Thoughts on "Honest Man" and "Believe", One Song - Two Versions Options

[Hoodstock]

You guys do realize that music from "Honest Man" by TGF comes from the song "Believe" by Live.

Just give it a listen:

Honest Man: http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/gracious...-man--218696430

Believe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZqT0stibWs

New lyrics - same base song . Ed had his chance with it and then Kevin (or the band) redid the song.

I wish I had a studio version of Believe to directly compare the two vocal performances. I prefer the lyrics of Honest Man but I would have loved to hear this as a Live song.

This post has been edited by Hoodstock: Aug 3 2010, 7:54 am

[mfitz804]

Believe sounds forced. It sounds like a band wrote music the singer didn't especially like, and the singer wrote lyrics that the band didn't especially like. The lyrics and music do not mesh together at all.

Honest Man, well, its the opposite.

[FishOutaWater]

Thanks for the assist on my next blog: Why go from an Ed "Believer" to an "Honest Man"? The dichotomy between these two songs will be made stark and this unique example of one song made into two different songs - pre-lead singer departure and post-lead singer departure - is great evidence that Live will make great music and can succeed without Ed. In fact, in the end, Ed held CCP and Live back artistically.

I guess I have already given away the point of the blog. But stay tuned. I will make the case for all of those Ed "Believers" to change their mind.