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Post by thewp on Oct 9, 2018 18:14:01 GMT -5
Little Big Town had "Hide The Wine" on hold for their album but let it go. Huh, that's weird. Little Big Town hasn't usually been very good at letting terrible songs go lately... I'm sorry, I've been drinking, but I've read this 5 times. Are you saying you think "Hide the Wine" is a bad song, and also that LBT has been recording bad songs lately?
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 9, 2018 20:24:47 GMT -5
Huh, that's weird. Little Big Town hasn't usually been very good at letting terrible songs go lately... I'm sorry, I've been drinking, but I've read this 5 times. Are you saying you think "Hide the Wine" is a bad song, and also that LBT has been recording bad songs lately? Yes to both of those I'm partly just being dramatic though. (When am I not? Lol) "Hide The Wine" isn't a BAD song, it is just nowhere near the best single choice on Carly's album... But I'm glad it's doing well for her at least! And while LBT's output may have been questionable their past couple albums, there still isn't anything I would go out of my way to actively avoid :)
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Post by classiccountryfan on Oct 9, 2018 21:37:16 GMT -5
"The Thunder Rolls" was supposed to have been released by Tanya Tucker. She supposedly did record it but never put it on an album. Tanya didn’t “supposedly” record The Thunder Rolls, she did record it. It was one of several previously unreleased songs included in her 1994 4-disc boxed set.
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Post by gardyfan on Oct 9, 2018 23:23:00 GMT -5
"The Thunder Rolls" was supposed to have been released by Tanya Tucker. She supposedly did record it but never put it on an album. It is on her 1994 Box Set.
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 10, 2018 0:41:46 GMT -5
"The Thunder Rolls" was supposed to have been released by Tanya Tucker. She supposedly did record it but never put it on an album. Tanya didn’t “supposedly” record The Thunder Rolls, she did record it. It was one of several previously unreleased songs included in her 1994 4-disc boxed set. "The Thunder Rolls" was supposed to have been released by Tanya Tucker. She supposedly did record it but never put it on an album. It is on her 1995 Box Set.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Oct 10, 2018 6:36:05 GMT -5
I'm sorry, I've been drinking, but I've read this 5 times. Are you saying you think "Hide the Wine" is a bad song, and also that LBT has been recording bad songs lately? Yes to both of those I'm partly just being dramatic though. (When am I not? Lol) "Hide The Wine" isn't a BAD song, it is just nowhere near the best single choice on Carly's album... But I'm glad it's doing well for her at least! And while LBT's output may have been questionable their past couple albums, there still isn't anything I would go out of my way to actively avoid :) Me personally, I hold "Happy People" as both "worst LBT song by a lightyear" and "exhibit B on why I find Lori McKenna vastly overrated" (exhibit A being "Humble and Kind").
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Post by gardyfan on Oct 10, 2018 8:07:09 GMT -5
Tanya didn’t “supposedly” record The Thunder Rolls, she did record it. It was one of several previously unreleased songs included in her 1994 4-disc boxed set. It is on her 1995 Box Set. My mistake
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 10, 2018 9:24:44 GMT -5
Yes, The Thunder Rolls appears on the Tanya Tucker box set called Tanya Tucker. Both years when the box set was released might be correct. I'm at work now, but I have the box set in cassette with the Capitol banner and in CD with the Liberty label. I actually downloaded Tucker's version off YouTube once.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Oct 10, 2018 10:51:38 GMT -5
I was not aware of said box set.
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Post by gardyfan on Oct 10, 2018 16:42:43 GMT -5
Yes, The Thunder Rolls appears on the Tanya Tucker box set called Tanya Tucker. Both years when the box set was released might be correct. I'm at work now, but I have the box set in cassette with the Capitol banner and in CD with the Liberty label. I actually downloaded Tucker's version off YouTube once. Possible but I typed the wrong year in my post lol.
