Ben Folds - Bitches Ain’t S**t [OT]
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Topic: Ben Folds - Bitches Ain’t S**t [OT]
Posted By: PopArchivist
Subject: Ben Folds - Bitches Ain’t S**t [OT]
Date Posted: 07 November 2020 at 1:04pm
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In 2005, Ben Folds covered this 90's Dr. Dre composition which hit the Hot 100. However was there ever a clean version issued on CD or a promo? It's laced with a lot of profanity.
The only listing at discogs is this: https://www.discogs.com/Ben-Folds-Bitches-Aint-Shit/release/1182930 - https://www.discogs.com/Ben-Folds-Bitches-Aint-Shit/release/ 1182930 I can say I honestly never heard this cover. 15 years later I don't think covering the song this way would fly. Anyone know if its clean anywhere? Thanks in advance... ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
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Posted By: LunarLaugh
Date Posted: 08 November 2020 at 9:32am
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I've never heard it clean anywhere. I think that the
profanity in the lyrics is why Ben chose to do a cover of it, since it contrasts with the more gentle melody that he set them to (not unlike Dynamite Hack who covered NWA's Boys In The Hood). I know Ben has recently gone on to say that he regrets this cover a little, in particular because he chose to still include the N word (though it was used in the intended non-offensive vernacular, it just doesn't bode well when its delivered by some white guys in their 30s/40s). As a Ben Folds fan, I thought it was super funny and creative at the time it came out but certainly hasn't aged too well. I could be wrong but I don't think he's performed it live in 15 years or so. ------------- https://thelunarlaugh.bandcamp.com/ - Listen to The Lunar Laugh! |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 18 July 2021 at 1:48pm
I wish I had the editing skills to create a clean edit. Anyone know of some program that can accomplish that? ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |
LunarLaugh wrote:Posted By: Fetta
Date Posted: 19 July 2021 at 7:22am
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Being a huge Ben Folds (Five) fan, this cover was always a
bit funny to me. Similar to what LunarLaugh said above, the gentle melody he uses really doesn't match the lyrics of the song which is what makes it kind of funny. I've never seen or heard an edited version but the unedited version also appears on the below which is where I heard it the first time. https://www.discogs.com/Ben-Folds- SupersunnyspeedgraphicLP/master/293927 |
Posted By: Bellenger1981
Date Posted: 19 July 2021 at 11:10am
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Rich, I use Goldwave for my editing. Been using it for
over 20 years. A lot of people use Audacity, which I use as well. ------------- Jason Bellenger Byron Center, Michigan, USA |
Posted By: PopArchivist
Date Posted: 20 July 2021 at 7:00pm
There is an edited version, 3:53 that I recently obtained. It also has the explicit at 3:53 as well. Joel Whitburn's pop annual lists it as 3:47. However, discogs has no listing for this promo. If anyone happens to know the cd single information much appreciated. Paul Haney since I cant find the CD single on discogs, where is the 3:47 time you reference come from? ------------- Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD." |