yeah, Prince has plenty : Bangles, Martika, Appolonia and Vanity6, The Times...
― AlXTC from Paris, Thursday, 21 January 2016 15:12 (eight years ago) link
What about when a writer almost gives it to another band then takes it back?
"Hungry Heart" by Springsteen, for The Ramones, then changed his mind (or, his manager changed it for him)
― Mark G, Thursday, 21 January 2016 15:18 (eight years ago) link
Can definitely hear Joey singing it.
― The Return of the Thin White Pope (Tom D.), Thursday, 21 January 2016 16:16 (eight years ago) link
Lee Hazlewood gave away "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" which he intended to record himself before Nancy Sinatra pried it away from him
― Josefa, Thursday, 21 January 2016 16:51 (eight years ago) link
Brian Wilson giving "Guess I'm Dumb" to Glenn Campbell is up there imo, that song is incredible
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 21 January 2016 17:38 (eight years ago) link
Yes, it is. Along the same lines, a bunch of American Spring songs, particularly 'Fallin' In Love' (written by Dennis).
― Meat Sheet (Old Lunch), Thursday, 21 January 2016 17:42 (eight years ago) link
(Also, if you haven't heard the Dani Sheridan version of 'Guess I'm Dumb', get on it.)
― Meat Sheet (Old Lunch), Thursday, 21 January 2016 17:43 (eight years ago) link
Eff it, y'all need to hear these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5neKNaRMq0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnl0hRNnpao
― Meat Sheet (Old Lunch), Thursday, 21 January 2016 17:45 (eight years ago) link
It's very good but I hate Campbell's singing on it.The instrumental/backing vocals version is great.Actually, I put it on my "revised" version of "Summer days" (which is much better than the original version) !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH6NVrnA8jc
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 22 January 2016 10:17 (eight years ago) link
This, or course, is what Prince did with "Kiss": he gave it to Mazarati, then heard their demo of it and decided the tune was great, so he did it himself after all. Mazarati, of course, were not too happy about it.
― Tuomas, Friday, 22 January 2016 11:13 (eight years ago) link
Seems to be his only "Co-produced" track, certainly in his imperial days
― Mark G, Friday, 22 January 2016 12:01 (eight years ago) link
What about when a writer almost gives it to another band then takes it back?"Hungry Heart" by Springsteen, for The Ramones, then changed his mind (or, his manager changed it for him)― Mark G, Thursday, January 21, 2016 9:18 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Can definitely hear Joey singing it.― The Return of the Thin White Pope (Tom D.), Thursday, January 21, 2016 10:16 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I heard it the other way, that Johnny Ramone didn't like it and turned it down, that's what Springsteen seemed to say in the HBO doc
― Amira, Queen of Creativity (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 22 January 2016 12:18 (eight years ago) link
Same thing with Powderfinger, Neil Young wrote it for Skynyrd but sounds like they didn't end up using it
― Amira, Queen of Creativity (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 22 January 2016 12:20 (eight years ago) link
if we're talking brian wilson's american spring songs, "sweet mountain" has to be near the top.
― diana krallice (rushomancy), Friday, 22 January 2016 12:30 (eight years ago) link