Thursday, December 9, 2010

O Holy Night Off- Round 1 John Barry vs. Third Day

O Holy Night Off! Round 1 CC3 John Barry vs. CC6 Third Day

A classic matchup that pits a traditional version versus a non-traditional version. John Barry's version is traditional, with piano and strings, a strong vocal, with a classical guitar solo in the middle for style. He does two verses, which means if he goes to the next round, Martina better watch out. This verson is NICE, and although Barry is not a household name everywhere, his Christmas album and this cover is one of the most popular in recent history. Hard to beat.
Third Day's version is the exact opposite. Non-traditional, different rhythm, different instrumentation, and they don't even finish the chorus until the very end. Lesson here, if you are gonna mess with OHN, then go all the way, don't trick it up just a little bit, go ahead and go all the way. Love this version as well.
So, go with traditional or not? I know my preference. What is yours?

2 comments:

  1. The battle of Georgia. Wow, Third Day rocks. I say contemporary. Tons of fun.

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  2. Thegoose bump meter wins again-John Barry.

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