O/T Dan Seals - "Bop"
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Topic: O/T Dan Seals - "Bop"
Posted By: Scanner
Subject: O/T Dan Seals - "Bop"
Date Posted: 08 June 2022 at 12:46pm
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Seals' only Hot 100 (BB 42, CB 48) entry after shifting to
country. The song was a #1 Country (BB, CB, RR) and AC hit (10 BB, 11 RR) as well. Were there different versions of this song? I originally had the song on 45, but thought the version included on some subsequent compilations differed in how he sang the second chorus and in the length of the ending fade. Any thoughts? |
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Posted By: AndrewChouffi
Date Posted: 09 June 2022 at 4:40am
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Great record co-written by Paul Davis.
I am unaware of any additional versions. Hopefully someone can confer (or deny) my limited research... Andy |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 09 June 2022 at 8:17am
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I have come across a couple instances where the song fades
later on some vs. others but it's the same receording. ------------- John Gallagher Erie, PA https://www.johngallagher.com" rel="nofollow - John Gallagher Wedding & Special Event Entertainment / Snapblast Photo Booth |
Posted By: AutumnAarilyn
Date Posted: 09 June 2022 at 2:47pm
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I've never heard any different versions and the comps he
put out were all Capitol/EMI related so I don't think there was a re-recording. Country isn't usually known for alternate mixes or even edits with exception of Alabama. "My baby's got good timin" and "You still move me" are pure crossover quality and well polished. Latimore (from Miami) covered "You still move me" and I didn't think he didn't it justice. Seals had very distinct phrasings. |
Posted By: LunarLaugh
Date Posted: 09 June 2022 at 5:10pm
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A lot of Dan Seals' solo output is criminally overlooked.
Very interesting mix of material on those 80s albums. What's unique about Dan is that he played guitar left- handed but didn't switch around the strings so he was essentially fingering all the chords upside-down which sometimes made for more interesting voicings than what a standard strung guitar might have had. ------------- https://thelunarlaugh.bandcamp.com/ - Listen to The Lunar Laugh! |
Posted By: Stanko
Date Posted: 09 June 2022 at 7:18pm
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[QUOTE=AutumnAarilyn] I've never heard any different versions and the
comps he put out were all Capitol/EMI related so I don't think there was a re-recording. Country isn't usually known for alternate mixes or even edits with exception of Alabama. Alabama….and a lot of RCA artists. RCA was notorious for issuing alternate or promo mixes of their country singles in the 1980’s and early 90’s. Earl Thomas Conley, Restless Heart, Dolly, Kenny, and yes - even Alabama. |
Posted By: RichM921
Date Posted: 10 June 2022 at 5:55am
I worked in country radio in the '90s and there were many edits and even a few alternate mixes. I'd say edits were as common there as they were in pop music. As for "Bop", I'm not aware of any official alternate versions. When it was a current, one of my local stations played a custom version with Dan Seals singing "I wanna bop with the Q Zoo all morning long" . The ending choruses were rearranged a bit as well. But again, I'm sure it was a custom version and not an official release. |
AutumnAarilyn wrote:Posted By: vanmeter
Date Posted: 10 June 2022 at 6:40am
| Played it when it was new, never heard anything but the same mix/length version here, as well. I recall us talking at the station about how odd the video was showing much older (like WWII-era) people dancing when the song had more of a 50s flavor to it. |
Posted By: AutumnAarilyn
Date Posted: 10 June 2022 at 12:30pm
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Dan did issue In a Quiet Room cd in 1995 on Intersound and
did a subsequent volume in 1997. It appears these are re- recordings that don't exactly hide the fact that they are that. "Bop" was issued on the first volume. |
Posted By: Scanner
Date Posted: 10 June 2022 at 1:00pm
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I just found the difference on YouTube. Compare the second
chorus at "I wanna make it tonight..." (around the 1:50 mark) between these two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Xfab7uOLE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB83njMPl7M The first is the same as the 45 and video. The second is (I believe) the album version. |
Posted By: AndrewChouffi
Date Posted: 11 June 2022 at 4:44am
Wow! Thanks Scanner for doing the research! I like the ending fade better on the (supposed) LP version because it gives a little louder & longer sax solo (Jim Horn) than the hit 45 version. I do like the 45 version's 2nd chorus vocal inflections better, though. I thought I would have to track down the 'Won't Be Blue Anymore' LP version, but it turns out I have it on a TM Century/Mobile Beat 2 Mobile DJ compilation. What I DON'T have is a CD version of the correct fade of the 45 mix. My 45 ends with Dan Seals vamping something like "Yeah, You" on the sax fade, but my CD versions dump before that. Does anyone out there have a CD with the correct 45 mix fade?? Thanks for checking... Andy |
Posted By: AutumnAarilyn
Date Posted: 11 June 2022 at 5:28am
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB83njMPl7M
This one also has more of a "chugging" prominent bass throughout. This appears to be put out by Varese if the cover matches the music in the video. There are other slight, slight mix differences regarding loudness of guitar in bridge, etc. I think Varese got an alternate mix which had to be done in the 1985 range because you would never be able to recut the backgrounds with it's tight production. To my ears, it sounds like the Varese mix uses the first chorus and the single mix has a different chorus which is similar to the penultimate. Overall, the Varese mix sounds off and like one they were kicking around in the mid 80's. Actually this appears to be album version. |
Posted By: AndrewChouffi
Date Posted: 11 June 2022 at 7:04am
If anyone has the 'Won't Be Blue Anymore' LP could they please check if the Varese version actually is the original version as "Bop" was the 2nd single off of an already released album (so EMI could have easily decided to remix it for optimum airplay). Andy |