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Post by thewp on Oct 10, 2018 18:16:38 GMT -5
I'm sorry, I've been drinking, but I've read this 5 times. Are you saying you think "Hide the Wine" is a bad song, and also that LBT has been recording bad songs lately? Yes to both of those I'm partly just being dramatic though. (When am I not? Lol) "Hide The Wine" isn't a BAD song, it is just nowhere near the best single choice on Carly's album... But I'm glad it's doing well for her at least! And while LBT's output may have been questionable their past couple albums, there still isn't anything I would go out of my way to actively avoid ha, ok. It wasn't my favorite song on Carly's album either. And I really liked the Pharell single (more than their last album's singles, I think.)
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Post by classiccountryfan on Oct 10, 2018 19:31:45 GMT -5
I was not aware of said box set. I’m not sure how much it was promoted. It did not chart and is not certified. I have the CD version on Liberty. It has 4 discs with 58 songs, 8 of which had been previously unreleased. Besides The Thunder Rolls the only other unreleased songs I was familiar with was Your Love Amazes Me (John Berry’s only #1 hit).
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Post by recordyear on Oct 10, 2018 21:25:09 GMT -5
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 11, 2018 7:56:12 GMT -5
I was not aware of said box set. Here's some information I dug up about the box set called Tanya Tucker. It was originally released in 1994 under the Liberty label on CD. It was rereleased in 1995 on cassette with the Capitol label on it. So anyone saying it is from BOTH years is correct. The Thunder Rolls, Same Old Story, and Your Love Amazes Me is on the four CD/cassette-58 song box set. The first song was a #1 for Garth Brooks in 1991. The second song was also recorded by Brooks for his No Fences album where you will find The Thunder Rolls. Your Love Amazes Me was John Berry's only chart topper from 1994. That same week he was tops, he had emergency surgery. I am including album art of the box set, plus videos of Tucker versions of all three songs mentioned. The first ten songs are rerecorded versions of her biggest 1970s hits that can be found on her 1990 compilation, Greatest Hits Encore. Ready? Liner notes from Brooks' album, The Hits: "There is no doubt that the toughest song in the GB catalog has to be 'The Thunder Rolls.' This song came out fighting the day it was released. Originally cut by Tanya Tucker in 1988, it was never put on an album. It came back to us in time for No Fences. My hat's off to Pat Alger, a great writer and friend, and to music itself, because only music could withstand what this song has gone through."
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Post by d3vin44 on Jan 6, 2019 11:50:28 GMT -5
"Carrie Underwood chose "Jesus Take the Wheel" as her debut single after winning American Idol. But according to Wide Open Country , it was originally pitched to Sara Evans, who didn't like the "stupid" song." Too funny. I can totally see Sara rolling her eyes while stating that this is a "stupid" song. Love her sense of humor.
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Post by someguy on Mar 9, 2019 12:05:43 GMT -5
I had no idea, but Trisha Yearwood's "XXX's And OOO's" was supposed to be recorded by Wynonna.
I did know that it was intended as the theme song of a tv show pilot that was never picked up, but I didn't know that Wynonna was intended to be the one to sing it for the pilot. She was sick, which is why they got Trisha to do it, and then Trisha liked it so much that she ended up keeping it after the show never made it.
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Post by josh on Mar 11, 2019 13:35:51 GMT -5
I seem to recall Pickler mentioning that the song I Forgive You was on hold by a bigger artist until she was finally able to cut it for 2013 album. She didn’t mention who the bigger artist was.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Mar 27, 2019 21:37:10 GMT -5
According to Jennifer Hanson at tonight’s show, she originally wrote “Country Strong” (as sung by Gwyneth Paltrow) for herself but Capitol thought it was too country for her debut album. Then it was cut as the intended first single for Miranda Lambert had she won Nashville Star!
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Post by RobbyFlorida on Mar 31, 2019 11:00:11 GMT -5
I understand this thread is for songs written for or pitched to artists who passed on those songs and the songs became big hits for other artists.
My contribution isn’t the song itself but rather a cover of a 60’s rock hit song that had its lyrics reworked from a male perspective to a female perspective and the arrangement of the song was changed from a mid tempo to slower version to suit a female country legend at the time.
