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Alright folks...this is the thread where you name what you think are the BEST versions of particular songs, and what you think are the WORST. You are not allowed to name an entire brand as best or worst. I'm looking for specific songs and a constructive discussion that will help people decide what to buy, or what to sing.

Here are a few of mine:

The best version of Heart's Barricuda: SGB (and I've tried them ALL)
The worst version of The Fugees Killing Me Softly - Sunfly
The worst version of Salt & Pepa's Shoop - That one is a tie: The worst music is Music Maestro. The worst sweeps is Sound Choice (what were they THINKING?!)
The best version of Peggy Lee's Fever: Priddis


Okay -- your turn.

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Birdofsong

Best version of Hush -DK
Best version of Bat Out Of Hell - Music Maestro
Best version of Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You - Sound Choice
Bad version of Black Dog - Sound Choice - way too fast
Bad versions of Paradise by the Dashboard Lights all of them besides All Hits.

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Will have to disagree. All hits version of Paradise By The Dashboard Lights pails to the GEM series version. While it is entertaining to see the male struggle with the baseball monologue, the gem series does a decent job on it as part of the backing vocals. What is more the ending is complete unlike the all hits which only gives you the male side of it and does not include at least the female part as backing vocals.

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I like doing the baseball part myself, since i already have a thick NY accent, and if the girl starts singing the guy part at the end, I will do the girl part. Works just as well.

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I am the ONLY SANE 1 HERE

Best version of Son Of A Preacher Man - SGB
Worst version: SC

Best version of Kind Of A Drag- SC
Worst Version- SGB

Best version of Summer Nights - SC
Worst Version- KJ Tools

Best Version Of Viva Las Vegas- CB
Worst Version: SC

Best Version of Sunday Morning Coming Down- CB
Worst Version- Idol Makers

Best version of Call Me - SGB
Worst Version- Legends

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" Disc based and loving it..."

Best version of YMCA: Music Maestro.

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Birdofsong

Not really, the best version is from Party Tyme Disco (SY-1040) You'll have everyone on the dance floor for sure

Best version of Jewel's "Foolish Games" - Zoom

Best version of Beatles' "I Am The Walrus" - Zoom

Worst version of Bon Jovi "Livin On A Prayer" - AH (hurts my ears)

Best version of Johnny Cash's "One Piece At A Time" - SC

Any Christmas tune - Sound Choice

Worst Version of ANY tune: those PION versions (Pioneer I think it is. Sounds like 8-bit Nintendo!)

I happen to like using AH's version of Paradise By The Dashboard Lights because I fill in the baseball announcer when I'm hosting. People love it.

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Best version of "If You Could Read My Mind": SBI
Second-best version of "If You Could Read My Mind": SGB
Worst version of "If You Could Read My Mind": CB

Best Version of "Thank God For You": CB
Worst Version of "Thank God For You": Music Maestro

Best Version of "Seashores of Old Mexico": SC
Worst Version of "Seashores of Old Mexico": Stardisc

Best Version of "Lookin' Out My Back Door": CB
Best Version of "Lookin' Out My Back Door", not including sweeps: SGB

Best Version of "Wichita Lineman": DK
Worst Version of "Wichita Lineman": SC

Best Version of "Ramblin' Man": SC
Worst Version of "Ramblin' Man": none, SC is the only version to consider

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[color=#ffff55]Mickey J.[/color]
Alas for those who never sing, but die with all their music in them.
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Which happens to be the same as Sunfly & SBI musically.

Worst Version of ANY tune: those PION versions (Pioneer I think it is. Sounds like 8-bit Nintendo!)[/quote]
Disagree, Pioneer was quite often spot on with MOST of their recordings, just low volumed.

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Best version of WONDERFUL TONIGHT by Eric Clapton- SC
Worst version of WONDERFUL TONIGHT by Eric Clapton- Sound Images

Also available on SGB62, CB5015, LEG45

Ain't Misbehavin' -
Best version = CB
Worst version = SF

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Pioneer and U-Best had a version too, SC was better of all of them.

Best version of CCR - Born on The Bayou SC
Worst version HANDS DOWN - Music Maestro - not even recognizable as a song!!!!

Best Version of Styx - Come Sail Away - SC
Worst again HANDS DOWN - Music Maestro, not only music terrible, they cut more than 3 minutes off taking out verses & choruses.

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I wouldn't consider singing them. They so pale in comparison, I would rather sing another song.

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[color=#ffff55]Mickey J.[/color]
Alas for those who never sing, but die with all their music in them.
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Journey Faithfully
Best Version: Priddis with Amerising coming in a close second.

Worst version: SC they got the lyrics wrong in several places in the song.

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Best version Man In The Box - Alice In Chains - SBI
Worst - Amerising

Best Version Runaway - Bon Jovi - Dangerous
Worst - SC

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I'm thinking the Amerising and Priddis version use the same base track musically. Amerisings version is eq'd a little brighter & much louder volume wise, otherwise I believe they are the same.

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Which is why they are a close second. The lyrics are off slightly on the Amerising version while Priddis was perfectly done. Every word on the screen is what Steve Perry sang.

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The Line Array Experiment is over. Nothing to see here. Move along.

1) You really have to listen to the old Top Tunes TU-66. Blows SC out of the water. As a matter of fact, ANY of their holiday discs ( Including Irish for St. Patrick's Day) are - IMHO- the best.

2) Completely agree. If I HAVE TO listen to PBTDL, All Hits is by far the best..

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"No Contests, No Divas, Just A Good Time!"

" Disc based and loving it..."

While also available on KJT-7, SPC-8 & 37 ( all three the same track), as well as DK-9, I would strongly urge you to give a listen to ( If you can find it) Top Tunes TUFP-32-R, which knock SC's version into the mud...

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"No Contests, No Divas, Just A Good Time!"

" Disc based and loving it..."