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Riffs the VU Ripped from the Stones
Posted: 26 May 2012 19:26
by MJG196
I am not sure if these have been discussed before. But today in the car, the Stones' "It's Not Easy" came on...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYLHavE17uU
...and I couldn't help but notice that riff is EXACTLY the same as this version of Guess I'm Falling In Love:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU9LCep6pbM
There have got to be other examples!
-how do we embed videos on this site?!
Re: Riffs the VU Ripped from the Stones
Posted: 27 May 2012 02:14
by radiofreesimulacrum
Re: Riffs the VU Ripped from the Stones
Posted: 27 May 2012 03:19
by salmercuri
Hitchhike is of course a Marvin Gaye song covered by the Stones.
The real VU rip off is of the Everly Brothers "Love Hurts."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFE2SnliiV0
Re: Riffs the VU Ripped from the Stones
Posted: 27 May 2012 03:48
by MJG196
radiofreesimulacrum wrote:The obvious on is
There she goes Again/Hitch Hike
Ah! Forgot about that one - there's gotta be more...
Re: Riffs the VU Ripped from the Stones
Posted: 27 May 2012 03:52
by MJG196
LOL! Sister Ray?! Whooda guessed!
Re: Riffs the VU Ripped from the Stones
Posted: 27 May 2012 13:00
by alfredovu
MJG196 wrote:
LOL! Sister Ray?! Whooda guessed!
I got my eyes wide open!!
Re: Riffs the VU Ripped from the Stones
Posted: 27 May 2012 20:58
by nkdlunch
Would someone PLEEEEEEEEEASE do a mashup of Love Hurts & Sister Ray???
Velvet Everly!!!
Re: Riffs the VU Ripped from the Stones
Posted: 27 May 2012 22:37
by gibson343
Back in the day when I had my record player that could do 16rpm I found all sorts of things about
VU songs when I played their records at that speed. Black Angel's Death Song, I'm Set Free
ATP. However Sister Ray was played at 45rpm, more than 16rpm. I guess it wasn't fast enough for me.
The lion's share of the speeds though was a respectable 33 rpm.
Re: Riffs the VU Ripped from the Stones
Posted: 01 Jun 2012 01:52
by iaredatsun
'Bad artists copy. Great artists steal.'
Pablo (nobody ever called me an asshole) Picasso
Re: Riffs the VU Ripped from the Stones
Posted: 02 Jan 2013 21:21
by bradski
Nothing to do with the Stones - but I didn't want to start a new thread just to post this.
Every time I hear this song I think of the VU.
Its a 1964 single by Billy 'The Kid' Emerson called 'Aunt Molly'. I always think the groove is pure VU.
The organ is a bit rinky-dink and the vocals are more soulful ... but check out the amazing band....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pBBFAyp_s4