#98 I'm In A Different World -- Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin (1985)
Like #99 and #100, this is a classic from back in the
salad days of WHFS. This is a Holland/Dozier/Holland tune that was one of the
less successful singles for the Four Tops back in 1968. Note that this Dave Stewart
is NOT the David A. Stewart who was half of the Eurythmics.
Speaking of Motown covers … there was one small
flaw in my methodology for coming up with the top 100 list. In order to be
eligible, songs had to be in my iTunes library. Normally this is a low bar to
cross, but there are a couple of worthy contenders for which I have never been
able to find the “right” version in either iTunes or Amazon. "Tainted Love" by
Soft Cell is the most prominent example. The killer version of this on the
radio featured "Tainted Love," with the end running right into their version of
"Where Did Our Love Go" (another Motown cover), with no filler or aimless
noodling in between. You can find the correct version, at right around 4
minutes, on YouTube.
I'm pretty sure I have/had the original Soft Cell version, but on ... cassette. It's from Non-stop Erotic Cabaret or something like that.
ReplyDeleteThere are a bunch of 8-9 minute versions out there in MP3 land -- I think I mistakenly bought one once. Not sure what the "album" version was.
DeleteFrom looking on YouTube, I think the version I have in mind might have been a promotional 45, which would explain why it's so hard to find.