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Post by Crushcrushchris on Nov 3, 2008 15:29:52 GMT -5
For those of you who hate covers, we've got...more covers!  Cover of the Ginuwine classic (noted as one of the first major hits that Timbaland produced). wm.allaccess.com/allaccess/farpony.wmaPretty straightforward cover. |
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Post by pen on Nov 3, 2008 15:41:56 GMT -5
Yeah, but it's fucking Far.
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Post by PHOBES on Nov 3, 2008 17:54:53 GMT -5
Which is the artist and which is the song? lol
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Post by halo19 on Nov 3, 2008 21:28:21 GMT -5
Interesting! I didn't even know Far were still together, but first heard of them through other Jonah projects.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Nov 4, 2008 3:36:17 GMT -5
Interesting! I didn't even know Far were still together, but first heard of them through other Jonah projects. I think they reunited? Wow. "Pony." What a fantastic song to cover. This is fucking good. Framing Hanley should take notes. So...does the allaccess link mean this is going for adds sometime soon? Cuz that would blow for the kids to see them as some "no-name" band riding Framing Hanley's coattails.  |
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Post by mrclimbfall20 on Nov 12, 2008 2:03:03 GMT -5
I heard this on 91X in San Diego yesterday and instantly loved it. Hopefully this becomes a hit...I love the guy's voice.
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Post by halo19 on Nov 12, 2008 2:05:23 GMT -5
Interesting! I didn't even know Far were still together, but first heard of them through other Jonah projects. I think they reunited? Wow. "Pony." What a fantastic song to cover. This is f**king good. Framing Hanley should take notes. So...does the allaccess link mean this is going for adds sometime soon? Cuz that would blow for the kids to see them as some "no-name" band riding Framing Hanley's coattails. One thing that helps is this song isn't as new as what FH are covering. Really, the guys could've chosen this as a cover during Water & Solutions which wasn't too long after the Ginuwine song became a hit. |
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Post by mrclimbfall20 on Nov 28, 2008 13:57:18 GMT -5
Does any one know if this is going to have an add date or whatever?
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Post by fran182 on Jan 19, 2009 16:34:47 GMT -5
Top 50 on Medibase Alternative:
53 50 FAR Pony 166 177 -11 0.978
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Post by rowellfarm490 on Jan 19, 2009 23:15:09 GMT -5
Not bad. Far did a good job covering Ginuwine's "Pony". I was not a real fan of the original but this cover has grabbed my interest.
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Post by Cody on Jan 28, 2009 22:15:47 GMT -5
wow I love this!
Reminds me alot of Chevelle
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Post by fran182 on Jan 29, 2009 16:11:40 GMT -5
wow I love this! Reminds me alot of Chevelle  You just made my interest in hear this decrease slighty... |
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Post by Cody on Jan 29, 2009 19:36:47 GMT -5
wow I love this! Reminds me alot of Chevelle You just made my interest in hear this decrease slighty... well its not a Chevelle song, I just mean that the lead singer sounds like the Chevelle lead singer. Anyways this is a cover of arguably Ginuwine's biggest hit, same rhythm as the song and all, just liek Framing Hanley did with Lollipop |
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Post by Cody on Jan 29, 2009 19:38:18 GMT -5
Interesting! I didn't even know Far were still together, but first heard of them through other Jonah projects. I think they reunited? Wow. "Pony." What a fantastic song to cover. This is f**king good. Framing Hanley should take notes. So...does the allaccess link mean this is going for adds sometime soon? Cuz that would blow for the kids to see them as some "no-name" band riding Framing Hanley's coattails. Didnt go for adds yet but its already in the mediabase alternative top 50. Damn I hope this gets huge too, this is a wicked cover |
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Post by Matt4319 on Jan 30, 2009 0:16:51 GMT -5
I usually get on board with these types of covers ("Lollipop", "Got Money", even the There For Tomorrow cover of "Ice Box" that I probably like even more than the first two), but this one doesn't quite do it for me as much as others. We'll see how much it grows on me, because I admit it probably will. 51 50  FAR Pony 194 169 25 1.809 |
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Post by David on Jan 31, 2009 2:38:06 GMT -5
I fucking love this. It works very well with a rock production. I like his voice too.
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Post by halo19 on Jan 31, 2009 3:27:29 GMT -5
Well, the sad thing about the band being lumped with a bunch of lesser names getting by with the novelty covers is they've had an underground reputation. And now that I post that, Lostprophets sort of ripped off the verse riff on "Burn, Burn" form "Mother Mary" (Foxboro Hot Tubs was just a hot remake ). |
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Feb 1, 2009 15:52:06 GMT -5
I f**king love this. It works very well with a rock production. I like his voice too. I like your "Finding Emo" avatar. :) |
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Post by David on Feb 1, 2009 20:57:50 GMT -5
I f**king love this. It works very well with a rock production. I like his voice too. I like your "Finding Emo" avatar. :) Thanks. :) I thought it was kind of funny and clever. haha |
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Post by American Idiot on Feb 3, 2009 23:04:08 GMT -5
I can see the Chevelle singer comparisons, but I think has a basically dance/techno/rock sound either way.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Feb 4, 2009 12:26:29 GMT -5
This debuts on Modern Rock at #40. Wow.
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Post by Matt4319 on Feb 14, 2009 20:40:25 GMT -5
So I had picked up from some of the previous replies here that Far had been together at some point, broken up, and reunited. But I had no idea their relative heyday was back in the '90s. And the same guy that sings lead here, Jonah Matranga, was the singer for Gratitude, who had a solid song called "Drive Away" in '05 that didn't get too much attention. (I had imagined their lead singer was in his early-to-mid 20s, but Jonah was 35 then.)
And among all that, he had some involvement in Fort Minor's "Where'd You Go?" that I can't tell from listening to it. Wow. I enjoyed all three of these efforts (including "Pony"), but I had no idea until now that the same person was involved in all three.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Feb 15, 2009 3:25:50 GMT -5
I think Jonah is the one providing the male vocals during the chorus.
Jonah is also featured on the amazing (ironically tited) "The Instrumental," a track produced by none other than Mike Shinoda, on Lupe Fiasco's first album.
And I didn't know this, but in addition to various other things he's had his hands in, Wikipedia says he co-wrote "Calling" with Taproot.
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