Yes this was a major anthem on WBCN....and I played my album every night for quite a while.... The original by Andy is a classic....Nice that Roger wanted to do it... Andy's vocals are so much higher... and the way he played piano on this .... awesome....those were the days
Agree that the higher register and more prominent piano served the song well - but it's got to feel pretty good to have your song covered by all-stars.
The best, I used to listen to my friends when I was 17, accompanied by one or several beers, we really enjoyed the moment, but listening is living again. It is very nice to share Daltrey with the new generations. Greetings Roger.
John Entwistle on bass, Alvin Lee on Guitar, Roger Daltrey on vocals!!!! Wow! This is awesome. And Keith Moon with them on Say It Ain't So. Daltrey sounds so darn good on this track. His vocals are so strong with amazing range and power at the same time. So impressive! RIP: Alvin Lee.
This is like someone _other than Hendrix_ covering All Along The Watchtower. What's the point? Instrument for instrument (including Andy's voice as _at least_ two instruments) the original cast is uniformly superior to this bunch of players. Yes, Abraham Laboriel (the original bassist -- Google him) _is_ better than Entwistle, and Pratt kicks Daltrey's & Argent's asses. I can't imagine anyone who could choose to listen to Pratt's _or_ Daltrey's version _choosing_ Daltrey's.
@@JAP42 You have a right to your opinion. I think it’s great to have such a love of a song. It takes you back in time to when you first heard it. Your opinion is yours and it should be. Cheers.
+Mark Burgh Yes, Mr. Burgh, I think you are confusing this Roger Daltrey solo project as a song by The Who. The Who did not play on this song. That's a logical mistake to make, though. It's hard to know the difference sometimes!
@@455Transam Yes, one of the first overrated underground artists. Just because Rolling Stone fellates you does not mean you're actually as talented as they prattle on that you are.
Love this song! Did not know it was a cover. Will have to check out the original. This definitely has a Jim Steinman/Meatloaf feel to it. Played Best Bits over and over years ago. First relisten in like 30 years.About to relisten say it ain't so.
Well now i need to find the Andy Pratt version and compare. This is the only version I've ever heard. I love it. Had the album so long ago, another life.
Good Cover. Wilder. The ragged, distorted "Wall of Sound" is a great addition to the almost sterile clarity of the Original. Covers don't usually go well but this one is an excellent interpretation. IMHO this song should be loud & proud.
Andy Pratt's original is so good, it is not fair for me to comment on how much more I like it. Some songs are just very hard to do covers of, and this is one of them.
Wow, I just came across this today. In a lot of ways it is a complete reinterpretation by Daltry from Pratt's original(he rewrote the pronouns to make it completely from the first person), but it is a fusion between Daltry's rock and the melodic beeauty of Pratt that most impresses me! What do others thinks? I can't judge the two together because Pratt's original will always have a special place in my memory (Mom playing it when I was a kid on her stereo!!)
like you Pratt's original will always have a special place in my memory. I do like Daltry's version but in my mind there's no comparison... the piano & the whole arrangement is different and I think it works better sung in the first person. It's just not as dynamic as Andy's version....
@poppy: amen. Listening to Andy's version on really good headphones brings out subtleties that take this recording from really great to nearly perfect. This is _not_ a rock song; it has elements of rock, but Andy is a troubador. Every element of the arrangement is as economical as it can be, & the engineering is off the charts.
I agree that the versions are simply different animals. Andy Pratt'sf falsetto can wear after too many listens, but it's also what makes the song awesome (with the piano). Daltrey is just different, obviously. Faster, more rough, but excellent for what it is. And I love that it's Roger Daltrey who paid homage to the song by covering it.
I don't understand the criticism of Andy's performance. It's his song, forchrissakes. Saw him perform it at Boston City Hall Plaza in 1975 and it's stayed with me forever. Roger's performance is a stadium-rock Who rendition, good for what it is, and I like it. But it doesn't have the frenetic integrity of the genuine article. Find Andy on UA-cam covering himself in the new millennium, hamming it up ferociously. Awesome. He recorded a rousing new, although extremely faithful, version for his 2015 album, "Do You Remember Me?" He still has great chops.
I'm surprised how many prefer this to Pratt's. I like Pratt's. But Daltrey is really right for it, too. Whoever said The rest of the Who should have done was right on. This could have been an epic who hit. Epic.
