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Post by pophector on Nov 8, 2003 21:00:13 GMT -5
This was the song that Celine Dion covered in 1997.
The original peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks in 1976 & #2 CHR/Pop, while Celine made #4 Hot 100 & #7 CHR/Pop in 1997.
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Post by Matt4319 on Nov 8, 2003 21:01:27 GMT -5
"Carmen". Although I bet Eric Cartman would do a pretty good remake. He did a wonderful rendition of Styx's "Come Sail Away".  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2003 21:02:00 GMT -5
Excellent song. I love "Make Me Lose Control" too.
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Post by jond7699 on Nov 8, 2003 21:41:39 GMT -5
Definitely a classic
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Post by reception on Nov 9, 2003 7:36:33 GMT -5
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Post by BFMR on Nov 9, 2003 13:54:13 GMT -5
YUCK! i much prefer Celine's version "Carmen". Although I bet Eric Cartman would do a pretty good remake. He did a wonderful rendition of Styx's "Come Sail Away". i LOVE that song though ;) |
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Nov 9, 2003 20:39:29 GMT -5
Celine Dion did him a favour by improving on this song greatly. I wasn't a fan of the original, but the remake was really good.
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Post by irock on Nov 10, 2003 14:11:15 GMT -5
i never much liked eric carmen after he left the raspberries (big 1972 hit: go all the way). i suppose this might have been one of his better solo tunes. the melody is a direct lift from the middle movement of rachmaninoff's 2nd piano concerto.
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Post by jimmy74747 on Nov 10, 2003 14:14:23 GMT -5
This song is a true classic.
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Post by johnnywest on Dec 7, 2004 11:55:40 GMT -5
Excellent song. I love "Make Me Lose Control" too. Agreed. |
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Post by velcro on Jan 2, 2005 0:46:30 GMT -5
I like it a lot... but don't quote me on that!  |
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Post by friday on Jan 2, 2005 2:15:52 GMT -5
Although I bet Eric Cartman would do a pretty good remake. He did a wonderful rendition of Styx's "Come Sail Away". Yeah, not to mention his version of Asia's "Heat of the Moment".  |
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Post by Me. I Am Justin... on Jan 2, 2005 2:31:26 GMT -5
This song is a true classic. |
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Post by Ezekiel 23:20–21 on Jan 22, 2005 3:03:16 GMT -5
He did it a lot better than Celine could.
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Post by Bob on Jan 22, 2005 12:43:47 GMT -5
LMAO i defn. came in here thinking South Park did a version of this. Latoya London tore it up on AI3 too
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Post by velcro on Jan 23, 2005 20:33:56 GMT -5
LMAO i defn. came in here thinking South Park did a version of this. Latoya London tore it up on AI3 too She did! Excellent version... I really thought she was the one to win... but then all her later performances were kinda emotionless. |
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Post by SyrupBoy on Jan 23, 2005 22:50:33 GMT -5
One of the first radio requests I ever made was back in 1997, after hearing Celine Dion butcher this song over and over finally pissed me off enough to call in. I requested the "real version of this song, not that lame-ass Celine Dion cover." The DJ informed me that it was probably "locked in the music room" and hung up.
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Post by ClassicCase on Jan 24, 2005 22:52:57 GMT -5
Eric Carmen's version is a hell of a lot better than that of Celine's (her Canadian ass had to go up another key on this song----she literally train-wrecked it with WAY too much emotion...sort of [my apologies to any Celine fan that is horribly offended]). I also remembered another song he did 12 years later for the movie "Dirty Dancing" called Make Me Lose Control. To me it sounds kinda Beach Boyish in a way.
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Post by mst3k on Jan 25, 2005 19:14:29 GMT -5
I also remembered another song he did 12 years later for the movie "Dirty Dancing" called Make Me Lose Control. To me it sounds kinda Beach Boyish in a way. I think you're combining your Eric Carmen songs... the "Dirty Dancing" track was "Hungry Eyes". "Make Me Lose Control" (the Beach Boyish one) came out a few months later. |
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Post by ClassicCase on Jan 25, 2005 21:20:02 GMT -5
I think you're combining your Eric Carmen songs... the "Dirty Dancing" track was "Hungry Eyes". "Make Me Lose Control" (the Beach Boyish one) came out a few months later. Oops, my bad. I thought differently. Thanks, mst3k. You're right about that. It was Hungry Eyes. MMLC was from his 1988 album a some six months or so later. I knew I had it mixed up with some late 80s song. I stand corrected. |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 3, 2008 11:06:17 GMT -5
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Post by tico on Jan 4, 2008 0:10:33 GMT -5
Not a bad song.
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Post by WotUNeed on Jan 4, 2008 2:37:45 GMT -5
The only reason I don't dislike this as much as I once did is because I heard the Dion version, so this one gained some ground by comparison. It doesn't thrill me, though. The Raspberries were awesome and I do like a good bit of his other solo tunes, though.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 12, 2024 9:45:21 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Mar 12, 2024 18:02:50 GMT -5
I didn't know the original was sung by him. I grew up hearing Celine's version.
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Post by jdanton2 on Mar 12, 2024 18:12:12 GMT -5
both Eric and Celine's versions are great . song was covered alot in the early days of American Idol.
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Post by trustypepper on Mar 12, 2024 18:49:45 GMT -5
An iconic track, both Eric’s and Celine’s versions.
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