"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/09/2016 at 13:00 • Filed to: Song Showdown
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"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/09/2016 at 13:00 • Filed to: Song Showdown | 3
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Honestly, I think we should start off by admiring those fantastic pink shoes.
This is part one of a Chili Peppers double-header. Feel free to guess what tomorrow’s round will be (zero points for cheating).
The results from
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is in, and the results are conclusive: if you want to make your song even better, bring in a quarter of a million people to do backing vocals.
Now for today’s battle: Higher Ground is one of those “generational songs.” It was one of Wonder’s biggest hits, reaching #4 on the Billboard charts in 1973, but if you grew up in the 90's this is probably a Chili Peppers song first and foremost. I personally didn’t know their version was a cover until around the time it showed up on Guitar Hero (yes, I’m a little ashamed of that).
Stevie Wonder - 1973
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1989
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And if you haven’t voted in the battle between Nine Inch Nails and Johnny Cash, that one still has 26 hours to go before closing.
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Stapleface
> Dusty Ventures
02/09/2016 at 13:05 |
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While I liked Stevie's version, the Peppers just had so much more energy in it, and I think the song is better for it.
vondon302
> Stapleface
02/09/2016 at 13:11 |
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Same here.
EL_ULY
> Dusty Ventures
02/09/2016 at 13:17 |
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my ADD chose Peppers
BrtStlnd
> Dusty Ventures
02/09/2016 at 13:26 |
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Can I make a suggestion? Smooth Criminal.
2cellos:
VS.
Alien Ant Farm:
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Dusty Ventures
> BrtStlnd
02/09/2016 at 13:36 |
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great suggestion. I dig both those versions
luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
> Dusty Ventures
02/09/2016 at 13:52 |
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It’s 2:1 for the Peppers at this point. What’s wrong with you people?
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Dusty Ventures
> luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
02/09/2016 at 14:04 |
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Millennials
McMike
> Dusty Ventures
02/09/2016 at 14:14 |
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I miss Flea’s stuffed animal pants.
(also seen in Young MC’s Bust A Move )
Hoccy
> Dusty Ventures
02/09/2016 at 14:33 |
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Voted for Stevie, though this one might be the closest one so far. I like the simpler 70's sound better than the 80's, even if RHCP is more energetic in this case.
Cash Rewards
> Dusty Ventures
02/09/2016 at 14:44 |
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No, it’s about integrity. I don’t support people who like about being blind
/sarcasm
/maybealittleserious
CALUSA
> Dusty Ventures
02/09/2016 at 15:00 |
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Stevie by far. And I’m from the 90s.
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luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
> Dusty Ventures
02/09/2016 at 15:12 |
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Now we’re talkin’! It’s swinging closer to Stevie now.
I’m a fan of both of them. For this song, you gotta admit that the Peppers just sound muddy.
RallyWrench
> Dusty Ventures
02/09/2016 at 15:15 |
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I said it when I suggested it last week, and I’ll say it again: Stevie Wonder is the only correct answer. And I say that as a fan of RHCP.
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RallyWrench
> Dusty Ventures
02/09/2016 at 15:16 |
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At some point, you’ll have to do All Along The Watchtower. That will be an epic battle, since there are about 47 different renditions of it.
Tareim - V8 powered
> BrtStlnd
02/09/2016 at 16:34 |
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I really couldn’t choose between the 2 as they are so good
wkiernan
> Dusty Ventures
02/09/2016 at 18:39 |
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Well me being an antique, naturally I voted for ol’ Stevland, but I have to admit that the RHCP cover, which I had never heard before (why no, I did not grow up in the ‘90s) was pretty decent. But Stevie, wow, wow, you all just listen to this now:
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Dusty Ventures
> Cash Rewards
02/09/2016 at 20:34 |
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Not blind?
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Dusty Ventures
> McMike
02/09/2016 at 20:35 |
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I think I need those pants
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Cash Rewards
> Dusty Ventures
02/09/2016 at 20:36 |
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It’s apparently a conspiracy theory that he is not blind:
http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/stevie-wonder-…
Hot Takes Salesman
> Dusty Ventures
02/09/2016 at 20:41 |
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feel the bern