70's Pop

Had some fun finding a synth for each part, especially a stand-in for Robert Smith's vocals.


Boys Don't Cry (Plucking Robert Version)(The Cure Cover)

A lot of fun to make this - all synth, some vintage ones mixed with modern ones. Hard to improve on an already good song! Just my version, trying to catch the energy in the original.

Call Me (Blondie Cover)

My version of John Lennon's 1973 single. I started with as close to the original as I can get, then start changing it. The result is all-synth, but actually better reflects the feel of the song. Make love, not war.

Mind Games (Nutopian Version) (John Lennon cover)

My deliberately vintage synth-sounding rendition of Kiss' 1979 hit. This one might bring out the synth haters. :-)

I Was made for Loving You (Dial Tone Version) (Kiss cover)

My version of ELO's 1979 hit. Put on those tight disco pants and dance.

Don't Bring Me Down (Flares Version) (ELO cover)

My nuclear version of Elvis' 1972 track, which was itself a cover. Fully synthetic, like Elvis' 1972 jumpsuit.

Burning Love (Triple Alpha Version) (Elvis Presley cover)

My all-synth version of the 1979 hit. Rock out to the riff.

My Sharona (140 μF Version) (The Knack cover)

My all-synth version of the 1978 hit. It's nice to be a lunatic.

Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick (Blockchain Version) (Ian Dury and the Blockheads cover)

My all-synth version of the 1977 single by one of music's genuine trailblazers. He had a job. He wore a hat. He brought home the bacon. Nobody knew he was a Mongoloid.

Mongoloid (18-21 Nondisjunction Version) (Devo cover)

My 100% synthetic version of the 1978 hit by the NZ band. Enjoy the quirk.

Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKj4upY1VYI

When my baby is walking down the street
I see red, I see red, I see red
How can someone wicked walk around free
I see red, I see red, I see red
I see red, oh I see red
You gave me such precious hours
What to do without you
Squeezed me out of your life
Down the drain like molten toothpaste
I feel used and spat out
Poor old me
When my baby is walking down the street
I see red, I see red, I see red
How can someone wicked walk around free
I see red, I see red, I see red
I see red, oh I see red
I am fed up with crying
My despair is drying
Draining into rage day by day
Green before you met me
In the pink when you let me love you
I was blue when you let me down
Black and blue
When my baby is walking down the street
I see red, I see red, I see red
How can someone wicked walk around free
I see red, I see red, I see red
I see red, oh I see red

I See Red (720nm Version) (Split Enz cover)

My all-synth version of the 1978 hit. You're not missing good lyrics here.

Hot Child in the City (312K Version) (Nick Gilder cover)

My all-synth version of the 1975 hit (#1 in my country). Because the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 trailer was all about it, but the movie wasn't. :-(

Fox on the Run (Mutated Version) (The Sweet cover)

My all-synth version of the 1972 song in the movie of the same name. You can listen for free, Jimmy got the $20.

Thanks to iLLectric Resolve System for the suggestion! Hopefully I've kept the vibe despite the alien instrumentation. I kept the drums, the original was too good to change, the Memphis Organ is still there, and I left the steel drum in not that it was obvious in the original either.

The Harder they Come (Tungsten Carbide Version) (Jimmy Cliff cover)

My all-synth version of the 1971 hit. With all of the strange attractors you like.

I Feel the Earth Move (Tectonic Version) (Carole King cover)

Written by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets and popularized by a cover by the Bobby Fuller Four, which went on to become a top-ten hit for the band in 1966 and was also recorded by the Clash in 1979. The 1966 version is the one I heard as a kid, and the 1979 version is the one I loved as a teen. :-)

I Fought the Law (Relativity Version) (Bobby Fuller Four / The Clash cover)

My all-synth version of the 1976 hit. Play it whilst you're delivering your sweet one-liners to your lady.

Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (Pleiades Version) (Tavares cover)

My all-synth version of the 1973 track from the dark side of the moon. And if you ask for a rise it's no surprise they're giving none away.

Money (Bitcoin Version) (Pink Floyd cover)

Brown Sugar (Trisaccharide Version) (Rolling Stones cover)

My all-synth cover of the song from the 1975 movie. It’s astounding / Time is fleeting / Madness takes it toll ...

The Time Warp (EPR Bridge Version) (Soundtrack cover)

My all-synth cover of the 1977 single. We try to talk it over but the words come out too rough.

Best of My Love (Atrial Version) (The Emotions cover)

I make obnoxious synth covers of previously fine songs. All done with Korg Gadget.

70's Pop

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