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Post by johnnywest on Jul 14, 2004 9:37:59 GMT -5
This was probably my favorite song by Paul Young. :)
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Post by Hervard on Jul 14, 2004 13:39:21 GMT -5
I never really liked this one. My favorite Paul Young song would be the ever-obscure "Heaven Can Wait", which was his follow-up to "Oh Girl". The song was one of those songs that came and went quickly. It seemed to only surface on small market stations, as it was the now defunct Gavin's most added single in early December, 1990 and, from what I could tell, all 87 stations that added the song were small market. On the weekend of January 11, it debuted on the Gavin chart at number 40, stayed at #40 for another week and then dropped off the face of the earth. Too bad, since it was a great song.
My second favorite Paul Young song would probably be his biggest, "Everytime You Go Away". Now I'm sure you've all heard that one.
"Come Back And Stay" doesn't really do a thing for me.
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Post by mst3k on Jul 14, 2004 14:52:09 GMT -5
I like this song. My favorite by him is probably "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down."
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Post by 620 Soul Train on Jul 14, 2004 19:57:29 GMT -5
I like this song. My favorite by him is probably "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down." "Playhouse" is my second favouite by him and this one here is my number one favourite. (I am glad someone wrote this topic) |
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Post by thebigham on Jul 15, 2004 8:00:45 GMT -5
One of my favorite songs from 1984 - 20 years ago!!
Chris
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Post by ClassicCase on Jul 15, 2004 9:16:56 GMT -5
Come Back And Stay was non-remake as well as Love Of the Common People which didn't do all that hot. If you recall of the other songs you've mentioned, he has covered Ann Peebles' I'm Gonna Tear your Playhouse Down, The Chi-Lites' Oh Girl and David Ruffin's What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted. They're all good songs, but at some point I'm not all too crazy about them. But Paul has put them where it can be heard.
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Post by stevie nice on Jul 15, 2004 11:07:36 GMT -5
Young did a cover of "Wherever I Lay My Hat" which I think was an obscure Marvin Gaye song (never heard original version.) He also did a soso cover of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" the old Joy Division classic. I think "...Common People" is a remake too C.C., of a country song from the 40s.
As for "...Stay," I love it!! My fave is "WILMH (TMH)"
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Post by mst3k on Jul 15, 2004 11:42:45 GMT -5
Both "Come Back And Stay" and "Love Of The Common People" were covers... "Come Back" was originally by Jack Lee, and "Common" by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins (Waylon Jennings also did a version in 1967).
And of course his biggest hit "Everytime You Go Away" was originally recorded by Hall & Oates.
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Post by stevie nice on Jul 15, 2004 11:47:20 GMT -5
And of course his biggest hit "Everytime You Go Away" was originally recorded by Hall & Oates. A bunch of us saw him in concert when the Jones Beach shows here in New York were located in the Piers in the mid 40s in Midtown Manhattan, and the whole show my friend kept saying that Daryl Hall was gonna come on stage and sing with him, and he finally showed up for beginning of the 2nd verse. Nik Kershaw opened and put on a fine hr.+ show, tis a shame he wasn't more than a curiosity here in the states. underrated IMHO. |
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Post by reception on Jul 15, 2004 18:38:48 GMT -5
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Post by ClassicCase on Jul 16, 2004 15:57:31 GMT -5
Both "Come Back And Stay" and "Love Of The Common People" were covers... "Come Back" was originally by Jack Lee, and "Common" by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins (Waylon Jennings also did a version in 1967). And of course his biggest hit "Everytime You Go Away" was originally recorded by Hall & Oates. Thanks for clearing that mst3k. I didn't know that those two were actually covers. But that made me learn of other covers Young has done. I kinda thought that maybe out of all of his hits during the 80s, he has not released one song that WASN'T a re-make. Thanks again for the info....and that goes for you, too, stevie nice. |
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Post by Hervard on Jul 17, 2004 10:15:37 GMT -5
I like this song. My favorite by him is probably "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down." I just heard that one, on the 10/5/85 AT40 Flashback show (which I have in the CD player right now). The song I mentioned earlier, "Heaven Can Wait" sounds a little like that song. But "Playhouse" is nowhere near as good as "Heaven", IMO. |
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Post by wrat on Jul 31, 2004 17:31:24 GMT -5
Even before going solo, as a member of the Q-Tips, Paul Young primarily sang cover versions of other people's songs. That wouldn't have been all that unusual if it was in the 50s or 60s (even the Beatles started off primarily doing covers) but for the 1980's it was somewhat of an anomaly. For 2000's it's almost unheard of, e.g., Celine Dion might record the occasional cover song like "All by myself" or "The power of love" but for the most part singers who don't write their own material have professional songwriters either writing or ghostwriting original songs for them.
