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| From | Michael Bennett <mrhonorama@ameritech.net> |
| Subject | Re: Cruel To Be Nitpicky |
| Date | Tue, 4 Oct 2005 10:38:04 -0700 (PDT) |
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Hey, if I co-wrote a song and the guy I wrote it with
went on to have a big hit with it, thus making me a
bunch of money, I'd gladly record a version of it in
tribute to him. Or write a song about him ("Thank You
Nick For My New BMW", for example).
Mike Bennett
--- Walter Clevenger <walterc@walterclevenger.com>
wrote:
> Hey Gregory,
>
> First off, I don't think you're being nitpicky. You
> make very valid points about the inclusion of Ian
> Gomm's version of "Cruel To Be Kind" on the Nick
> trib. I go into detail about how this came to be in
> the liner notes, however, I'll give everyone a quick
> rundown here.
>
>
>
> You are correct that Ian released a version of
> "Cruel To Be Kind" on his Crazy For You album. When
> Ian submitted it for this Nick Lowe tribute, he
> explained it was a Japanese only release so I
> figured very few people would have heard it.
> However, when I received the song and gave it a
> listen, I was concerned that the production made it
> sound dated alongside all the newly recorded tribute
> tracks. Ian agreed, so my band and I re-recorded
> the song from the ground up using his arrangement.
> Ian added an amazing new vocal and the track was
> complete. So what you have is an all new Ian Gomm
> version of "Cruel To Be Kind!"
>
>
>
> I know it may seem a bit weird that he's on a
> tribute to Nick Lowe doing a song that he co-wrote.
> But hey, it's a great version and these tributes are
> supposed to be fun right? I think when you start
> adding rules and limiting what you can and can't do,
> you begin to lose sight of the end goal - making a
> great record. This is the same reason I allowed a
> few covers (songs that Nick didn't write) on the
> tribute. After listening, I hope you'll agree I
> made the right decisions by bending the rules :-)
>
>
>
> Take care all,
>
> Walter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gregory Sager
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 3:01 AM
> Subject: Cruel To Be Nitpicky
>
>
> Not to rain on the parade of this upcoming Not
> Lame trib to Nick Lowe, since both the material and
> the people recording it are splendid enough to have
> me excited at the thought of hearing it. But am I
> the only one puzzled by the inclusion of Ian Gomm's
> version of "Cruel To Be Kind"?
>
>
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