Roger definitely rocks the song out, and his 3rd person narrative does remove the ambiguity from Andy's performance. When I first heard the original, I was intrigued (but confused), because I thought the narrator might be a gay man! I like both versions, so I put them in my Daltrey playlist. Thanks for the upload!
Ambiguity? What part of "they call me avenging Annie" do you not understand? It's sung in the first person, so the protagonist is clearly a woman. Did the falsetto confuse you?
Not fair to compare this version with the original. I love Daltrey, but this rendition (3rd person) just does not have the emotional impact of the in-character portrayal by Andy Pratt. Not to blame Roger tho--he liked the song, so he recorded it.
Two people sing the same song. But each one has a different voice. Just because something is "different" doesn't mean it is bad. It's just different. (I like both versions.)
“She was dangerous. I’d heard the rumors, that she had a history as a wild woman, that she’d been married to a gambler, maybe even been one herself, that her past was scandalous at best. But who was I to judge? My past was littered with scandal.” Margaret Madigan, Gambling on the Outlaw . . . Will
@@JAP42 I hear just fine John Paul. Still angry about being offed? No comparison. Daltrey had the pipes to hit the high notes. Pratt had to sing in a lower key. Oh well. It's all personal taste anyway.
Here is an old Classic , That the Wizard liked very much . Cameron Diaz book by the same name was inspired by Andy Pratt's Song ! I think I even saw him in concert with somebody else headlining , but forget where ? True facts that Pot helps and makes some people Creative , contrary to what the Anti-Weed folks try to spread that everyone turns into a Dumb or Dumber person ! I do agree to wait to be a 21 to 23 yr. old person before going overboard toking , to be safe, I didn't really become a lover of the Demon Weed , that's BS for sure God put it here on earth ,just like Aloe Vera to help Mankind medicinally& creatively ! Roger does a nice cover , but still prefer Andy's version !
I think these vocals and musical fills are actually better than the original Andy Pratt version. I fact, even though I know better, this song sounds as if it could be part of Tommy, if not for the topic. But give credit where credit is due.
Andy Pratt's original version is astonishing, enchanting, and incomparably superior. A highlight of 1973 and from a great album, too. For me, this version has too much noise and mindless guitar.
+Katie Kehrig Hey, Katie, want to hear something funny? On Metro Lyrics, they have incorrectly written that line as "Just like a worn out shoe"! I'm going to hop over there momentarily and let them know the line is "just like your woman loves you." I don't see how that mistake could have been made. There are other errors there, too, that I will also address with them. It's anyone's guess whether they will correct them.
Although I surely prefer the magic and musicality of Andy Pratt's original, this one may explain why he never reached a mass audience. Subtlety and complexity mostly doesn't sell so easily or not at all. Roger Daltrey avoids all that, with this into-your-face version.
+kwixotic First of all, I respect your point, that this song will appeal to people who like their rock and roll loud. I think you are probably correct about that. However, as a matter of meaning, I think you might have misused a word that is important in the way you used it. The word "blatant" means that someone openly did or said something that they knew to be bad, but did it anyway: "a blatant lie.'" True, there are other, lesser known and used meanings of that word, but in this case, as you are using it, it means that Daltrey covered a song without making any efforts to veil his actions. I don't think Daltrey cared to cover his actions. It was simply a "rendition of the song," not a "blatant rendition of the song." Also, the name of the group to which you are referring is not "Who" but "The Who." I can only think that you must be too young to know who they are or anything about them. I don't think it's possible for you to be too old to know who they are. Leaving off the "The" in their name is no different than referring to other well-known bands as "Mac" instead of "Fleetwood Mac" or "Purple" instead of "Deep Purple." As an aside, and you made no mistake about this in your comment, this song was a solo project for Roger Daltrey and did not include The Who. As I said, you made no mistake about that and I don't want my inclusion of that information to suggest to anyone that you did. I just added it as an extra bit of information for anyone interested.
Andy wrote a great song, but Daltrey puts the "Avenging" in Annie...the story needs vocals like this...think the BeeGees singing Warren Zevon's "Lawyers, Guns and Money"...it just wouldn't work
Hi Andy, I know I'm late to the Avenging Annie conversation, but as much as I like Daltrey as a singer...he isn't very good on this tune. Your original version (I have the LP) is much better with more feeling and soulfulness. I hope those people who like Roger's cover were able to check out your original. Hope you are doing well in 2021, Andy.
