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Music Appreciation

GReedDiamond

(5,313 posts) Wed Jun 12, 2019, 12:16 AM Jun 2019

"I Love You" by The Zombies - "I Love You" by People!

The Zombies (original version released in 1965):

People! (cover that reached #14 on the US Billboard charts in 1968):

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"I Love You" by The Zombies - "I Love You" by People! (Original Post) GReedDiamond Jun 2019 OP

overall to the zombies, organ solo to people. the people vers would be better in mono nt msongs Jun 2019 #1

I'm a big Zombies fan, but I didn't know they did this one. I've always liked the People's version, NBachers Jun 2019 #2

That's a good way of describing how I feel about it... GReedDiamond Jun 2019 #3

msongs

(67,412 posts)

1. overall to the zombies, organ solo to people. the people vers would be better in mono nt

Reply to GReedDiamond (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2019, 12:28 AM

Jun 2019

NBachers

(17,117 posts)

2. I'm a big Zombies fan, but I didn't know they did this one. I've always liked the People's version,

Reply to GReedDiamond (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2019, 01:36 AM

Jun 2019

and I think, after hearing them both, that they improved the original into "what it could've been."

It's really interesting to hear the Zombies sing their first recording, though- very Zombies.

GReedDiamond

(5,313 posts)

3. That's a good way of describing how I feel about it...

Reply to NBachers (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 12, 2019, 01:55 AM

Jun 2019

...and the original is still great.

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