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I Will Survive
Cake's version of this oft karaoked song slows it down and puts a bit of rock into it.
- temujin71, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, 04.03.2006
Cake
1996 |
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Gloria Gaynor
1978 |
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Comments about I Will Survive:
Cake is ALWAYS boring. 3-note singing, usually. What a terrible thing to do to the word "cake!"
- Kelly, Omaha, United States, 21.03.2008 |
Cake's version is much more interesting to listen to musically. The bass is simple but outstanding in their version. Original is musically boring - although the energy is outstanding and it is always fun to dance to.
- Adam, Denver, United States, 28.02.2008 |
CAKE, how can you survive when you sound so lazy singing the song? musical brilliance notwithstanding, you SUCK!
- Mr. Kent, Jakarta, Indonesia, 21.12.2007 |
I remember the firast time i heard the cake version: i pulled the car over to fully take in the brilliance! His amazing sense of timing is unmatchable... what is hillarious is to hear cover band do a version of survive, and attempt to do the Cake one - totally destroying the offbeat way it was reworked and oblivious to the ORIGINALITY of the cake cover!
- Misterpig, Sydney, Australia, 19.08.2007 |
Gloria Gaynor's vocals certainly have more passion and feeling (matching the lyrics) than John McCrea does for Cake. That being said, I voted for Cake, because the musical instrumentation kicks ass. And as a Sacramentan I'm very biased...
- Dave C, Sacramento, California, United States, 24.03.2007 |
For me Gloria Gaynor's version is superior. It has this great energy. The Cake one is funny the first time you hear it but then gets really boring...
btw I hated the Robbie version :-S
- Judith, Leiden, Netherlands, 24.11.2006 |
I just can't swallow Cake's style, sounds like crap to me. I don't think it would be hard to make a good cover of this song, but cake's surely isn't it.
Consider looking into Robbie William's Love Supreme, he changes the lyrics but is the exact same song.
- JA, Chicago, United States, 25.08.2006 |
Gloria version ---> better !!!
- Kika, Geneva, Switzerland, 22.08.2006 |
Call me old fashioned but I much prefer Gloria Gaynor version.
- Terry, Ottawa, Canada, 17.08.2006 |
Hey alright - American politics from Iraq - The same ones that got you there...good job. Cake's is better
- Sean, Everywhere, United States, 08.08.2006 |
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