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Post by mimmihopps on Dec 31, 2022 8:49:24 GMT -5
I don't listen to these piano versions of songs as they're a waste of time and it's always better to stick with the proper version. 'A waste of time'. They might just be an opportunity to see some songs through another lense, hearing them being played through beautiful instruments. I don't even understand the comparison with the actual version, I don't think the people making those covers have the ambition to replace the studio version, but anyway... Completely agreed, lubeck. Mind you, there's too many diary-ish posts which could be called "a waste of time" on this forum (you know what I mean). |
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Post by jeffrey on Jan 2, 2023 16:09:49 GMT -5
'A waste of time'. They might just be an opportunity to see some songs through another lense, hearing them being played through beautiful instruments. I don't even understand the comparison with the actual version, I don't think the people making those covers have the ambition to replace the studio version, but anyway... Completely agreed, lubeck. Mind you, there's too many diary-ish posts which could be called "a waste of time" on this forum (you know what I mean). So you’re permitted to denigrate others for their posts as a mod? |
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Post by The Invisible Sun on Jan 2, 2023 18:08:47 GMT -5
The first song that came to mind as better than Songbird is Evil Eye. It's a bop. Should have been a single. Could've been the hit they needed.
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Post by andymorris on Jan 3, 2023 7:59:48 GMT -5
The first song that came to mind as better than Songbird is Evil Eye. It's a bop. Should have been a single. Could've been the hit they needed. Totally, with a different structure and better solo though. But what a song. |
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Post by tiger40 on Jan 3, 2023 13:33:11 GMT -5
The first song that came to mind as better than Songbird is Evil Eye. It's a bop. Should have been a single. Could've been the hit they needed. Yeah, I forgot all about Evil Eye, mind you, I haven't listened to it in a very long time so that's probably why. I'm not sure why it was only released as a bonus track for the Japan release of BE though. |
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Post by starkidd on Jan 3, 2023 15:37:34 GMT -5
if Nothing Nowhere is all Liam, then yes.
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Post by andymorris on Jan 4, 2023 2:04:06 GMT -5
The first song that came to mind as better than Songbird is Evil Eye. It's a bop. Should have been a single. Could've been the hit they needed. Yeah, I forgot all about Evil Eye, mind you, I haven't listened to it in a very long time so that's probably why. I'm not sure why it was only released as a bonus track for the Japan release of BE though. Because BDI wanted to sound "different", after the relative "failure" of the first record. They didn't want to put out Lennony ballad and distance themselves from the Oasis sound. |
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Post by morning_rain on Jan 4, 2023 3:15:54 GMT -5
'A waste of time'. They might just be an opportunity to see some songs through another lense, hearing them being played through beautiful instruments. I don't even understand the comparison with the actual version, I don't think the people making those covers have the ambition to replace the studio version, but anyway... Completely agreed, lubeck. Mind you, there's too many diary-ish posts which could be called "a waste of time" on this forum (you know what I mean). Not a very nice thing to say. |
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Post by jeffrey on Jan 4, 2023 7:53:58 GMT -5
Completely agreed, lubeck. Mind you, there's too many diary-ish posts which could be called "a waste of time" on this forum (you know what I mean). Not a very nice thing to say. And it’s not the first time this has happened with the same mod directed at the same person… |
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Post by The-Ghost-Dancer on Jan 4, 2023 9:49:32 GMT -5
Evil Eye, I've all I need, universal gleam all better than songbird, just my opinion of course
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Post by tiger40 on Jan 4, 2023 13:17:59 GMT -5
Evil Eye, I've all I need, universal gleam all better than songbird, just my opinion of course I've always loved Universal Gleam and it's always been one of my favourites from Liam. |
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Post by tiger40 on Jan 4, 2023 13:20:42 GMT -5
if Nothing Nowhere is all Liam, then yes. Well at this point yes, but as it hasn't been released yet we don't know for sure. |
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Post by haydenc on Jan 4, 2023 23:28:31 GMT -5
