"You Make Loving Fun" downloads
 

The Fleetwood Mac Legacy site has some versions of "You Make Loving Fun" available for download this week. There are 2 Fleetwood Mac live versions & a few cover versions, including one by Cyndi Lauper. Just click on SOTW on the left side of the page & it'll take you to the download page.

http://www.fmlegacy.com/main.html

Woohoo, Cyndi! Have you heard the cover, Mary Anne? It's really good. She got paid to sound like Chris back in '77. :thumbsup:

Not yet. I just downloaded the track & haven't had a chance to listen to it yet. But I will this evening. I knew that Cyndi had covered YMLF, but I've never heard it. I'll let you know what I think of it after I listen to it.:)

I had no interest in anyone else doing YMLF, but I've now DL'd it. It's waaay overproduced, but she does do a good job on the vocals.
I HATE the sax(you know I have horn issues!).

It's OK. It's radically different than THE version, which I love. Like Homer, I like Cyndi's vocals...not sure about the rest though. The problem is that the Rumours version is simply perfection. I LOVE the funky YMLF.:D

goldustsongbird, when did Cyndi record this?

Okay, call me crazy, but that sounds nothing like Cyndi Lauper!

Yeah, isn't that weird? She sounds different. It's definitely Cyndi, though!

1977. It was the first thing she officially recorded and had released. She was paid like, 12 bucks to record some tracks and that was one of 'em.

Now what I wanna know is, what other tracks did she record, and who has them locked up in a vault?

That is pretty weird! She's supposed to sound like Chris. I'd say for someone with a squeaky NY accent, she didn't do too badly imitating a throaty English broad. :thumbsup:

Maybe she did gold dust woman. *would die*

Gee, Homie, what would Freud say? :p

:laugh: I totally think the squeakiness is put-on, tho. Or ... well, has she talked about how her speaking voice sounds totally different now than it did way back when?

'scuse me while I clean up the mess I just made.

She hasn't... I don't think. She can sound pretty squeaky even now, but she's definitely a lot deeper voiced than she used to let on. I guess it went along with her whole cartoony look.

you mean pick up your feces and go home? pahahaha, i went there. sorry.

i think you're right about the image thing.

Well I guess it is... Who knew!

I just found this info on a cyndi site - and there's an extended mix as well.

You make Loving Fun Long before Cyndi became famous or joined Blue Angel, she recorded a cover version of this classic Fleetwood Mac song. It took 10 years for the song to officially be released and only in Japan. Only a few copies were made and it is the most sought after recording by any Cyndi fan.

I always thought it was, "pick up the pizzas, and go home".

That's definitely a much more appealing interpretation. :laugh:

LOL. Oh no you di-in't! Yo, someone's selling the YMLF Japan single... for $140. heh. If only...

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: yeeeeeahhhhhhhh...

damn, why'd i just spend my extra cash on a gym membership?

Sometimes I ASSume I'm writing for people who know what I'm talking about. The horn issue WAS: me not being crazy about Heroes Are Hard To Find, because I don't care for the horns on it. FWIW, I played trumpet for 9 years, and started college as a trumpet major. I soon decided I didn't want to teach band!

You want to get into shape! And one, and two, and one...

Sometimes I ASSume people know when I'm being my usual sarcastic, playful self! Eh, I don't mind the Heroes horns. They're kind of silly and garish and make me think of Whole Lotta Trouble, but I like the song so it kind of becomes secondary.

Well, what'll you know.:shocked: I admit I know very little about Cyndi Lauper. She must have recorded this very soon after Rumours was released. I assume she was trying to imitate Christine's vocals. Maybe that's why I kind of like the vocals.:D The rest of it is just too weird for my taste.

Cyndi Lauper ROCKS!

Would I lie to you? :p

:nod: See my earlier post to Carrie about her imitating Chris.

NOT on that particular song. Nope!