I respectfully disagree With the opinion That Daltrey should have stuck to the misleading role of playing the original, fantasy female role as Pratt did in the original. First reason? It goes completely against the song's message of female empowerment by having the Man suggest the proper behavior of a used and abused woman. I think today, after the multigenerational rise of women in music, in society in general, a woman is FAR more capable of imparting this message than a man: Far more real and True to life. Secondly, we, as men, get the chance to view both the Damage Done, and the chance of redemption, through the eyes of both..
I don't think the song's message is about female empowerment at all - It's story about the legend of Annie Oakley combined with the story of Pretty Boy Floyd as sung by Annie Oakley herself. That's why the falsetto in Pratt's version works so well. (ps I'm a woman)
Gordon .Mac I like the original better, but there's room for personal preference on either side. Seems to me that RD made this choice not only on artistic grounds, but on commercial ones. A lot of RD/Who/Rock fans would not agree that a male singing it as a female character is an example of "balls".
Pratt's effeminate version can't begin to compare to the passion that Daltry delivers. Sounds infinitely better as a rocker than as a song sung an octave too high.
That "effeminate" version was alot less chaotic sounding than Daltrey and this group's rendition of it. Besides, Andy did that to impersonate "Annie" and you got a problem with that?
Paul Norris. Yes. and aside from Roger Daltry's super-human vocals, this version is about the music, namely u\ and the instruments. The piano thoughout the song is a full meal in itself.. played by Rod Argent (orig from. the Zombies). Listen closely to the background guitar which is as interesting as the lead. Both are played by Alvin Lee. The Rickenbacker bass is as bad-ass as it gets... John Entwistle. This song is perfection and its energy is limitless.
Paul Norris: Totally agree. The tune stands as one of the greatest story-oriented songs ever, and Daltry's voice is the embodiment of emotion. The incredible melody and all the structural elements give it a truly epic quality.
+Mrariesdave I agree with you that this version is much weaker than the original, but it's OK to do a lousy cover. I do them all the time. Even good musicians do them all the time. I'm pretty shocked if a cover is as good as the original, much less better. The only ones I can think of that are better are the obvious Joe Cocker "With a little help from my friends" and the Divinyls' "Ain't gonna eat out my heart anymore".
+soaringvulture Well I have some examples for you: Marianne Faithfull's version of "Working Class Hero" is much better. Willy DeVille''s (lead of Mink DeVille) version of "Little Girl" is much better than The Crystals version, produced by Phil Spector (He changed the title from "Little Boy"). Grace Slick and Great Society did "Sally Go Round the Roses" much better than The Jaynetts.
Mrariesdave When it comes to"artificial and forced" the same could be said for metal music, punk rock in general, and even the post-1968 Barbra Streisand.
hi Roger
hi everybody
this is actually my song
blessings
andy pratt
Wow! Andy Pratt!
Hey Andy!
Keep on rockin🤘🏼🤘🏼
And a great song it is.
Hey Andy! Seen you around newburyport! Love this song. I have your album on vinyl!
Yes this was a major anthem on WBCN....and I played my album every night for quite a while.... The original by Andy is a classic....Nice that Roger wanted to do it... Andy's vocals are so much higher... and the way he played piano on this .... awesome....those were the days
Agree that the higher register and more prominent piano served the song well - but it's got to feel pretty good to have your song covered by all-stars.
I first heard it on WBZ-FM in 1975, which was a major competitor to BCN for a while. Captain Ken and Clark were there for a while.
On this recording.... Alvin Lee oe n Guitar, Rod Argent on Piano, John Entwhistle on Bass. Cannot get better than this.
Oh but it sure does get better, like the original version and recording by Andy Pratt for instance. I'm just sayin
I thought it was Mick Ronson on this one,infact it doesn't sound like Lee at all.
Thanks for telling us who was playing what. I was guessing the late great Nicky Hopkins on piano but I was wrong.
Excellent guess - and one of the keyboardists quite likely to show up on Who/solo songs, as well
Played on KUHT (first public/PBS TV station in the US, broadcast from Houston, Texas) as 'bumper' music.
The Ox on bass, God bless him!
Both versions rule.. Andy Pratt and Roger Daltrey RULE!!!
Love. Andy's
I love Andy's version from the first time I heard it till now
The best, I used to listen to my friends when I was 17, accompanied by one or several beers, we really enjoyed the moment, but listening is living again. It is very nice to share Daltrey with the new generations. Greetings Roger.
