4/13/2023 0 Comments Bet you by golly wow![]() I agree and I also think there are many songs that should not be remade."Betcha By Golly Wow" is one of them the original by the Stylistics,produced by Thom Bell,is just perfect. Prince was masterful at building up a song from the grounds up, but remakes have never been one of his strengths. Not live songs per see, but his versions of AnotherLove and "the sweeter she is" were good too. Also good were "Play that funky Music" that Cars song, Waiting in Vain, Heroes, Only Love can hurt like this, Best of You/All Along the Watchtower, MIss you (by the Stones) Creep (the second half), Motherless Child, EvenFlow (with the vocal line being played on guitar), and Use me up. But his live version of The Whole of the Moon was outstanding, IMO. I think he was more free in a live setting than in someof the studio stuff-particulary remakes. And forĪ modest fee, plus an appropriate company car, I know just the man.īOYS AND THEIR TOYS. 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