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The Be Good Tanyas — When Doves Cry
Album: Hello Love
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Released: 2006
Length: 3:53
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Dig if you will the picture
Of you and I engaged in a kiss
The sweat of your body covers me
Can you, my darling, can you picture this?

Dream if you can a courtyard
An ocean of violets in bloom
Animals strike curious poses
They feel the heat, the heat between me and you

How can you just leave me standing?
Alone in a world so cold?
Maybe I'm just too demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied
Why do we scream at each other
This is what it sounds like when doves cry

Touch if you will my stomach
Feel how it trembles inside
You've got the butterflies all tied up
Don't make me chase you, even doves have pride

How can you just leave me standing?
Alone in a world so cold?
Maybe I'm just too demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied
Why do we scream at each other
This is what it sounds like when doves cry
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you see...covers can  be done quite well 
Posted 6 months ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 cshotton wrote:

"...but we're not. We're programmed by ME! So there you go."
--Bill

Best DJ comment ever!



William, you are a godsend.  A heartfelt thank you from all of us.  May we be worthy of your prowess. 
Posted 7 months ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
Algorithm-free. One of the reasons I love Radio Paradise.
Posted 7 months ago by mark    [ Reply ]
This is really missing the spirit of the original, both in the way Prince sings it and in the music behind it.  There is nothing special in the rhythm section, it's very basic and uninspired.  That just drags everything down.  The banjo is actually the interesting part, and at times the vocals get soulful, but it just doesn't hold a candle to the original and also isn't good enough to stand on its own.  
Posted 7 months ago by keymaster    [ Reply ]
It pains me to do this because I love the original, I like the Be Good Tanyas and I really, really like a couple Frazey Ford songs... But I can't go any higher than a 4 on this.
Posted 7 months ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
nope. Just awful, 
Posted 8 months ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
I generally like covers of songs that are taken in completely different directions.  For example, check out Jenny Owen Youngs' version of "Hot in Here", it's brilliant.  But this misses the mark for me.   Like they're not sure what tone it should have, harmonically all over the place, disjointed.  No sir...I don't like it
Posted 8 months ago by patrickgmd    [ Reply ]
Bad cover
Posted 8 months ago by joanbcn    [ Reply ]
ugh
Posted 8 months ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
So, wait...almost every single Dengue Fever song on RP is rated higher than this.  Fact.  I mean, yeah, this cover is not great, but there is no way that's worse than those.  I'd dare say that Prince's version is so highly regarded that this is getting rated against his version, rather than objectively as a stand alone piece.  Just a thought.
Posted 9 months ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Looks like a Marmite song (sorry, I'm a brit;-)).  Not one for me though.  I liked the original too much.
Posted 9 months ago by andychess    [ Reply ]
"...but we're not. We're programmed by ME! So there you go."
--Bill

Best DJ comment ever!
Posted 9 months ago by cshotton    [ Reply ]
love that comment BillG
Posted 9 months ago by heiserwc    [ Reply ]
 nickchia wrote:
What an insult to Prince's legacy
This rendition is just horrible and the vocals lame. When you cover a tune, especially from such a genius as Prince, you better make darn sure it reverent, respectful and GOOD. 


Eh? Where's this rule written? Albums like "If I Were A Carpenter" are great precisely because they don't adhere to your arbitrary rules. Frankly, I've heard Prince's version enough times... I'm happy to hear a somewhat different and evocative rendition.
Posted 9 months ago by jasonv    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:


No way.  The Be Good Tanyas are great!  But this cover is not.

It's like a perfectly grilled steak covered in... chocolate sauce.  Just not a good combo. :(




It is diametrically opposite: they are vegetarians, and alone therefor, and the band's name, great!
Posted 9 months ago by Pitjes    [ Reply ]
 nickchia wrote:
What an insult to Prince's legacy
This rendition is just horrible and the vocals lame. When you cover a tune, especially from such a genius as Prince, you better make darn sure it reverent, respectful and GOOD. 


What is irreverent or disrespectful about this version? The Tanyas pay proper homage IMO. It's just kinda weird, but a lot of us like this weirdness. The music & vocals work fine.
Posted 1 year ago by linurbug    [ Reply ]
What an insult to Prince's legacy
This rendition is just horrible and the vocals lame. When you cover a tune, especially from such a genius as Prince, you better make darn sure it reverent, respectful and GOOD. 
Posted 1 year ago by nickchia    [ Reply ]
William just put it best in his comments after the song played. "Sometimes you've heard enough of the original/one version of a song. This one is now my favorite."

Personally I like the warbly vocal and banjo. And credit Prince, it's just a great song period.
Posted 1 year ago by linurbug    [ Reply ]
They should have thought twice about covering this!
Posted 1 year ago by renegade_X    [ Reply ]
 fortheloveofpete wrote:

how ‘bout some actual Prince, Bill?  Most underrated guitarist, imho 



Definitely not underrated!
Posted 1 year ago by surfool    [ Reply ]
how ‘bout some actual Prince, Bill?  Most underrated guitarist, imho 
Posted 1 year ago by fortheloveofpete    [ Reply ]
 ask wrote:

WHY???



