Orioles vs. Rays

by thebaddancingraysfan on Aug 29, 2008 3:18 AM EDT

"Big wheel keep on turnin' / Proud Mary keeps on burnin'/ Rollin', Rollin', Rollin' down the river." Great lyric from one of my favorite Ike and Tina Turner cuts called "Proud Mary." Just so happens the song describe just what the Rays need to do. Keep on rollin'.

Down the proverbial river is the whirlpool known as the Baltimore Orioles. You know some people actually picked the orioles to finish better then the Rays this year? On a similar note, I wonder if Aubrey Huff picks up his paper and laughs? After all didn't Huff once say it was good "not to be in last place?" I may have paraphrased that quote so all apologize the the scholars out there.

How do you feel the Rays will do this series? Another fine voyage or will this be the iceberg that strikes the USS Rays?

Let's go Rays! Pluck the Orioles!

Fri, Aug 29	Baltimore	7:10 PM		Kazmir (9-6)	Guthrie (10-10)
Sat, Aug 30	Baltimore	3:55 PM	FOX	Sonnanstine (13-6)	Cabrera (8-8)
Sun, Aug 31	Baltimore	1:40 PM		Shields (11-8)	Waters (2-1)

Poll

How will the Orioles vs. Rays three games series turn out?

Rays sweep all three games!

33 votes

Rays take two out of three!

19 votes

Orioles take two out of three.

1 votes

Aubrey Huff hates happiness, Orioles sweep the three game set.

0 votes

I think these poll questions are stupid and I think Dan Sileo is a God!

2 votes

55 votes | Poll has closed

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I think tonight is our only real chance at a loss...

Kind of funny with our “ace” going.

by matthan on Aug 29, 2008 9:06 AM EDT reply actions

God. Damnit.

Proud Mary is a great song, when done by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Ike and Tina Turner??? REALLY?!?!?!?!

You fail harder than anyone has ever failed on this board ever. Ever.
I don’t know what else to say to you.

by Vin on Aug 29, 2008 9:56 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Sorry. Hes right.

by davelrogers on Aug 29, 2008 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions

I know they coverd the song

There’s just something wrong with choosing Ike and Tina over CCR.

by Vin on Aug 29, 2008 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

This

Rarely can you pick the cover over the original.

Rare Earth covering Get Ready is the only example that comes to mind.

by kericr on Aug 29, 2008 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions

There are PLENTY of examples

Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” blows Dolly Parton’s original out of the water.

GNR’s “Live and Let Die” kicks Wings’ version’s ass.

Most people refer to “Hallelujah” as a Jeff Buckley song instead of a Leonard Cohen song these days.

Jimi Hendrix’s “All Along the Watchtower” owns Bob Dylan.

I don’t think most people even know that songs like Respect (Aretha Franklin / Otis Redding), Tainted Love (Soft Cell / Gloria Jones), Smoke Two Joints (Sublime / The Toys), Louie Louie (The Kingsmen / Rick Berry), Cum On Feel the Noize (Quiet Riot / Slade), etc. are covers because the bands that covered them so made the song their own.

There are a few other personal favorites. I love covers that completely change the meaning of the song by how they’re performed (i.e. Marilyn Manson’s Sweet Dreams, Cake’s I Will Survive, Devo’s Satisfaction, etc.).

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Aug 29, 2008 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Big Whitney Houston fan?

Kinda queer.

by rglass44 on Aug 29, 2008 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions

No

But it’s undeniable. Not my kind of music, but there’s no logical way that the Dolly version is better.

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Aug 29, 2008 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

I openly admit that knowledge of music is a weak point

I’m not a huge follower of music. There’s so much trash around everywhere now and I simply don’t want to put forth much effort to wade through all the trash to find anything good. If it’s good, I usually stumble upon it by accident. The only one I can agree with you on is GNR’s Live and Let Die, since it’s the only one I’ve heard both sources on.

I can’t agree on Sweet Dreams, I thought the Eurythmics version was better.

I’ve never been able to figure out which version of ‘Hurt’ I like better, NiNs or Cash’s.

by kericr on Aug 29, 2008 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions

It's Cash

and not even close.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Aug 29, 2008 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions

This.

Also, little known fact, the song “Hurt” was written by Trent Reznor after he attempted to pierce his own vagina. True story.

by Vin on Aug 29, 2008 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions

He wants to pierce his vagina like an animal?

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Aug 29, 2008 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions

I can't believe people actually like the G n R version better

by rglass44 on Aug 29, 2008 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah count me out

I cannot stand Axl Rose’s voice. Welcome to my fist bitchboy.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Aug 29, 2008 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions

by dmasterson23 on Aug 29, 2008 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions

How 'bout a little CCR fo dat azz?!?!

by rayweaver on Aug 29, 2008 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions

If there is ever a series we should sweep it is this one

and that scares me

by Dbullsfan on Aug 29, 2008 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

CCR's version is good. I like some of there other songs better.

I just love the soul that comes from Ike and Tina Turner. Not to say that CCR doesn’t have soul, far from it really. I just love that version. Sue me if you want to sue me. I still say the greatest baseball player of all time is Willie Mays so you haze me for that one if you would like.

The reason why I like the Ike and Tina Turner version is simply because of the build up. I love that really slow funky beginning. That’s my opinion.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Aug 29, 2008 12:47 PM EDT reply actions