Great cover of an awesome original..listening since my teen days!
John Entwistle on bass, Alvin Lee on Guitar, Roger Daltrey on vocals!!!! Wow! This is awesome. And Keith Moon with them on Say It Ain't So. Daltrey sounds so darn good on this track. His vocals are so strong with amazing range and power at the same time. So impressive!
RIP: Alvin Lee.
Plus Rod (Argent) on Keyboards
Quite underrated axe man.
This is like someone _other than Hendrix_ covering All Along The Watchtower. What's the point?
Instrument for instrument (including Andy's voice as _at least_ two instruments) the original cast is uniformly superior to this bunch of players. Yes, Abraham Laboriel (the original bassist -- Google him) _is_ better than Entwistle, and Pratt kicks Daltrey's & Argent's asses.
I can't imagine anyone who could choose to listen to Pratt's _or_ Daltrey's version _choosing_ Daltrey's.
@@JAP42 You have a right to your opinion. I think it’s great to have such a love of a song. It takes you back in time to when you first heard it. Your opinion is yours and it should be. Cheers.
I actually dig this version of it. Daltrey does an awesome job.
My favorite version.
John Entwhistle's bass here is one of his best performances. Check it out.
Mark Burgh I doubt it's John on bass? Doesn't sound like him and there's also Brian Hodges credited with the bass on the album.
+Mark Burgh Yes, Mr. Burgh, I think you are confusing this Roger Daltrey solo project as a song by The Who. The Who did not play on this song. That's a logical mistake to make, though. It's hard to know the difference sometimes!
+Joan Jetty John and Keith are both credited as playing on this album. Not as The Who, but individual musicians.
ThePhR75 this style sounds just like Entwistle.
Mark Burgh. Totally...Entwistle kicks ass!
I like this but Andy Pratt made it happen. Andy's version is genius.
I think You hit the nail on the head,, But I do have to wonder what Terry Reid could have done with this song??
Not Terry Reid's style. Saw him live at a small club back in the late 60s/early 70s.
Naw...too weak on the vocals, DALTREY Rocks it!
@@455Transam Yes, one of the first overrated underground artists. Just because Rolling Stone fellates you does not mean you're actually as talented as they prattle on that you are.
Love this song! Did not know it was a cover. Will have to check out the original. This definitely has a Jim Steinman/Meatloaf feel to it. Played Best Bits over and over years ago. First relisten in like 30 years.About to relisten say it ain't so.
Yes, you owe it to yourself to listen to _the original_ version, which is as close to perfect as any song I've heard in 55 years of listening/
Still epic, practically The Who. A hit to me!
Hello im back ha bought this early 80s still got it on vinyl great to march to
Well now i need to find the Andy Pratt version and compare. This is the only version I've ever heard. I love it. Had the album so long ago, another life.
well? it's been 3 years!
@@jameswelch2850somehow been five now lol
It's a good cover but the original by Andy Pratt is the best ✌️
Good Cover. Wilder. The ragged, distorted "Wall of Sound" is a great addition to the almost sterile clarity of the Original. Covers don't usually go well but this one is an excellent interpretation. IMHO this song should be loud & proud.
Meh
Andy Pratt's original is so good, it is not fair for me to comment on how much more I like it. Some songs are just very hard to do covers of, and this is one of them.
For being a cover, it fucking rocks
I can never decide which one I like best. This is an amazing cover. Give Roger some credit
Haven't heard this song since Slaton used to play it as my intro back in '89. Thanks! Anne (Avenging Annie ) Silberman
Wow, I just came across this today. In a lot of ways it is a complete reinterpretation by Daltry from Pratt's original(he rewrote the pronouns to make it completely from the first person), but it is a fusion between Daltry's rock and the melodic beeauty of Pratt that most impresses me! What do others thinks? I can't judge the two together because Pratt's original will always have a special place in my memory (Mom playing it when I was a kid on her stereo!!)
like you Pratt's original will always have a special place in my memory. I do like Daltry's version but in my mind there's no comparison... the piano & the whole arrangement is different and I think it works better sung in the first person. It's just not as dynamic as Andy's version....
@poppy: amen. Listening to Andy's version on really good headphones brings out subtleties that take this recording from really great to nearly perfect. This is _not_ a rock song; it has elements of rock, but Andy is a troubador. Every element of the arrangement is as economical as it can be, & the engineering is off the charts.
