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OT: Favored Alternate Arrangements of Songs

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Basically, I’m asking people to post alternate arrangements they prefer to the original. This is Springsteen doing “The E Street Shuffle“ live at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1975. Warning a 12+ minute version but if you watch it through there is a tasty sax solo at the end.
 
I know OT should be in the title, my bad; unfortunately I don’t know how to add it after the fact.
 
I was going to start a thread earlier this summer called remakes you like better than the original. This is a little similar to this. I post a couple of songs and see what others come up with. Originally done by Seals and Croft.

 
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Since you started with a Bruce Springsteen song, how about we add to it a version of arguably his most famous song.
 
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You can do this all day long with Springsteen songs as there are alternative versions to everything, this is one of my favorite alternative versions. This has a little bit of a big band sound and maybe even a little of Andrew sisters in there.
 
Always loved this intro to the Bo Diddley song. I believe that's big Al Anderson, of Wildweeds fame, a local Hartford area group. This song must be played LOUD to be fully appreciated.

 
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TerpWomenFan said:
Originally done by the Beatles. I have posted this song several times. I think the arrangements on this is awesome.

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Agree 100%, GREAT arrangement and I thank you for the memories it brought back to me. In the early 70’s I sang in a band that did a slowed down, bluesy version of “I Saw Her Standing There” that remains one of the favorite songs I’ve ever sung. I am in the process of getting ”back in voice” at 71 years old and too many years to count since I’ve sung on stage but I intend on renting studio time and recording a CD for my grandkids.
Luckily, as they get a bit older, they continue to indulge me by singing with me. Also, luckily, one of my best friends is still very much a working musician, and his band of almost 20 years with a few privately released CDs, have kindly offered to help me “pro bono.”
 
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Aluminny mentioned Bonnie Raitt and Big Al in subsequent posts, made me think of this one I always liked. Like how she doesn't change the words.

 
Slightly different arrangement, different language. Maybe what the Eagles were after. I mean it was originally called "Mexican Reggae".

Hotel California - Gipsy Kings


 
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