tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post5102651197294174909..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Barbara AllenAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-60252587087388893182022-01-31T09:02:49.107-05:002022-01-31T09:02:49.107-05:00Heh. Well it's been haunting the English-spea...Heh. Well it's been haunting the English-speaking world for a few centuries, I guess that just fits in.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-33037559065802762372022-01-30T23:57:45.754-05:002022-01-30T23:57:45.754-05:00This song has been haunting me for days now. This song has been haunting me for days now. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-27324776153135582222022-01-28T16:31:42.043-05:002022-01-28T16:31:42.043-05:00Similarly, Trent Raznor of Nine Inch Nails heard J...Similarly, Trent Raznor of Nine Inch Nails heard Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt," and said "It's not my song anymore." Neil Diamond was the original composer of "Red, Red, Wine," which was not rock or reggae at all. He now does UB40's version in concert.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-87656953956512278982022-01-28T13:02:17.119-05:002022-01-28T13:02:17.119-05:00"I love it more now, and when I sing the song..."I love it more now, and when I sing the song myself it is more influenced by this version than any other." Just like after Bob Dylan heard Jimi Hendrix's version of All Along the Watchtower. Dylan decided that was a superior arrangement and started using it in concerts (minus the Wha-wha pedals and all of course).<br /><br />I am totally taken with Traffic's version of John Barleycorn as the "authentic" version even though I realize that there are numerous more traditional versions that pre-date it.Sponge-headed ScienceManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12914014641719908195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-85338787536104933372022-01-27T22:17:58.697-05:002022-01-27T22:17:58.697-05:00Porky Pig did it best. Porky Pig did it best. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.com