My favorite Roger Daltrey solo effort.
Looking forward to Plumfest 2015 and Andy Pratt!
Edward Suchodolski
Where is Plumfest..and when? Andy is one of my all-time favorites.. and nothing can beat Avenging Annie, in my estimation-
Sharing with my friend Andy Pratt
andypratt.bandcamp.com/track/avenging-annie-2014
Roger2021 and still the voice that sums it up cya all
Roger Daltrey
"Avenning Annie"
1977.
yes
Andy Pratt is great
Great Job
Love this. XO
awesome song both versions
To be honest I love both versions.
I agree that the versions are simply different animals. Andy Pratt'sf falsetto can wear after too many listens, but it's also what makes the song awesome (with the piano). Daltrey is just different, obviously. Faster, more rough, but excellent for what it is. And I love that it's Roger Daltrey who paid homage to the song by covering it.
This is my favorite version of the song.
The original was magical. Just heard this version now for the first time and like it also, but it is a cover
Gods voice our Roger
I don't understand the criticism of Andy's performance. It's his song, forchrissakes. Saw him perform it at Boston City Hall Plaza in 1975 and it's stayed with me forever. Roger's performance is a stadium-rock Who rendition, good for what it is, and I like it. But it doesn't have the frenetic integrity of the genuine article. Find Andy on UA-cam covering himself in the new millennium, hamming it up ferociously. Awesome. He recorded a rousing new, although extremely faithful, version for his 2015 album, "Do You Remember Me?" He still has great chops.
I'm surprised how many prefer this to Pratt's. I like Pratt's. But Daltrey is really right for it, too. Whoever said The rest of the Who should have done was right on. This could have been an epic who hit. Epic.
have the album,been waitn on u tube!
Roger definitely rocks the song out, and his 3rd person narrative does remove the ambiguity from Andy's performance. When I first heard the original, I was intrigued (but confused), because I thought the narrator might be a gay man! I like both versions, so I put them in my Daltrey playlist. Thanks for the upload!
Ambiguity? What part of "they call me avenging Annie" do you not understand? It's sung in the first person, so the protagonist is clearly a woman. Did the falsetto confuse you?
@@JAP42 Yes! But you have to remember that I first heard this on the radio in 1975, when I was a very naïve teenager.
What some called forced others(me) call powerful vocals...peace!
I got the Andy Pratt's album.
Oh Man, this is the best version, very powerful.
Roger's best.
ROGER DALTRY... JOHN ENTWHISTLE... ALVIN LEE... ROD ARGENT. Any questions?
Yes. Why did you add a "H" to Entwistle?
SWEET!
I miss the cat from the original's intro.
Used to make my dog go street-rat crazy... Hilarious when you're stoned.
Not fair to compare this version with the original. I love Daltrey, but this rendition (3rd person) just does not have the emotional impact of the in-character portrayal by Andy Pratt. Not to blame Roger tho--he liked the song, so he recorded it.
You can really tell how much younger his voice is here.
Two people sing the same song. But each one has a different voice. Just because something is "different" doesn't mean it is bad. It's just different. (I like both versions.)
Ol' macho Roger had to change the lyrics to third person, wheras Andy Pratt's had so much more bite by singing it first person AS Annie.
@SurdinMusicUnlimited Did , this beats it all over town .
I don't know.. I like Andy's and Roger's. They're both different but good!
Great guitar work from Alvin Lee.
Roger can kick the shit out of it!!
Wow ! Love this ! Better than the original .
A piece of advice: listen to Andy's version.
“She was dangerous. I’d heard the rumors, that she had a history as a wild woman, that she’d been married to a gambler, maybe even been one herself, that her past was scandalous at best. But who was I to judge? My past was littered with scandal.”
Margaret Madigan, Gambling on the Outlaw
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Will
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@@poppyorsini9175 Birds of a feather can spot one another. Stay Strong, Will
EL PUTO AMO. EL SHERIFF DEL CONDADO
Always thought this could have come straight off "Tommy"
as a daltrey song it's great as a who fan ok
First time I've heard this version, it rocks but the original is weirdly appealing.
Cant beat Alvin Lee on the guitar!
Daltrey's version is one of those rare songs where the cover is better than the original.
only to someone who's seriously hearing impaired.
@@JAP42 I hear just fine John Paul. Still angry about being offed? No comparison. Daltrey had the pipes to hit the high notes. Pratt had to sing in a lower key. Oh well. It's all personal taste anyway.