'A waste of time'. They might just be an opportunity to see some songs through another lense, hearing them being played through beautiful instruments. I don't even understand the comparison with the actual version, I don't think the people making those covers have the ambition to replace the studio version, but anyway... Completely agreed, lubeck. Mind you, there's too many diary-ish posts which could be called "a waste of time" on this forum (you know what I mean). but that's kinda the whole point of this forum isn't it? To waste time? |
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Post by andymorris on Jan 5, 2023 2:43:51 GMT -5
Completely agreed, lubeck. Mind you, there's too many diary-ish posts which could be called "a waste of time" on this forum (you know what I mean). but that's kinda the whole point of this forum isn't it? To waste time? Depends on who you ask ! It's not a free forum for some.  Anyway back on topic. Songbird is really elevated by the production. It makes it unique. The demo is good, but it's rehash of a few Beatles song. That's what lacked on BE for Evil Eyer and other Liam's songs : they had good songs, and the production is overall pretty interesting, but they got lost in details, such as weird song structures. songbird is straight to the point, not plodding seconds. And that's what it make it the perfect Liam Gallagher song, like no other (or maybe Soul Love, which is my personal favorite) |
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Post by Nyron Nosworthy on Jan 29, 2023 7:35:11 GMT -5
The Morning Son and Start Anew were north Liam's weren't they?
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Post by tomlivesforever on Jan 29, 2023 7:41:17 GMT -5
The Morning Son and Start Anew were north Liam's weren't they? Yeah he wrote those two. |
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Post by garylineker on Jan 29, 2023 19:38:35 GMT -5
Love a lot of his songs and he is definitely better than he realises he is at writing. But Songbird is far and away his best song. He captured something with that that he never has since. Unreal melody, great vocal. Just a superb song.
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Post by Nyron Nosworthy on Jan 30, 2023 7:54:23 GMT -5
The Morning Son and Start Anew were north Liam's weren't they? Yeah he wrote those two. They aren't masterpieces by any means, but take out the "Oh oh oh, yeah yeah yeah" and release them 5 years later under Liam's name under Warner rather than Beady Eye and you've got two hits on your hands. That would be my top 3 - probably Morning Son, Songbird and Start Anew. He wrote some decent material as part of Beady Eye. He would have really benefitted from a songwriter alongside him to smooth the edges and help finish them off (Wigwam is essentially 3 unfinished songs) but there was a lot of potential in the right circumstances. |
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Post by morning_rain on Jan 30, 2023 8:23:10 GMT -5
Will there ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark?
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Post by Bonehead's Barber on Jan 30, 2023 10:21:11 GMT -5
Songbird was an Oasis single. Nothing he will ever do will be more significant than that, unless he writes another song that becomes an Oasis single (this won't ever happen again).
I've All I Need is a BETTER song but Songbird surpasses it in many different ways.
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Post by matt on Jan 30, 2023 13:08:07 GMT -5
Songbird has the populist appeal that no other Liam tune comes close to, mainly due to its light breezy effortless feel ("very much in keeping with its titular character" Alan Partridge would say).
Melodically sweet and simple, a heartfelt performance from Liam and actually one of the very very few songs from Oasis MkII nailed sonically without bludgeoning it to death with plodding rhythms.
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Post by El Auténtico Dios on Jan 31, 2023 9:37:48 GMT -5
Songbird will be an oasis number 3 for ever and ever.
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Post by rebus on Feb 9, 2023 10:20:51 GMT -5
Yip.
Boy With The Blues. Liam's greatest song to date.
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Post by asyouwere on Feb 11, 2023 6:16:08 GMT -5
The demo version > album version imo.
But to answer the question, I think Born on a Different Cloud, I'm Outta Time and Evil Eye are stronger tunes. Thank God we don't have to choose and we can just listen to all of these tunes.
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Post by underneaththesky on Feb 11, 2023 19:14:20 GMT -5
Soldier On. it's been around 10 years I haven't listened to Songbird.
it's eerie as fuck and I love the keyboards, probably by Andy, with Gem on bass.
Liam's vocals and lyrics
and The Choral made it happen
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