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Joachim Kettner


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Post  Posted 7 Aug 2023 5:36 am    
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As far as I know George Harrison didn't do many covers from other people's songs. Here is one. The original comes from English singer Charlie Dore. It's called Fear Of Flying.

Charlie's version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDFXwlzxss4

George's:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKqozlp6OTc
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Will Houston

 

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Post  Posted 7 Aug 2023 5:00 pm    
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I listened to George first, I liked that, I didn't know Charlie was a chick, I liked that, kinda ABBAish.
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Donny Hinson

 

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Post  Posted 11 Sep 2023 1:55 pm    
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Joachim, George also recorded "I've Got My Mind Set On You", which was written by a fairly successful '60s-'70s writer named Rudy Clark. It was one of George's most famous later songs, and it made it to the top of the charts, #1 in 1987.

Original version, recorded by James Ray in 1962...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k68Fob0QA_k


George Harrison's remake, 25 yeears later...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_71w4UA2Oxo

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And below is Charlie Dore's most famous recording...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGKrgJZhpzk
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Joachim Kettner


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Post  Posted 12 Sep 2023 5:05 am    
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I bought her album back in the late seventies, Donny. I thought it was kind of "avarage", I apreciated her talent after listening to it years later. Thanks for replying.
And the original by Johnny Ray is very good and I think quite unusual for 63. I think I heard mandolins at the end.
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