I also prefer Andy's version. But this one is good too.
Still prefer Pratt's but I like Daltry's version much more than I expected. Tough to attempt an iconic song like -Annie- but well done.
Here is an old Classic , That the Wizard liked very much . Cameron Diaz book by the same name was inspired by Andy Pratt's Song ! I think I even saw him in concert with somebody else headlining , but forget where ? True facts that Pot helps and makes some people Creative , contrary to what the Anti-Weed folks try to spread that everyone turns into a Dumb or Dumber person ! I do agree to wait to be a 21 to 23 yr. old person before going overboard toking , to be safe, I didn't really become a lover of the Demon Weed , that's BS for sure God put it here on earth ,just like Aloe Vera to help Mankind medicinally& creatively ! Roger does a nice cover , but still prefer Andy's version !
+The Wizard of Rock and Roll Who is "the Wizard" and what on earth does your post mean or have to do with Roger Daltrey's cover of "Avenging Annie"?
I think hes singing about Reba McEntire.
I think these vocals and musical fills are actually better than the original Andy Pratt version. I fact, even though I know better, this song sounds as if it could be part of Tommy, if not for the topic. But give credit where credit is due.
Andy Pratt's original version is astonishing, enchanting, and incomparably superior. A highlight of 1973 and from a great album, too. For me, this version has too much noise and mindless guitar.
Just compare the way Andy and Roger sing the lines "just like your woman loves you" and you'll recognize that Andy's version is better.
+Katie Kehrig Hey, Katie, want to hear something funny? On Metro Lyrics, they have incorrectly written that line as "Just like a worn out shoe"! I'm going to hop over there momentarily and let them know the line is "just like your woman loves you." I don't see how that mistake could have been made. There are other errors there, too, that I will also address with them. It's anyone's guess whether they will correct them.
Although I surely prefer the magic and musicality of Andy Pratt's original, this one may explain why he never reached a mass audience. Subtlety and complexity mostly doesn't sell so easily or not at all. Roger Daltrey avoids all that, with this into-your-face version.
I like Rogers version for the low parts, but Andy's version for the high parts. That would be cool if they ever did this song on stage together.
roger did job
Pretty good, but sound muddy compaired to Andy' Pratt's original.
A blatant rendition of the song which might appeal to Who's fans or others who just like all the crazed mega decibel accompaniment.
+kwixotic First of all, I respect your point, that this song will appeal to people who like their rock and roll loud. I think you are probably correct about that.
However, as a matter of meaning, I think you might have misused a word that is important in the way you used it. The word "blatant" means that someone openly did or said something that they knew to be bad, but did it anyway: "a blatant lie.'" True, there are other, lesser known and used meanings of that word, but in this case, as you are using it, it means that Daltrey covered a song without making any efforts to veil his actions. I don't think Daltrey cared to cover his actions. It was simply a "rendition of the song," not a "blatant rendition of the song."
Also, the name of the group to which you are referring is not "Who" but "The Who." I can only think that you must be too young to know who they are or anything about them. I don't think it's possible for you to be too old to know who they are. Leaving off the "The" in their name is no different than referring to other well-known bands as "Mac" instead of "Fleetwood Mac" or "Purple" instead of "Deep Purple."
As an aside, and you made no mistake about this in your comment, this song was a solo project for Roger Daltrey and did not include The Who. As I said, you made no mistake about that and I don't want my inclusion of that information to suggest to anyone that you did. I just added it as an extra bit of information for anyone interested.
Sounds a bit like Billy Joel's Billy The Kid
daltrey sings like a man who is the prattling singing like a young girl
The bass line in Andy's arrangement is far better.
I'm very disappointed to find that John Entwhistle played bass on this cover.
His name is *Entwistle*
@@jokkergar Noted. For such an egregious violation I shall now go and take my own life in the most disgusting manner possible.
@@matthewbradley3395 That or you can just learn how to spell it properly, i don't care either way.
Nice try Roger ! The original will always be the best ! Good cover of a very difficult vocal ! Peace & Love through rock and roll..: )
Who the fuck is Andy Pratt?
