--------------------------------------------------------------------- T H E G A R Y N U M A N D I G E S T (by subscription only - to unsubscribe, see bottom of this message) --------------------------------------------------------------------- (#2002-4) - Topics This Issue: 1) Are 'freaks' electric 2) Sugababes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 09:33:54 -0000 From: "Ziggy Allen" Subject: Are 'freaks' electric This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C1CB3B.5B8F1FE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable With the Sugababes bringing the song AFE back into the limelight, anyone = think or heard wether Beggars will be cashing in and re-releasing = Tubeway Army's version of the song. They know Gary's gaining more and = more in the market place, and lets face it, they've released Cars at = every opportunity. Another good point would be Garys reaction if they = did. Would he let it ride on it's own or could we expect a 2002 version = of the classic anthem. Either way is fine by me. After all if Gary can = make a bit cash for himself, who are we to complain. Another strange = thing I keep thinking is where the idea for the Sugababes version come = from. Anyone know. I hope it does well for both parties. Could have = been worse, Led Zepplin had their legendery masterpiece slaughtered by = Rolf Harris...can you guess what it is yet.... Ziggy....uk ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C1CB3B.5B8F1FE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable With the Sugababes bringing the song = AFE back=20 into the limelight, anyone think or heard wether Beggars will be cashing = in and=20 re-releasing Tubeway Army's version of the song.  They know Gary's = gaining=20 more and more in the market place, and lets face it, they've = released Cars=20 at every opportunity.  Another good point would be Garys reaction = if they=20 did.  Would he let it ride on it's own or could we expect a 2002 = version of=20 the classic anthem.  Either way is fine by me.  After all if = Gary can=20 make a bit cash for himself, who are we to complain.  Another = strange thing=20 I keep thinking is where the idea for the Sugababes version come = from. =20 Anyone know.  I hope it does well for both parties.  Could = have been=20 worse, Led Zepplin had their legendery masterpiece slaughtered by Rolf=20 Harris...can you guess what it is yet....   Ziggy....uk ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C1CB3B.5B8F1FE0-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 20:04:40 -0000 From: "dryad" Subject: re: Sugababes Per my past post, I was wrong, it's not DiTP but AFE which forms the backbone of the song "Freak Like Me", which is in turn a cover of 'freak like me' by somebody like Usher or JLo, can't recall. You'll figure it out when ya hear it - and actually, I do recommend it! Dryad 'If I die, I shall forgive you. If I recover, we shall see.' Spanish Proverb http://www.puritycontrol.co.uk - The Grove, XF rec's, updated 03/06/02 ------------------------------ End digest@GaryNuman.Info Digest [03/14/2002 18:01] --------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- T H E G A R Y N U M A N D I G E S T is produced, moderated, and distributed by Derek Langsford, Dave Datta, and Joey Lindstrom dlangs@sunstroke.sdsu.edu, davdat@allmusic.com, Joey@GaryNuman.Info ------------------------------------------------------------------- To reply to the messages in this list, email: digest@garynuman.info If you want to be removed, or someone wants to be added, email: listserv@GaryNuman.info and include this line as the first line of your message body: SUBSCRIBE digest@garynuman.info (email address) or UNSUBSCRIBE digest@garynuman.info (email address) (email address is optional but useful if you have multiple addresses) If you want to switch between receiving Digests or individual posts, again send to listserv@GaryNuman.Info and include either of these in your message body: NORMAL digest@garynuman.info or DIGEST digest@garynuman.info ------------------------------------------------------------------ Please note: this mailing list is configured to automatically unsubscribe you if mail to your mailbox goes undeliverable for any reason. 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