyway, I really like the song and I think the Bassey version is better, just because it's fully produced and everything, but like I said in another thread I think a duet version (i.e. a properly studio recorded / mixed one with James also singing, not just the Proms thing) with a full orchestra would be great and probably end up being my favourite.
Well, to me the neither is better option is more a 'I couldn't care less, I don't like either of them' answer, rather than a neither is better, which is probably quite an impossible situation...
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Old 20-08-2010, 16:33
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Old 20-08-2010, 17:30
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The Manics one, it has the Manics on.
This. But I like both.
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Old 20-08-2010, 18:50
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The Manics one, it has the Manics on.
The Manics version, it has James' vocals on.
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Old 20-08-2010, 19:23
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Love both but the Manics version gets the nod because of James singing on it!
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Old 20-08-2010, 20:12
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The Manics, just because it's lovely to hear JDB's voice, but I love the way Shirley sings those Wire lyrics
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Old 20-08-2010, 20:54
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I prefer the Manics version; Yea it may have been written for Shirley and its not a true Manics song in that respect but I feel that the Manics' demo has a subtle delicateness to it that suits the song much better.
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Old 20-08-2010, 20:56
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A duet of it would be awesome!
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Old 20-08-2010, 21:02
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the manics' version feels ironically enough closer and more sincere...
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the manics' version feels ironically enough closer and more sincere...
Especially as Shirley Bassey lives in Monaco and only plays on her being Welsh in the same way Rod Stewart plays on being Scottish (Even though he isn't and was born in Archway in North London) despite living in California.
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Especially as Shirley Bassey lives in Monaco and only plays on her being Welsh in the same way Rod Stewart plays on being Scottish (Even though he isn't and was born in Archway in North London) despite living in California.
Don't forget Sean Connery too!
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Old 20-08-2010, 21:30
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Don't forget Sean Connery too!
Oh yes. And him supporting the Scottish nationalists too. How pathetic.
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Has to be Manics for me, but then that's why I'm on this forum lol.
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I think the 'Better' version is Shirley's version, and I voted for this, as it obviously has better production and the strings etc, it genuinely is a 'better' version. However I prefer the Manics demo version to listen to - but that isn't what the question asked!! (Sorry for being pedantic!!)
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Shirley.
James singing about being a girl, that's just silly, hence my dislike for The Girl Who Wanted to be God...
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