Which do you like better, original or a capella cover?

This cover comes amazingly close to the original for me! Bernard Herrmann's score for Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho' is my favorite score to any movie. And the all-women group Petra Haden's acapella cover to "Psycho"' s opening theme kicks major a** for me.
If you've not seen the movie, do not watch the video - - HUGE plot spoilers!!

:)


EDIT: Just listen if youv'e not seen the movie





This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at December 27, 2021 10:15 AM MST

Who hasn't seen "Psycho?"

I haven't.

You haven’t seen lots of films. You’re not much of a barometer.

I have never watched it either.  Seen clips here and there. 

For what it's worth, I recommend it.  :)

If under pressure I can be.

At least two people.  :)

OK

:)

Twice in a few days, you, who actually posted a question about a glee club, have made it clear that you don't understand the definition of a capella. It means the performance of a polyphonic (multipart) work by unaccompanied voices. That means no instruments playing along with the voices. You may prefer the Beatles, but the cover version is, most definitely, an a capella performance.

Jeez. The backbirds are still fake...

Of course you would say that since they're BLACKBIRDS. And the whistling is done by a guy anyway, so what's the difference? Jeez.

Thanks for making my day, my2cents!  I'm glad you liked Petra Haden's performance, too!

And for fun,  here's the original - - geez - - how I love all the music for this movie! Wow!

And visually, the opening credits created by Saul Bass -- few, if any, opening credits are better to me.

I remember being a young teenager and I was going to watch Hitchcock's "Psycho" for the first time - - my mom said, "Are you sure? That's pretty scary." Then I heard - and saw -- the opening credits -- and the movie just kept getting better and better to me. Again, Herrmann's music is amazing to me.

How and why did you veer off from discussing "Blackbird?" Arrrrggggh! LOL.

I was pulled in when I saw Element 99's comment about covers.  :)

EDIT: Just after I posted I  thought "I had to pull up my covers" --  :)


EDIT #2 :  But you're right - - I went way off our topic  :)




This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at June 11, 2024 7:28 PM MDT

That's a separate issue, irrelevant to the question. The question is about "Blackbird." If you want to discuss a different song, feel free to post another question.

I answered the question.  I do NOT like either version.  And the Beatles suck. 

Most influential band in music history, period. Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple and the Stones all publicly acknowledged their debt to the Fabs, they invented entire genres. Even KISS, Metallica and the Crüe would not have enjoyed their immense popularity had the Beatles not brought metal into the mainstream (Revolution 1 and Helter Skelter are unquestionably metal songs). They didn't invent metal but they popularised it. Harrison built the fuzz box in his garage, overdrive and distort pedals hadn't been invented yet.

No. Revolution and Helter Skelter are not  metal songs. Hard rock...not metal. 

Many songs and groups out before the White album much heavier. Metal was coming regardless of the Beatles.    Troops, Kinks, Hendrix, Dick Dale.

Influential  not = good.    Beatles are way overrated.