Guest Kolla Posted November 27, 2004 Posted November 27, 2004 No idea I'm afraid, but curious to know what Mary Well's doing 'Sunny' is like? (can't resist a female version of a song.. ) link Rachel put this idea in my head. What's your favourite version of Sunny? ...and has anyone any idea how many versions there are? Mine favourite version was Les McCann, but has recently been overtaken by JAMES BROWN.
Micksmix Posted November 27, 2004 Posted November 27, 2004 got to be marvin gaye for me ,tears it up big time Mick
Guest Posted November 27, 2004 Posted November 27, 2004 boney m ................... only kidding ..marvin gaye by a mile , although georgie fame is quite good as well Davie
Craig W Posted November 27, 2004 Posted November 27, 2004 Marvins version is good but surely the best version is by Bobby Hebb.
Chalky Posted November 27, 2004 Posted November 27, 2004 Here's what is registered on BMI.... SUNNY BMI Work #1430842 Songwriter/Composer Current Affiliation CAE/IPI # HEBB BOBBY BMI 13671113 Artists ANDERSON ERNESTINE BOOKER T AND THE MG S CLASSICS IV COSMOALPHA CRAMER FLOYD ELECTRIC FLAG FELICIANO JOSE FITZGERALD ELLA FOUR TOPS GREEN URBIE HAWES HAMPTON HEBB BOBBY JAKKI O JORDAN STANLEY MANN HERBIE MARTINO PAT MC BRIDE JOE MEGABYTE MONTGOMERY WES MOTTOLA TONY SINATRA FRANK STALLINGS MARY WONDER STEVIE YANK LAWSON AND BOB HAGGART
pikeys dog Posted November 27, 2004 Posted November 27, 2004 Here's what is registered on BMI.... SUNNY BMI Work #1430842 Songwriter/Composer Current Affiliation CAE/IPI # HEBB BOBBY BMI 13671113 Artists ANDERSON ERNESTINE BOOKER T AND THE MG S CLASSICS IV COSMOALPHA CRAMER FLOYD ELECTRIC FLAG FELICIANO JOSE FITZGERALD ELLA FOUR TOPS GREEN URBIE HAWES HAMPTON HEBB BOBBY JAKKI O JORDAN STANLEY MANN HERBIE MARTINO PAT MC BRIDE JOE MEGABYTE MONTGOMERY WES MOTTOLA TONY SINATRA FRANK STALLINGS MARY WONDER STEVIE YANK LAWSON AND BOB HAGGART link Se they've missed Betty Lavettes early 70s take on this....... WOOF!
Chalky Posted November 27, 2004 Posted November 27, 2004 Se they've missed Betty Lavettes early 70s take on this....... WOOF! link It's probably not registered with BMI. Does BMI only cover UK releases?
Craig W Posted November 27, 2004 Posted November 27, 2004 (edited) There has been 2 cd releases devoted entirely to cover versions of Sunny A Collection of Various Interpretations of Sunny, Pt.1 with 16 versions & Pt2 with a further 17 versions! Edited November 27, 2004 by CRAIG W
Chalky Posted November 27, 2004 Posted November 27, 2004 (edited) There has been 2 cd releases devoted entirely to cover versions of Sunny A Collection of Various Interpretations of Sunny, Pt.1 with 16 versions & Pt2 with a further 17 versions! link I bet they're thrilling listening Edited November 27, 2004 by chalky
Guest rachel Posted November 27, 2004 Posted November 27, 2004 (edited) Marvin of the ones I've heard - beautiful Would love to hear some of the others though - never heard a female version so especially some of them! The CD might be taking it just a little too far though (remember seeing an LP like this of 15 versions of Louie Louie...) Edited November 27, 2004 by rachel
Ady Croasdell Posted November 27, 2004 Posted November 27, 2004 It's probably not registered with BMI. Does BMI only cover UK releases? link I think BMI is solely a US organisation.
