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Shadow
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Registered: Apr 2002
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Covers that you thought were original C64 tunes..
Back in the eighties/early nineties I was a HUGE nerd that never went 'out' or listened to music or whatever the cool kids did (OK, all of the aforementioned still applies, but.. :D)
That meant that pretty much the only music I listened to came from the glorious SID chip. In the years since there has been many occasions where I've heard a tune on the radio/TV/mp3 and gone "WOW! They made a cover of the tune from demo X" and then a second later "Uhmm.. wait a minute.. it was probably the other way around".
Some notable examples:
* Domino Dancing / Pet Shop boys. I thought this was a C64 original up until I heard it on the radio a couple of years ago :D
* The tune from some Success demo, turned out to be a Koto cover
* The superb introtune from Partytrap. It was not until I read the comments here on CSDB that I realized it was a cover.
OK, am I the only one who has experienced this? :D |
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j0x
Registered: Mar 2004
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http://www.google.com/search?q=hvsc+mirror :) |
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MAC
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In which game was this again? Think it was a Hubbard tune.
Human League - Hard Times
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCCu6XH5LQs |
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Zyron
Registered: Jan 2002
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Not sure if it was used in any game but it's in Commodore 64 Music Examples (subtune 8 in /MUSICIANS/H/Hubbard_Rob/Synth_Sample_III.sid) |
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MAC
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Wow, there are a lot of covers in there. I did not realize that in the past.
Funny to find out that subtune10, that was used in the famous Dynamic Duo intro, is the chorus of Human League's Do or die. |
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Ymgve
Registered: May 2002
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I recently watched Koyaanisqatsi for the first time, and went "Heyyy...isn't that the Delta tune!?" |
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yago
Registered: May 2002
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I never liked Classical Music.. But i loved the Sanxion Loader (by Hubbard iirc)... 20 years later i heard the same tune, by a classical Orchestra, it was "Romeo&Juliet" O_o
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MAC
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Registered: Apr 2008
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For me it's somewhat disappointing to find out that some of those classic tunes are "just" cover-versions,
as i always thought that they were original compositions.
Sure, it's another point to make it sound good on a C64 with only 3 channels and other limitations. |
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MAC
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Registered: Apr 2008
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Just found out that one of my alltime favourite C64 tunes Ski Dance from Chris Hülsbeck was in the Willy Bogner Movie Fire & Ice from 1986. Here's a video: Fire & Ice - Ski Dance
The original tune is called Panarama - Ski Dance (Edit)
Damn, i need to get this soundtrack NOW! |
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Dane
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 423 |
SID covers is a longtime C64 tradition. I should know! |
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Clarence
Registered: Mar 2004
Posts: 121 |
I think this one misses a 'stil' entry as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyv--uZB9h0 |
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