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What is the best version of Gloria?
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:34 pm
by zahosale
My vote goes for Patti Smith's off of Horses. The intro is killer and then the way the band slowly builds and the suddenly snaps into it is fantastic.
Re: What is the best version of Gloria?
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:17 am
by Cody_Pole
I'm sticking with the Them version Van Morrison at the top of his game!
Re: What is the best version of Gloria?
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:12 am
by snipelfritz
Laura Branigan, jk.
I have to go with The Them. It's just one of those tunes that's amazing no matter who plays it, like Tainted Love. Although convincing some people that Soft Cell didn't write that song can be impossible.
Re: What is the best version of Gloria?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:27 pm
by dubkitty
Them +1. Patti's version is great--one of my 2 or 3 favorite tracks of hers--but it doesn't have all that much to do with the song, really. the Shadows of Knight had a rather snappy cover version in the 60s.
Re: What is the best version of Gloria?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:30 pm
by zahosale
This is true; she did deviate from the original song quite a bit. Another great version I have heard is a live version by The 13th Floor Elevators.