Mirage Face Off: Final Round!

[EnchantedKiwi]

The Dance version of Gypsy is probably one of my favs, but not many people seem to like it that much

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by EnchantedKiwi

The Dance version of Gypsy is probably one of my favs, but not many people seem to like it that much

It is my favorite version as well!

[Peestie]

I voted Hold Me but they are both up there with the very cream of Mac stuff so I could have gone either way really.

[shackin'up]

My favourite song is Eyes Of The World. So I didn't vote.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

My favourite song is Eyes Of The World. So I didn't vote.

Spoiled Sport

[David]

they're both such excellent productions, such excellent tracks, that I don't know which one to vote in (or out). To find engineering & arrangements this clever & this energetically good, one would have to go back to "Mama's Pearl" or "The Love You Save" ten years earlier.

It's a mark of GYPSY's amazing sound & style that the nasally, bleating lead vocal (straying repeatedly off key) doesn't make you flinch more than once -- twice at most -- so I'll vote for GYPSY. The levels are controlled so well that the track sounds equally great in a car, on a home stereo, in headphones, or blasting out of outdoor amplifiers.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by David

. . . (straying repeatedly off key) . . . .

I think she is on key on the album cut and it is a solid vocal.

Now - the live versions, though some are compelling - OY - most sound like a dorm bathroom after chilli night in the mess hall

[BTFLCHLD]

no matter the quality of the recording...this gypsy is my fav

[gretchen]

Gypsy...pure magic.

[David]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I think she is on key on the album cut and it is a solid vocal.

You doubt my word?

[macpai]

Originally Posted by Peestie

I voted Hold Me but they are both up there with the very cream of Mac stuff so I could have gone either way really.

I totally agree. Great pop songs with terrific videos that more than exemplified the era, they put extra artistry into it.