Time for Some Results! ( #BOTB Results )

 

         Is it Friday already?   How'd that happen?!

Battle of the Bands Results

          I'm late according to my usual schedule, but I'm still reporting my results on Friday like I said I was going to do.  In the interest of brevity I'll just give you the results of my most recent Battle of the Bands which saw the duo of Kevin Costner/Amy Grant go up against Astrud Gilberto and son with versions of the song "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice".  

         This was a much closer outcome than I had expected.  I was sure that at least a few voters would go for the sweet duet of mother and son because I knew that there were some solid Gilberto fans out there.  However I didn't expect her version to do so well.

         I like both versions, but my preference is with the Costner/Grant pairing.  My vote brought the outcome closer to a tie, but the "girl from Ipanema" captured the most hearts.

Final Vote Tally

Kevin Costner/Amy Grant      7 votes

Astrud Gilberto & Son            8 votes

Next Battle on October 15th!

You Didn't Have to Be So Nice ( #BOTB )

It's nice to be nice and it's nice when others are nice to us.  Wouldn't it be nice if everyone would be more nice?   Thanks to all of you who are nice...

          In my most recent posts I requested that my readers check out the YouTube page of my granddaughter Marley Lego.  I was trying to help her reach 100 subscribers and she's almost there (94 as of writing this post).  I know she'll get there, but I'd like to see her start on her next 100.

          If you haven't subscribed to her channel yet then it would be nice if you would support this young artist who at age 13 is showing a lot of musical ambition.  She's been playing and singing now for several years and I think she shows a lot of potential in her talents as well as her persona as an entertainer.  

         If you want to do something nice then subscribe to Marley's channel (it's free to subscribe).  And if you already did, you didn't have to be so nice but Marley appreciates the support.

         And that sounds like a cue for my next...

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.

You Didn't Have to Be So Nice

         This song was first released in 1965 by the group The Lovin' Spoonful.   It reached number 10 on the Billboard chart and was subsequently covered by a number of artists.  Here are a couple of the more well known covers...




Amy Grant & Kevin Costner "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice" (1997)

        From the soundtrack of the dystopian movie The Postman comes a version of the Spoonful song as performed by Christian singer Amy Grant and the star of the film Kevin Costner...






Astrud Gilberto  "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice"  (1966)

        You might remember Astrud as the singer of the sixties hit "Girl from Ipanema" which she recorded with Stan Getz.   Here she pairs up with her young son to sing her sugar sweet version of "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice". ..

Time to Vote!
        
         Hope you'll be nice and please join in and play along in this Battle of the Bands.  I hope you'll at least give the versions a listen to discern your favorite.   Which version do you prefer?   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.


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

 StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands

  'MIKE'S RAMBLINGS'

'Curious as a Cathy'

Sound of One Hand Typing

Jingle, Jangle, Jungle 



Winner of this Battle Announced on Friday October 8th

          On Wednesday October 6th I'll be posting my entry for Insecure Writer's Support Group.  Do stop in for that one.  Then I'll have my results post a couple days later.  Have a great weekend! 

Tumble 4 Ya!

From Nicki Elson (click link for other participants)
Post a picture, video, or whatever of the celebrity you most tumbled for in the 80s---along with your feeble justifications, of course. ;) Or, since it's come to our attention that there are, in fact, persons roaming the planet who weren't of crushing age during the 80s, which 80s star most makes you tumble now?  Jon Bon Jovi, perhaps? Christie Brinkly? Or were you more the ambiguous Boy George type?  


I'll Tumble for You
    
      I tend not to fall for celebrities and have crushes.   Not even in the 80's when I was a bit younger than I am now.  But there were a few that were my favorites and I'd sometimes think about them for more than a second or so.

Irene Cara--  I really liked her in the movie
FAME.  The song that she sang in FLASH DANCE is so upbeat.  

Olivia Newton John -- She always seemed so pure and wholesome.   I liked her in GREASE and other movies that she was in.  I also liked her music.

Amy Grant--She was pretty young then and she probably looks the best of my choices now.

Jane Fonda (Image via RottenTomatoes.com)Jane Fonda-- My wife and sister used to work out to her exercise tapes while I looked at the picture of Jane on the cassette cover.  From what I've seen of her lately, she still looks pretty good.

 Luba Kowalchyk--She was a singer from Canada.  She was a rocker who I used to listen to a lot.


Lisa Dalbello--Another singer from Canada who could really rock excellently.  She was very attractive and  her music was cutting edge.   If you watch any of her YouTube videos I think you'll see what I'm saying.  Check out "Gonna Get Close to You"--man, that's 80's.


But I suppose if I would have had a  celebrity crush at that time it would have been Pat Benatar.    I guess I had a thing for rocker girls.  "Love Is A Battlefield" is a video that I still like to watch.  There's just something about Pat Benatar that I liked.

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