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Post by Gorminako on Aug 1, 2004 1:03:30 GMT -5
Same here.
When the songs covered are as obscure as these (I never heard the originals before Young's versions came out), I think it's fine. They're finally getting the exposure they originally deserved, but didn't get . But if they're covers of great, familiar songs like "Oh Girl", then I'm disappointed and nearly always like the original much better.
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Post by BillboardBoy on Aug 2, 2004 16:32:56 GMT -5
Very good song. I used to have Paul Young's greatest hits CD and there was a version of "Don't Dream It's Over." But it wasn't as good as Crowded House's.
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Post by Whi$tlin' Pete on Aug 11, 2004 0:22:29 GMT -5
Thought this was a good song. Much better than his silly "Every Time You Go Away."
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Post by cartman2002 on Dec 2, 2006 13:57:14 GMT -5
Come Back And Stay reached #22 on the Hot 100 in 1984
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Post by John77 on Dec 2, 2006 14:54:00 GMT -5
This was definitely my fav of his... I liked "Playhouse" a lot too...
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Post by BillboardBoy on Feb 1, 2007 9:00:37 GMT -5
Just heard it again recently. Great song!
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 1, 2007 10:48:36 GMT -5
I *love* this song.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 1, 2007 10:50:05 GMT -5
This video was not shown in the USA:
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Post by dth1971 on Mar 16, 2008 9:11:18 GMT -5
Do you remember Paul Young's first ever Top 40 hit in 1984 called "Come Back and Stay"?
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Post by freakyflybry2 on Mar 16, 2008 10:27:28 GMT -5
Good song! This and "Everytime I Go Away" are among his best.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Dec 11, 2017 11:23:57 GMT -5
Here's a third video!!
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Post by gonecountry on Dec 11, 2017 23:15:56 GMT -5
Love PY. His greatest hits album is a great one.
Playhouse is my favorite single.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Dec 22, 2017 1:00:17 GMT -5
Omg, I love this song, along with Everytime You Got Away!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2019 11:19:50 GMT -5
This and his cover of "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" are my favorites by him. Good song.
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Post by mamooshka on Feb 2, 2019 15:48:35 GMT -5
Speaking of remakes, the epic finale and the first single from 'The Bodyguard' was planned to be Jimmy Ruffin's 'What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted'. In fact, David Foster had already worked on the demo twice for Whitney. As it turned out, Paul Young had just recorded a cover for the film 'Fried Green Tomatoes' (it reached #22 on the Hot 100 that year) prompting Kevin Costner to look for an alternate song. He came across the Dolly Parton classic and the rest is... herstory. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by disman00911 on May 25, 2021 12:15:37 GMT -5
This song was in the GTA Vice City Stories soundtrack (on the Flash FM pop station) but I didn't play that game back then as opposed to the other "3D-Era" Grand Theft Auto games. As for the song itself, I first heard it listening to old 1984 episodes of "American Top 40 w/Casey Kasem" on Mixcloud. While I do like it, my favorite from Paul Young is "Everytime You Go Away".
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 11, 2024 11:03:31 GMT -5
40 years ago this week, "Come Back and Stay" debuted at #74 on the February 4, 1984 Billboard Hot 100 This was the video played on MTV in the USA: Top Of The Pops: Live on The Tube: Live Aid: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Back_and_Stay#4 UK #29 Cash Box |
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