Guest rachel Posted November 27, 2004 Posted November 27, 2004 After a bit of searching about, didn't find many versions on the web but this has to be one of the most.. er.. interesting
Pete S Posted November 27, 2004 Posted November 27, 2004 I was actually going to mention that Rach, it's on UK Mercury. What about Edward Hamilton - Baby don't you weep - thats practically the same tune as Sunny
jazzyjas Posted November 28, 2004 Posted November 28, 2004 Nice versions of "Sunny" and "It Was a Very Good Year" by Della Reese on ABC Paramount singles. Willie Bobo's on Verve also deserves a mention, I think. KTF Jas
mikeysoul Posted November 28, 2004 Posted November 28, 2004 Rachel put this idea in my head. What's your favourite version of Sunny? ...and has anyone any idea how many versions there are? Mine favourite version was Les McCann, but has recently been overtaken by JAMES BROWN. link I love the James Brown version, believe it's the great Marva Whitney sparring with him Mike
Guest Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 Still Bobby Hebb for me- altho the Marvin Gaye version IS pure class. Friend burned me some kinda weird mix CD and the James Brown/Marva Whitney version was on there. That too is a great version- He sounds so impassioned on it, but both vocals sound restrained, like they wanna break out but can't....
pikeys dog Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 It's probably not registered with BMI. Does BMI only cover UK releases? link Thats because it doesnt exist... Got mixed up with her version of STORMY. What a doofus..... WOOF!
Little-stevie Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 Se they've missed Betty Lavettes early 70s take on this....... WOOF! link Would love to hear that version,she is one of my top female vocals...Where can i get this please....
pikeys dog Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 Would love to hear that version,she is one of my top female vocals...Where can i get this please.... link See above WOOF!
Guest Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 See above WOOF! link Havin' problems with the weather in them there parts cuz.
pikeys dog Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 Havin' problems with the weather in them there parts cuz. link Blowin hot and cold...... Anyone got a value on the Betty Lavette 45 on TCA? Its on Mr Rimmers Discography, but it doesn't turn up much..... WOOF!
tone5446 Posted November 30, 2004 Posted November 30, 2004 there's a good version by the great Alan Bown Set on London Swings Live At The Marquee.
Craig W Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 Just found a version of Sunny by Chuck Jackson in my collection that i have never heard before. Typical big voice & production.Brilliant.Anyone else heard this version?
Reg Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 Love the Marvin and Georgie Fame versions but this Chuck Jackson one sounds good...have you got a sound file???
Craig W Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 (edited) Love the Marvin and Georgie Fame versions but this Chuck Jackson one sounds good...have you got a sound file??? Just uploaded a file to here of it. Edited December 2, 2004 by CRAIG W
Guest Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 chuck jackson - sunny ............ gotta say i'm not keen at all , the marvin version for me is so smooth it is perfect .. for me it's like the producer told chuck to inject some passion to the song and he missed the point completely Davie
Craig W Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 Oh well , try the Mary Wells version then. Sorry about the quality of these uploads as Im still learning how to get them right. https://www.soul-source.co.uk/index.p...cmd=si&img=2429
Guest Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 Oh well , try the Mary Wells version then. Sorry about the quality of these uploads as Im still learning how to get them right. https://www.soul-source.co.uk/index.p...cmd=si&img=2429 link thats not bad , far enough away musically for me to like them both without thinkin of the other one if you know what i mean Davie
Guest rachel Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 Mary Wells is nice, cheers for the file (still nobody better than Marvin in my eyes (ears?) yet)
Billy Freemantle Posted December 3, 2004 Posted December 3, 2004 Billy Mills who did 'I'm number One' did a very soulful version of 'Sunny' on Sound Stage 7.