Andy wrote a great song, but Daltrey puts the "Avenging" in Annie...the story needs vocals like this...think the BeeGees singing Warren Zevon's "Lawyers, Guns and Money"...it just wouldn't work
Hi Andy, I know I'm late to the Avenging Annie conversation, but as much as I like Daltrey as a singer...he isn't very good on this tune. Your original version (I have the LP) is much better with more feeling and soulfulness. I hope those people who like Roger's cover were able to check out your original. Hope you are doing well in 2021, Andy.
Personally ,I like it ,But ,,I wonder what Terry Reid Could have done with this song..???
Apparently Daltrey changed this to be third person as he couldn’t see himself singing as a woman as in the original by Andy Pratt
It would be like Mik Jager doing Aqualung...
I respectfully disagree With the opinion That Daltrey should have stuck to the misleading role of playing the original, fantasy female role as Pratt did in the original. First reason? It goes completely against the song's message of female empowerment by having the Man suggest the proper behavior of a used and abused woman. I think today, after the multigenerational rise of women in music, in society in general, a woman is FAR more capable of imparting this message than a man: Far more real and True to life. Secondly, we, as men, get the chance to view both the Damage Done, and the chance of redemption, through the eyes of both..
Clif Hanger bollocks it's rock N roll ya bellend THE WHO
Paul Norris um... American English please. 😆. The Who remain the greatest band ever, in my humblest of opinions
I don't think the song's message is about female empowerment at all - It's story about the legend of Annie Oakley combined with the story of Pretty Boy Floyd as sung by Annie Oakley herself. That's why the falsetto in Pratt's version works so well. (ps I'm a woman)
great cover..almost as good as andy
Andy Pratt version MUCH BETTER no contest
The original is much better.
andy pratt is waaaaay better.
Some people aren't comfortable in their own sexuality, I see.
Nah..doesn't make it.. all that talent and Andy Pratt still shows em how it's done
To bad Daltrey didn't have the balls to sing it from "Annies" point of view, as a woman like Andy Pratt sang it...
Gordon .Mac I like the original better, but there's room for personal preference on either side. Seems to me that RD made this choice not only on artistic grounds, but on commercial ones. A lot of RD/Who/Rock fans would not agree that a male singing it as a female character is an example of "balls".
Yeah.. I guess "Balls" might not have been the best choice of words...
Pratt's effeminate version can't begin to compare to the passion that Daltry delivers. Sounds infinitely better as a rocker than as a song sung an octave too high.
That "effeminate" version was alot less chaotic sounding than Daltrey and this group's rendition of it. Besides, Andy did that to impersonate "Annie" and you got a problem with that?
totally agree
Effeminate? Andy was singing the female part, Rod
Paul Norris. Yes. and aside from Roger Daltry's super-human vocals, this version is about the music, namely u\ and the instruments. The piano thoughout the song is a full meal in itself.. played by Rod Argent (orig from. the Zombies). Listen closely to the background guitar which is as interesting as the lead. Both are played by Alvin Lee. The Rickenbacker bass is as bad-ass as it gets... John Entwistle. This song is perfection and its energy is limitless.
Paul Norris: Totally agree. The tune stands as one of the greatest story-oriented songs ever, and Daltry's voice is the embodiment of emotion. The incredible melody and all the structural elements give it a truly epic quality.
True, but only if you have a testosterone allergy.
I like both versions. Pratt's falsetto is a bit annoying but tolerable….jmho
This isn't bad but too "forced" and hence not as good as Andy's.
I hate to be negative but don't do a cover if you can't do it better than the original. And this ain't even as good.
+Mrariesdave I agree with you that this version is much weaker than the original, but it's OK to do a lousy cover. I do them all the time. Even good musicians do them all the time. I'm pretty shocked if a cover is as good as the original, much less better. The only ones I can think of that are better are the obvious Joe Cocker "With a little help from my friends" and the Divinyls' "Ain't gonna eat out my heart anymore".
+soaringvulture Well I have some examples for you: Marianne Faithfull's version of "Working Class Hero" is much better. Willy DeVille''s (lead of Mink DeVille) version of "Little Girl" is much better than The Crystals version, produced by Phil Spector (He changed the title from "Little Boy"). Grace Slick and Great Society did "Sally Go Round the Roses" much better than The Jaynetts.
I think they're both good (original & this cover) - and I think I heard Roger's version first, but I'm not sure. It's all long ago...
Horse shit.
Mrariesdave When it comes to"artificial and forced" the same could be said for metal music, punk rock in general, and even the post-1968 Barbra Streisand.
Just terrible.
You don't know shit about good music