For Crying Out Loud - DUET???

Shane · 09 May 2002, 12:32

I would like to know what people would think about For Crying Out Loud being done as a duet.

I thought that perhaps Meat and Patti could alternate on the verses, and on the coda at the end.

LucyK! · 11 May 2002, 21:50

I'm not sure about this one

Nothing could ever beat the original, Meat belting it out with the orchestra, and I don't think that anyone could recreate the feeling he does when he sings it. However, I have a live version of FCOL ( nice one Ewan

) and there's a tiny bit of harmony on the line For Crying Out Loud, and it's only on that line, and it's really effective! But it is just one line and I don't know that it would have quite the same effect if the whole song was harmonised as a duet

Lucy

Meatles · 12 May 2002, 17:07

I think that Meat and Patti should try doing it as a duet on the Summer Tour, Meats voice has changed since then and is even better for that type of vocal now. On the NOTP he had a really high vocal range and an orchestra voice, Beautiful!!!! I am seeing him half way into the tour and I am hoping his voice isn't worn down by then. I know that the chances of him performing For Crying Out Loud are very slim, but I can dream.

RSG · 14 Oct 2003, 03:58

well, I personally don't think so. meat says when he sings this song, he imagines someone haveing a loss. a loss of something the character loved really much so. i'm beginning to see that image more and more everytime. so NO, I can't see it being a duet. Maybe Patti doing background vocals, on the CODA part. Cause Patti has a beautiful voice, and it deserves to be heard as much as possible. I wouldn't mind hearing Pearl sing another duet. SWEET :) 3 amazing singers.

shadow1000001 · 14 Oct 2003, 05:34

I voted no. I guess I just can't see that song as a duet. I just think that it would lose something.

Maria

evil nickname · 14 Oct 2003, 09:25

I voted no, cause the option 'hell no - and what were you thinking when you thought this up?' was not present.

There is no way it could work, cause first of all - it wasn't written as a duet. You got one person trying to explain something to one other person. Not two people telling eachother something.
Besides: I think the original is as close to perfection as anything Meat has ever done. So why touch it?
If you really want a duet - write a new one.

Sapphire Lady · 14 Oct 2003, 09:59

I'm another "no" vote I'm afraid

I don't think this would work as a duet. It's a very intense, emotional song and splitting it into two parts would detract from this. It should be left the way Jim intended it.

I remember we also had the same debate about Two Out of Three and I think the general opinion was also "no".

dottie · 14 Oct 2003, 17:50

No again - My opinion only, is that Meat is at perfection when he sings For Crying Out Loud, no matter the format, whether it be live (rare) or recorded. The emotion that Meat places into this song, I believe would detract if any other singer at all, were to duet with him.

dashinblonde · 27 Oct 2003, 15:51

i voted "no" too. i just dont think that it beats the original, its too good to change. :)

KellyM · 27 Oct 2003, 17:50

No, no and more no. Cryin out loud is Meat at his very best, PERFECTION. No room for improvement! The greates love song ever.

Bren · 31 Oct 2003, 20:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by KellyM

No, no and more no. Cryin out loud is Meat at his very best, PERFECTION. No room for improvement! The greates love song ever.

have to agree with you there

Bren

Gez · 31 Oct 2003, 22:01

For crying is such a great ballad by Meat..
But sing in your head Patti as a duet... For Taking in the sun when feeling so cold(Patti), for giving me a child (Meat) etc etc.

Might not be to bad???

mariella · 01 Nov 2003, 18:00

This doesn't sound good to me. I love this song too much, no changes please.

xxx

Mariella

Rob The Badger · 01 Nov 2003, 20:06

No No No No NO!
Horrible horrible idea. . .this song is written from the prespective of one person. . .not two.
Oh, one side comment, the song's about more about sex than love. . .but then again, aren't all Steiman songs?

Proof?
"And can't you see my faded levi's bursting apart". . .*ahem*. . .Yes Jim, I can see them very clearly, not a pretty sight either.

Tim · 01 Nov 2003, 23:21

Lucky that 70% of the totall of the voters had my tought. That would be terrible. A FCOL duet... brrr... it makes me shiffer.

LostSoul · 12 Nov 2003, 02:15

Blaspheme!

"For Crying Out Loud" is a jewel, can't break it in two!
NO, of course!

Cpl Mickey · 12 Nov 2003, 09:47

I voted NO aswell FCOL is a clssic

Woman of Steel · 12 Nov 2003, 21:08

No, For Crying Out Loud is best left alone. It is a classic, probably one of the three most beautiful songs I've ever heard, I just don't think you can break it in two. Besides, Meat sounds heavenly on it alone...

PanicLord · 12 Nov 2003, 22:24

No - I think they should leave it. Meat could possibly sing it even more incredibly these days, but don't mess with something this good!

View Poll Results: Do you think `For Crying Out Loud' could be done ok as a duet?
Yes	5	13.51%
No	27	72.97%
I abstain from this vote	0	0%
Don't know/Not sure	5	13.51%
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09 May 2002, 12:32	#1
Shane Super Loafer Join Date: 30.04.2002 Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand (GMT+12) Posts: 608	For Crying Out Loud - DUET??? I would like to know what people would think about For Crying Out Loud being done as a duet. I thought that perhaps Meat and Patti could alternate on the verses, and on the coda at the end.

