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Post by shocker on Aug 18, 2008 4:55:35 GMT -5
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Post by JCMF3 on Aug 18, 2008 8:03:42 GMT -5
Is this going for adds?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2008 8:24:29 GMT -5
Great cover!
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Post by shocker on Aug 18, 2008 14:34:11 GMT -5
Not sure, but it's currently #49 on the Mediabase Hot AC chart, with 146 total spins. |
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Post by atlantaboy on Aug 18, 2008 14:48:34 GMT -5
^Yeah this is one of my fav. songs right now - didn't think it was goin for adds though...not sure JM and Tom Petty are different enough artists (except their age) that this could actually take off though
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Post by Libra on Sept 3, 2008 0:01:17 GMT -5
^Yeah this is one of my fav. songs right now - didn't think it was goin for adds though...not sure JM and Tom Petty are different enough artists (except their age) that this could actually take off though Maybe not, but the way JM sings it makes it feel different, which makes it interesting. |
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Post by atlantaboy on Sept 4, 2008 13:27:08 GMT -5
^Yeah this is one of my fav. songs right now - didn't think it was goin for adds though...not sure JM and Tom Petty are different enough artists (except their age) that this could actually take off though Maybe not, but the way JM sings it makes it feel different, which makes it interesting. Oh yeah def. - just not sure that's enough to kick start it high enough onto Hot AC though - still one of my fav. tracks, just can't see it bein played that much cause I think most conservative HAC's would just rather play Tom Petty version IMO really hard for a cover to "work" on a format that's already playin the original as a recurrent all the time...I think covers get picked up more easily on CHRs that wouldn't play the original cause it's too old/outdated for CHR (i. e. The Boys Of Summer, Heaven by Bryan Adams, Listen To Your Heart, It's My Life, Time After Time, etc.) Guess what I mean is...a CHR cover works if HAC is playin the original, but don't think a HAC cover can work if HAC is also playin the original |
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Post by shocker on Sept 7, 2008 5:17:46 GMT -5
Maybe not, but the way JM sings it makes it feel different, which makes it interesting. Oh yeah def. - just not sure that's enough to kick start it high enough onto Hot AC though - still one of my fav. tracks, just can't see it bein played that much cause I think most conservative HAC's would just rather play Tom Petty version Have to agree. Modern AC KMXB in Vegas is spinning Mayer's version, and the somewhat more conservative Mix 96.9 in Phoenix isn't. But you can still hear Petty's original version every so often on 96.9. Never have been a big Tom Petty fan, but I think I like his version better than John Mayer's. |
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Post by Young Money on Sept 7, 2008 15:42:29 GMT -5
Is this doing anything?
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Post by Rumors on Sept 8, 2008 17:58:44 GMT -5
Terrible, terrible cover. I can't believe John even had the nerve to think it was good enough to make a video of it.
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Post by mrclimbfall20 on Sept 12, 2008 15:07:33 GMT -5
Terrible, terrible cover. I can't believe John even had the nerve to think it was good enough to make a video of it. Well said. It's embarassing because vocally he can't even hit the notes which makes his voice crack while singing "free falling" |
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Post by Rumors on Sept 12, 2008 18:29:50 GMT -5
Terrible, terrible cover. I can't believe John even had the nerve to think it was good enough to make a video of it. Well said. It's embarassing because vocally he can't even hit the notes which makes his voice crack while singing "free falling" I agree. He simply doesn't have the voice to do a Petty song. I like John but he isn't what I would call a "rock" singer. His songs may rock and he may be an excellent rock guitarist but he doesn't have that extra umph or something in his voice that the better rock vocalist have. Petty may not be liked by everyone vocally but he does have a very distinctive voice. |
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Post by someguy on Sept 12, 2008 19:36:45 GMT -5
I like John Mayer enough, but I agree that this isn't great. Tom Petty's version still gets a ton of airplay, and Mayer doesn't exactly improve upon it. Why a station would spin this decently (outside of a few 'curiousity spins') is beyond me. Did it ever go for adds though?
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