Sorcerer - Your favorite version?

[depp91]

What's your favorite of "Sorcerer"?
I tried to keep this poll simple by only providing four options and I hope I got all the years right

My favorite version is from Trouble In Shangri-La. I love when Sheryl Crow chimes in at the end and it has the right amount of aggressiveness!
Absolutely dislike the version by Marilyn Martin... it's too mellow, almost sounds like a hymn, every time she sings "Sorcerer...".
Second best version is the Buckingham Nicks demo. The ending especially, right before it fades out completely and they're screaming "lady from the - MOUNTAAAIINN!!!" Great!

[louielouie2000]

I chose the 1984 Marilyn Martin version. I just love Stevie's sultry backing vocals on that one.

[Phil]

The Buckingham Nicks and TISL versions are both impressive, but I prefer the Marilyn Martin version. I just wish Stevie had recorded this version for The Wild Heart album.

[Jondalar]

There is only one great version and it is Marilyn Martin's version.

[KarmaContestant]

I like all of them...except the Soundstage one. My favorite of the options provided would be the TISL version. But my *real* favorites are the live versions recorded in 1974. Like this one:

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[Steviegirl]

I like all the versions, too, but I voted for Buckingham Nicks--those VOICES. My gosh. So beautiful.

[sorcerer999]

Hands down the Buckingham Nicks demo. But more than that, I love the LIVE version that they performed at their many Alabama shows. Those live versions trump everything else.

I love both the TISL version and the Streets Of Fire version equally, but for different reasons.

Soundstage version is CRAP! In fact, every live version that Stevie has done from the TISL tour on has been CRAP! I remember getting so excited when I found out it was going to be in the TISL tour set, and so let down when I finally heard her perform it. I don't think she's confident enough to do falsetto live on stage anymore, which sucks.

[Johnny Stew]

I love the production on Marilyn Martin's version of "Sorcerer," and have often wondered if there's a version in the vaults somewhere with Stevie singing lead. Her background vocals are wild & wicked, so I can just imagine how awesome a lead vocal would have/could have been.

That said, I voted for the 'TISL' version. Sheryl's production stayed very true to the folkiness of the original demo, and Stevie's latter-day voice added so much more emotional depth to the lyrics.

[Jondalar]

Love Marilyn's voice on this. She takes this song to a new place. I love Diane Lane but she could of done a better job lip-synching.

[Jondalar]

By the way, the Streets of Fire soundtrack is a really good soundtrack. It's worth every penny. You might want to check it out.

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

I love Diane Lane but she could of done a better job lip-synching.

In the movie, Diane Lane lip-synced to a version sung by Laurie Sargent. The video you posted is a fan-edit using Marilyn's recording.

Here's the original clip:

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

In the movie, Diane Lane lip-synced to a version sung by Laurie Sargent. The video you posted is a fan-edit using Marilyn's recording.

Here's the original clip:

I know, I've seen that before. I just grabbed the first video I saw. Loveeeeeeeee Marilyn Martin's voice on this song. I actually listen to this version of the song a lot.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by sorcerer999

Hands down the Buckingham Nicks demo. But more than that, I love the LIVE version that they performed at their many Alabama shows. Those live versions trump everything else.

I love those and I also like Stevie's own live versions. Tired. Thirsty. Wild-eyed.

Michele

[madeline]

It was a toss up for me between Buckingham/Nicks version and Marilyn Martin. I love both. I picked Marilyn Martin though. I really didn't care for Stevie's solo versions at all.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

Love Marilyn's voice on this. She takes this song to a new place. I love Diane Lane but she could of done a better job lip-synching.

OMG!!! I remember that movie and remembered Diane singing I'm tired, and it was many years later I heard Sorcerer (TISL) and never related both; I always thought the movie song was called I'm Tired