Cherry Wine vs Cherry River ( #BOTB )

 

         Cherries!  I love cherry flavor.  Don't know about cherry wine or other cherry alcoholic drinks since I don't think I've had any.  But it does sound good to me!

Battle of the Bands

        Battle of the Bands is the blogging event started by Far Away Series and now hosted by StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands.   This event happens each month on the 15th and on some there is also a Battle on the 1st of the month.  My blog is one of those with a second Battle excepting over these summer months.   The premise is simple:  Listen to the songs presented below and then in the comments vote for your favorite and tell us why you liked it.  Then visit the links listed near the bottom of this post for more Battle action.

Cherry Booze Battle

       I'm jumping back onto the Battle of the Booze theme.  I had to think about the song possibilities for awhile but then the song "Cherry River" started chugging through my brain which made me start thinking about "Cherry Wine".  I'll take some of what both these songs' singers are talking about.  And if it's cherry flavored then what's not to love?   Which of these songs do you enjoy the most?

Tommy James & the Shondells  "Sweet Cherry Wine"  (1969)

       This song came out during my senior year of high school.  I had enjoyed Tommy James and his band for several years, but in 1968 Tommy started turning out some Jesus related music that was excellent.  He was like one of the earliest Christian rock artists I guess. It's not hard to figure out what this song is about.  It was a pretty big hit back in it's day.

 

The Good Rats   "Cherry River"   (1979)

          I discovered The Good Rats in 1970 when I was in college at the University of Tennessee.  I read a review of the band in a classical music magazine then went and bought the album, which I thought was pretty good.  Then the band disappeared from my radar after that. Over a decade later I started finding several of their albums in cut-out bins so I started buying them up. The later albums were even better than the one I already had.  The song "Cherry River" is one of my favorite songs that the band did.  I don't know what's in that river they're singing about, but I think I'd like some of it. Now if someone can just find that river again...

Time to Vote!

         Come on and vote--please!  If you don't then go jump in a river.  But I don't want you to do that.  Just take a listen to the songs then tell us which song version  you like best?   Hopefully you have an opinion of some kind.  You don't have to know about music to have an opinion since it all comes down to your own personal taste.

        Please vote on your favorite by letting us know your choice in the comment section and tell us why you prefer the version you chose. Then after you've finished here, please visit the other blogs listed below who may or may not be participating this time around. And if you've put up your own BOTB contest let us know that as well so we can vote on yours. I don't know if anyone else will be doing a Battle this time around, but you can still check out these sites.


Here are some other places where you might find BOTB posts:

 StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands

'Curious as a Cathy'

Sound of One Hand Typing

Jingle, Jangle, Jungle 

Landmark Sounds (Diedre Knight)

BATTLE OF THE BANDS BY DEBBIE D

Trivial Music Silliness

Mike's Ramblings

Results on Wednesday May 22

  

        I'll try to stay away from that river until I get my results posted.