12 Nov 2003, 02:15	#16
LostSoul Got metal? Join Date: 06.11.2003 Location: Switzerland Posts: 2,109	CRYING OUT LOUD for a duet? Blaspheme! "For Crying Out Loud" is a jewel, can't break it in two! NO, of course!

11 May 2002, 21:50	#2
LucyK! The Monster Is Luce Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Posts: 7,547	I'm not sure about this one Nothing could ever beat the original, Meat belting it out with the orchestra, and I don't think that anyone could recreate the feeling he does when he sings it. However, I have a live version of FCOL ( nice one Ewan ) and there's a tiny bit of harmony on the line For Crying Out Loud, and it's only on that line, and it's really effective! But it is just one line and I don't know that it would have quite the same effect if the whole song was harmonised as a duet Lucy

12 May 2002, 17:07	#3
Meatles Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario (born and raised in London England) Posts: 253	I think that Meat and Patti should try doing it as a duet on the Summer Tour, Meats voice has changed since then and is even better for that type of vocal now. On the NOTP he had a really high vocal range and an orchestra voice, Beautiful!!!! I am seeing him half way into the tour and I am hoping his voice isn't worn down by then. I know that the chances of him performing For Crying Out Loud are very slim, but I can dream.

14 Oct 2003, 03:58	#4
RSG Mega Loafer Join Date: 27.07.2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,296	well, I personally don't think so. meat says when he sings this song, he imagines someone haveing a loss. a loss of something the character loved really much so. i'm beginning to see that image more and more everytime. so NO, I can't see it being a duet. Maybe Patti doing background vocals, on the CODA part. Cause Patti has a beautiful voice, and it deserves to be heard as much as possible. I wouldn't mind hearing Pearl sing another duet. SWEET :) 3 amazing singers.

14 Oct 2003, 05:34	#5
shadow1000001 Mega Loafer Join Date: 10.07.2003 Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,580	I voted no. I guess I just can't see that song as a duet. I just think that it would lose something. Maria

14 Oct 2003, 09:25	#6
evil nickname Guest Join Date: 19.04.2003 Posts: 2,238	I voted no, cause the option 'hell no - and what were you thinking when you thought this up?' was not present. There is no way it could work, cause first of all - it wasn't written as a duet. You got one person trying to explain something to one other person. Not two people telling eachother something. Besides: I think the original is as close to perfection as anything Meat has ever done. So why touch it? If you really want a duet - write a new one.

14 Oct 2003, 09:59	#7
Sapphire Lady Mega Loafer Join Date: 21.04.2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,213	I'm another "no" vote I'm afraid I don't think this would work as a duet. It's a very intense, emotional song and splitting it into two parts would detract from this. It should be left the way Jim intended it. I remember we also had the same debate about Two Out of Three and I think the general opinion was also "no".

14 Oct 2003, 17:50	#8
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	No again - My opinion only, is that Meat is at perfection when he sings For Crying Out Loud, no matter the format, whether it be live (rare) or recorded. The emotion that Meat places into this song, I believe would detract if any other singer at all, were to duet with him.

27 Oct 2003, 15:51	#9
dashinblonde Junior Loafer Join Date: 24.10.2003 Location: derby,england Posts: 42	i voted "no" too. i just dont think that it beats the original, its too good to change. :)

27 Oct 2003, 17:50	#10
KellyM Rookie Join Date: 27.10.2003 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1	No, no and more no. Cryin out loud is Meat at his very best, PERFECTION. No room for improvement! The greates love song ever.

31 Oct 2003, 22:01	#12
Gez Knicker thief Join Date: 17.04.2003 Location: auch...not on the fence Posts: 5,633	For crying is such a great ballad by Meat.. But sing in your head Patti as a duet... For Taking in the sun when feeling so cold(Patti), for giving me a child (Meat) etc etc. Might not be to bad???

01 Nov 2003, 18:00	#13
mariella Mega Loafer Join Date: 04.02.2003 Location: Holland Posts: 4,063	This doesn't sound good to me. I love this song too much, no changes please. xxx Mariella

01 Nov 2003, 20:06	#14
Rob The Badger Too sexy for this post Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,895	No No No No NO! Horrible horrible idea. . .this song is written from the prespective of one person. . .not two. Oh, one side comment, the song's about more about sex than love. . .but then again, aren't all Steiman songs? Proof? "And can't you see my faded levi's bursting apart". . .ahem. . .Yes Jim, I can see them very clearly, not a pretty sight either.

01 Nov 2003, 23:21	#15
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	Lucky that 70% of the totall of the voters had my tought. That would be terrible. A FCOL duet... brrr... it makes me shiffer.

12 Nov 2003, 09:47	#17
Cpl Mickey Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.09.2003 Location: Maidstone. England Posts: 1,378	I voted NO aswell FCOL is a clssic

12 Nov 2003, 21:08	#18
Woman of Steel Super Loafer Join Date: 07.11.2003 Location: In a prison that he thought was a home... Posts: 249	No, For Crying Out Loud is best left alone. It is a classic, probably one of the three most beautiful songs I've ever heard, I just don't think you can break it in two. Besides, Meat sounds heavenly on it alone...

12 Nov 2003, 22:24	#19
PanicLord Mega Loafer Join Date: 18.06.2003 Location: At The End Of The Line Posts: 2,651	No - I think they should leave it. Meat could possibly sing it even more incredibly these days, but don't mess with something this good!