Not sure who rearranged the song and lyric changes but this song was reworked for a certain country female legend at the time who passed on the new arrangement.
The arrangement was then pitched to the biggest current female artist at the time who’s version went #1 earning her 13th #1 on the country chart.
The rearranged cover: “Cathy’s Clown”
Was rearranged for and PASSED: Dolly Parton
Who got it: Reba McEntire
If you listen to Reba’s version you definitely hear the Dolly influence. Who it was originally rearranged for lol.
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Post by mamooshka on Mar 31, 2019 11:23:29 GMT -5
Not that it would've went into the hands of a country artist, but Shania had written "From This Moment On" with the intention of pitching it to Celine Dion. Shania felt she wasn't a big range vocalist and couldn't tackle the song. Luckily, it worked out...quite well. Shania may not have the greatest range compared to a lot of female singers, but honestly the way she uses head voice for the high parts of "From This Moment On" is a fabulous artistic choice. It totally adds to the song in my opinion! It gives it a level of artistic character that a belter like Celine probably wouldn't have given it, because those notes are well within her chest-voice range. That being said, I would LOVE to hear what Celine sounds like on that song. That would be absolute perfection It likely would not have quite the same feel to it as Shania's version, but it would still be heavenly. Diane Warren penned "There You'll Be" for the Pearl Harbor soundtrack with Céline in mind, but the latter apparently did not wish to record "another film theme". It was then offered to Faith, and went on to become her biggest hit in Europe. It was reported that Shania and Mutt wrote "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" to include in her follow-up to the massive COO. However, they felt it was better suited as a pop arrangement and offered it to Britney for her sophomore project. Attachment Deleted
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Apr 4, 2019 21:50:16 GMT -5
According to Jennifer Hanson at tonight’s show, she originally wrote “Country Strong” (as sung by Gwyneth Paltrow) for herself but Capitol thought it was too country for her debut album. Then it was cut as the intended first single for Miranda Lambert had she won Nashville Star! Country Strong is by far the worst song that Jennifer Hanson has ever written.
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Post by ANTi on Jan 27, 2020 19:58:09 GMT -5
It’s also one of the dumbest songs of all time. Only men drink and sleep around when they get heartbroken? Yeah, sure, Dierks.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Mar 1, 2020 16:45:07 GMT -5
Apologies if this was mentioned already because I didn't read through this entire thread, but there's one such song I thought of for this thread, and when you know who this song with its sultry lyrics (basically about sex) was originally written for, your jaw would drop.
"Dangerous Woman" by pop artist Ariana Grande was originally written with Carrie Underwood in mind. (It was also offered to other pop artists Alicia Keys and Rihanna). The main writer of the song, Ross Golan, ultimately decided to give it to Grande because he felt she was the one who would do the song most justice.
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Post by toomuchboy on Mar 1, 2020 19:24:04 GMT -5
Wow, I cannot imagine Carrie singing that at all...! Dangerous Woman is one of Ariana's best for me, too. I'm honestly really glad, because I rarely like any song where Carrie comes across even the slightest bit sexual.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 3, 2020 19:34:09 GMT -5
Yeah, I can't imagine Carrie singing "Dangerous Woman." If the song was about her being dangerous because she would destroy property or murder someone, it could work, but her cooing about being 'dangerously' sexy just wouldn't have worked imo.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2020 19:35:47 GMT -5
Who you’d be today was on hold for George Strait when Kenny Chesney heard it and asked George if he could have the song.
On a side night Dean Dillion has said that George hates “She Let Herself Go”. Dean pitched him the song for years and George always passed. Dean took it to Tony Brown and it was Tony that finally convinced George to record the song.
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Post by James on Jul 9, 2020 19:48:52 GMT -5
Cassadee Pope did an AMA on Reddit this evening and I slid in with the geeky business questions. She revealed that she passed on Goldmine (recently released by Gabby Barrett) and she wanted to record Downtown but Lady A got that one.
Unrelated/off topic, she also stated she wasn’t crazy about releasing I Am Invincible as a single and she wanted the label to push Summer longer at radio. I agree on both opinions. 🤓
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