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Against All Odds: Which is superior?
Old 06-30-2008, 09:28 PM   #1
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Default Against All Odds: Which is superior?

Contender One - Phil Collins:





Contender Two - Mariah Carey:





Contender Three - The Postal Service:



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Re: Against All Odds: Which is superior?
Old 06-30-2008, 09:35 PM   #2
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Default Re: Against All Odds: Which is superior?

Not exactly my kind of music, but I never bought into The Postal Service and "modern pop divas" (or whatever you'd like to call them) always come off as over-the-top and insincere (imagine my voice changing tones about 1,000 times during 'over-the-top and insincere')...

So I guess Mr. Collins takes the taco...
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Re: Against All Odds: Which is superior?
Old 06-30-2008, 09:52 PM   #3
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Default Re: Against All Odds: Which is superior?

Phil Collins without a doubt, the other 2 can't touch it.
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Old 06-30-2008, 09:58 PM   #4
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Default Re: Against All Odds: Which is superior?

PC is the one. Not a fan of the others.
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Old 06-30-2008, 10:02 PM   #5
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Anyone who doesn't pick PC has no soul.
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Re: Against All Odds: Which is superior?
Old 06-30-2008, 10:50 PM   #6
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Default Re: Against All Odds: Which is superior?

I like the Postal Service, but I don't really like their version of this song...Phil Collins does the job.
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Old 06-30-2008, 11:13 PM   #7
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Yeah, I'm pretty much hooked on this song right now. THANKS A LOT BOND!
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Old 06-30-2008, 11:57 PM   #8
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Default Re: Against All Odds: Which is superior?

Collins, Phil
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Re: Against All Odds: Which is superior?
Old 06-30-2008, 11:58 PM   #9
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Default Re: Against All Odds: Which is superior?

My take:

Phil Collins - He wrote the song, and clearly the best version.

Mariah Carey - A decent cover, she stays fairly true to the original. Not sure how well suited her voice is for this song.

The Postal Service - The song is horrible for the first minute, but it does get better after. Although it's an odd genre change for the song.
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Re: Against All Odds: Which is superior?
Old 07-01-2008, 01:16 AM   #10
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Default Re: Against All Odds: Which is superior?

It's hard to weigh the Phil Collins version.. is the studio version much different?

Out of those three, I'd say Phil Collins.

I can't stand Postal Service in general.
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Old 07-01-2008, 01:48 AM   #11
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Save the Postal Service version for the next quirky, emo Juno movie. Maybe something starring Zach Braff?
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Old 07-01-2008, 01:52 PM   #12
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Phil Collins ruined Genesis, so he loses at life, and all things contained therein.

Postal Service.
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Old 07-01-2008, 04:29 PM   #13
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Default Re: Against All Odds: Which is superior?

I've actually loved the Postal Service version of the song for years and years, so that's my pick.
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Old 07-01-2008, 04:55 PM   #14
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Default Re: Against All Odds: Which is superior?

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It's hard to weigh the Phil Collins version.. is the studio version much different?
Studio version has a band kicking in halfway. It's a bit better in my opinion.

The Postal Service version is special, but a bit boring. Mariah always annoyes me, also with this cover.
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Old 07-01-2008, 05:09 PM   #15
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MC was great, PC was the best.
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