These past weeks have been a bit of turmoil personally as has it been for the world. But time just moves on and so does life. It's good to just sit back and relax and reflect on the good things of life and the positivity that we can get out of it all. It's there. Somewhere...
Battle of the Bands
Battle of the Bands is the blogging event started by Far Away Series and StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands. I do this event each month on the 15th and the 1st of the month. 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.
Whispering Pines
Ever since I first heard this song on The Band's second album, it has haunted me through the years. It's one of my favorite songs by The Band and one of my favorite songs period. I find it so dreamy and relaxing. But it is also a great piece of songwriting. Take a listen to these versions and let me know which you like best...
Doris "Whispering Pines" (1970)
Time to Vote!
Relax. Enjoy the music. Which song interpretation do you prefer? Battles are no fun without you the reader participating. 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
Last week was awful all right.
ReplyDeleteI think I prefer Outer Park's version.
Alex, pray for better days that are coming.
DeleteVoting starts with Outer Park.
Lee
Hope is what one needs to count on when the world seems to have listened sight of it. This is a good song and I prefer the second one Whispering Pines. They made it resonate with the style the instruments played and love the singer.
ReplyDeleteBirgit, so far in my many years I have not given up hope.
DeleteAnother vote for Outer Park
Lee
R. LEE BOID ~
ReplyDeleteI can scarcely believe I am going to vote for a 2013 act over a 1970 act, but that first recording was kind of tough to get through. (I didn't like the lead vocalist's voice nor her male backup's voice.)
The second recording was definitely atmospheric but just too slowly crawling along for my tastes. Nevertheless, it was easier on my ears.
~ D-FensDogG
POSTSCRIPT: I just went and listened to The Band's original recording, and I think I like Outer Park's cover even better'n the original. You can color me Surprised!
STMcC, sometimes the slow stuff is the good stuff.
DeleteI'm not sure about outdoing The Band, but I agree it's a close call.
A vote for Outer Park.
Lee
VOTE = OUTER PARK
ReplyDeleteI liked both versions. In the first version some of the instrumental variations were excellent - the cello, the brief organ 'bridge,' the sax at the end. But I really like the vocalist on the Outer Park version; and the male voice that joined later; and the mandolin. ~Ed.
Ed, thanks for your vote. I agree that they were both good.
DeleteAnother vote for Outer Park.
Lee
The second one flowed best.
ReplyDeleteL.Diane, and that's another vote for...
DeleteOuter Park.
Lee
As you might expect, I am voting for the version McCarthy did NOT vote for. The Outer Park one is simply waaaaay too slow for me. The Doris version sounds like 1970 fer sure, perhaps not the best of 1970, but good enough for the win. I like it... somewhat. It might grow on me more given time.
ReplyDeleteSixgun
6-Gun, thank goodness for dissension!
DeleteDoris.
Lee
I'll go with Doris here...
ReplyDeleteCW, thank you for another needed vote!
DeleteDoris.
Lee
For a brief moment, I thought this was about the song "Whispering Pines" by Johnny Horton, with two artists doing covers of that song. But suffice to say, I was proven wrong (lyrics completely different).
ReplyDeleteThe version by Outer Park comes closest to the song that I grew up with, so a vote to Outer Park.
GB, not familiar with the Johnny Horton song.
DeleteAnother vote for Outer Park.
Lee