Paul McKay Posted December 3, 2004 Posted December 3, 2004 I have to say I don't particularly like the song at all. Sorry. Paul
Guest Posted December 8, 2004 Posted December 8, 2004 Curiously, nobody mentions the version by Chr, which was more or less contemporary to the original. A better "white" version than Georgie Fame's one. The original cannot be beaten anyway as far as I am concerned, especially since I read recently what it is about. (Apologies, this is probably too serious a remark - this time I will get my coat).
Guest rachel Posted December 8, 2004 Posted December 8, 2004 The original cannot be beaten anyway as far as I am concerned, especially since I read recently what it is about. (Apologies, this is probably too serious a remark - this time I will get my coat). link What is it about? I always thought it was just a great love song.... Rach
Guest Posted December 8, 2004 Posted December 8, 2004 Like any good popular song it is a mixture of happiness and sadness. Of course all those who covered it were singing a love song. But the tune has got a clear tone of melancholy: it refers to someone loved in the past, who is no longer around in the present. (This is one reason why I would not play it "for the floor"). And it is originally meant as a song about brotherly love. Bobby Hebb wrote it with his deceased brother in mind. And even John F. Kennedy, apparently: https://www.songfacts.com/detail.lasso?id=2273 Which site also points at a cover version by the Classics IV (forgot whether they were mentioned earlier).
Guest Posted December 8, 2004 Posted December 8, 2004 On a lighter note (from a German website, would you believe): Vol.2: 1.Chris Montez - Sunny 2.Les McCann - Sunny 3.Shirley Bassey - Sunny 4.Jose Feliciano - Sunny 5.Four Tops - Sunny 6.Marian Love - Sunny 7.Walker Brothers - Sunny 8.Paul Kuhn - Sunny 9.Trini Lopez - Sunny 10.Young Trio Holt - Sunny 11.Marvin Gaye - Sunny 12.Electric Flag - Sunny 13.Leonard Nimoy - Sunny 14.Ella Fitzgerald - Sunny 15.Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Sunny 16.Brother Jack McDuff & David Newman - Sunny Vol. 1: 1.Bobby Hebb - Sunny 2.Arthur Lyman Group - Sunny 3.Georgie Fame - Sunny 4.Booker T. & The MG's - Sunny 5.Dusty Springfield - Sunny 6.John Schroeder Orchestra - Sunny 7.Robert Mitchum - Sunny 8.Stan Kenton - Sunny 9.Herbie Mann & Tamiko Jones - Sunny 10.Stanley Turrentine - Sunny 11.Andy Williams - Sunny 12.The Ventures - Sunny 13.Cher - Sunny 14.Jimmy Smith - Sunny 15.Wilson Pickett - Sunny 16.Nancy Wilson - Sunny Two cd's with versions of the number this thread is built upon. Many mentioned already, some overlooked and probably wrongly - others for good reasons. Paul Kuhn? Electric Flag? Surely Kai Winding must have done this one too! Quite a few of the versions listed which had not been mentioned yet I have in my collection without even remembering it, and I suspect I am not alone in that respect... Ah! I could stand an album of sixteen versions of Louie Louie, and I actually have the La Bamba-one, but Sunny sixteen times?
Guest Posted December 8, 2004 Posted December 8, 2004 Good old Kai! Never lets you down: https://www.bjbear71.com/Winding/Kai-3a.html "Urbie Green, "21 Trombones", Project 3 PR-5014SD (1967).[LP] No album photo available. Tracklist: It Had to Be You Timbre Mood Indigo Sunny Just Dropped In Blue Flame The Party Perdido The Green Bee I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues How Come You Do Me Like You Do I Get the Blues When It Rains Participation by Kai Winding as trombonist." I wonder if "Just dropped in" would be the First Edition number, also covered by Betty Lavette... The album dates from 1967, so it might just be possible...
Guest LeoLyxxx Posted December 8, 2004 Posted December 8, 2004 I really like Booker T & the MGs version but it's only because it was sampled by RZA to Gravediggaz "9-800 suicide" oh what a hip hop tune that is best Leo
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