If Stevie covered "Imaginary Lover"

[jkmaletic]

....it would sound like this. Have you guys heard this? It's a trip! I've always liked this song.

https://youtu.be/KYvQOA8I7H4




Pretty sure Stevie would never cover a song like this as the lyrics aren't her style. But it would sound pretty good!

Jamie

[MikeInNV]

Originally Posted by jkmaletic

....it would sound like this. Have you guys heard this? It's a trip! I've always liked this song.

https://youtu.be/KYvQOA8I7H4




Pretty sure Stevie would never cover a song like this as the lyrics aren't her style. But it would sound pretty good!

Jamie

Love it! Let's do this for all the songs!

[24karatstevie]

This is actually pretty good! It really sounds like her on the word "lover". I think it would be interesting for someone to do this with a song like Heart's These Dreams, a song originally offered to Stevie.

[bombaysaffires]

this was a thing back at the time. if you played the Imaginary Lover at 45 instead of 33 1/3 (album speed) this is what it sounded like.

She was even asked about it at the time and said that she'd heard it and agreed.

Here's a Rolling Stone piece about it at the time in
1978:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...icked-19780824

[bwboy]

Yes, I was just about to post the same thing, Bombay. The speeded up version sounds even more like Stevie. In the late 1970s, my older brothers had a K-Tel's Songs of Summer album, or something like that, and they would play the 33 on 45 speed.

Wish somebody had a link to THAT!

[bombaysaffires]

here's what it's like with the real vinyl at different speeds....versus the other ones that were digitally changed so the music isn't sped up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnMcrHX1tGs

[bwboy]

Thanks for the link! Ah, the memories...

It's funny to imagine FM singing this live, with Stevie glaring at Lindsey like she did in Silver Springs!

[Macfan4life]

Always loved that song and anything the Atlanta Rhythm Section did. About 10 years ago this version was on youtube and claimed to be a Stevie demo until the comment section went crazy saying it was not Stevie.

[TheWildHeart67]

I dunno.. I man I get it. But it isn't Stevie enough