Why not?
We were more forgiving int the 90's when we let Irish singers do Prince covers.
Is it because nothing compares to Sinéad O'Connor?
Posted 1 year ago by longliverp    [ Reply ]
Canadian Fraser Ford has one of the most original voices in so called “Americana.” When you are this unique you always get lots of haters. She has also done excellent work in R and B with Al Green’s old band in Memphis. I guess that’s where you end up when you can’t sing as her detractors claim.
Posted 1 year ago by B_Van    [ Reply ]
what's with that back of throat singing.
hard pass.
Posted 1 year ago by tomask2    [ Reply ]
Ya know, I normally like their stuff at least enough to not be bothered, but this isn't that good sounding even for them.  Heck I tend to not skip the Original one
Posted 1 year ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
 theirongiant wrote:

Are the 1's coming mostly from Prince fans, or misogynists?



Or just music lovers?
Posted 1 year ago by Alastair    [ Reply ]
 deniseperry wrote:

Stop being mean. It’s a lovely version.


I am glad you think so
Posted 1 year ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
Stop being mean. It’s a lovely version.
Posted 1 year ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
Adds nothing to the original — except a banjo. Pass. 🤮
Posted 1 year ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
YUCK
Posted 1 year ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
 theirongiant wrote:

Are the 1's coming mostly from Prince fans, or misogynists?



Honestly, I'm neither, I just don't like it. I haven't rated it, but it's a one in my head.
Posted 1 year ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
Are the 1's coming mostly from Prince fans, or misogynists?
Posted 1 year ago by theirongiant    [ Reply ]
Lol! I just came back in the room where the radio is playing quietly while I was out. I take a beat or two to realize what song I'm hearing in this strange new form...I get to the laptop turn it up and see the rating. Again, I did laugh. That is the lowest rating I've seen on a song that is playing on RP.  I guess for some, apparently MANY, this cover is sacrilege. Prince has been besmirched!
I say aw lighten up. I give 'em points for having the nerve to put it out there, and it really isn't THAT bad. :-)

Edit:  Even more laughs as I go down the comments! Just a short way down the page and I come across "Really?" "Oh dear..."  and "Egads!". "Egads"?  Gadzooks, who still says "egad"?!  :-)
Posted 2 years ago by ExpatLarry    [ Reply ]
A solid effort, but i’d just play more Prince
Posted 2 years ago by fortheloveofpete    [ Reply ]
I like alot of their songs, but.....
Posted 2 years ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
 kbs wrote:
 
 
Well told.
Posted 2 years ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]
Whoa... 4.7.  Guess the band was throwing a song out there to see if it sticks.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Really??
Posted 2 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
Oh dear... I'd possibly politely applaud if it was a pub band. Just because you can doesn't mean you should!
Posted 2 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
Egads!

This is bad.
Posted 2 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Sounds like she's intentionally avoiding hitting any of the notes of the original... {#Beat}
Posted 15 years ago by toomanyollys    [ Reply ]

Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
A butchering of the original.
Posted 15 years ago by Fourdawg    [ Reply ]
Wow! {#Clap}
Posted 15 years ago by slickdh    [ Reply ]
very interesting vocal
this song sounds good. standalone. without any connection to Prince version: same lyric, similar music but ABSOLUTELY different spirit.

easy 8
{#Whistle}

PS: how come PR brings cover diamonds? like next song for example Johnny Cash - One :)

Posted 15 years ago by alezz_ua    [ Reply ]
Maybe I just don't get it.. but this sounds like anybody remaking the song.

This remake is just not that good.
Posted 15 years ago by Gryn    [ Reply ]
 HarrO wrote:
Don't understand the low rating on this one. I guess the banjo just scares the crap out of some people. Maybe they're afraid they'll like it?    {#Cowboy}
 

No way.  The Be Good Tanyas are great!  But this cover is not.

It's like a perfectly grilled steak covered in... chocolate sauce.  Just not a good combo. :(


Posted 15 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]

and i say ... SHOOT ME NOW!


Posted 15 years ago by pope183    [ Reply ]
 sfListener wrote:
This is what it sounds like when listeners cry.
 

Great comment!  {#Smile}

Not much of a track, but at least it gives everyone something to get thoroughly stuck in to and makes for good reading...

Happy Christmas, y'all
Posted 15 years ago by Akaiila    [ Reply ]
Ruined my whole day! Isn't there a -0 for this awful song. {#Stop}
Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
This is what it sounds like when listeners cry.
Posted 15 years ago by sfListener    [ Reply ]
Don't understand the low rating on this one. I guess the banjo just scares the crap out of some people. Maybe they're afraid they'll like it?    {#Cowboy}
Posted 15 years ago by HarrO    [ Reply ]
 renegade_X wrote:
Intresting. Not sure what I think of it though.

I swear she sounds like Shakira.
 

I listen to a lot of Shakira (yes, I'm willing to admit that) and she does not sound anything like Shakira. 
Posted 15 years ago by membeth    [ Reply ]
I normally like Tanya, but the warble is killing this cover.
Posted 15 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
hi amy! {#Wave} i do like this cover, a lot! {#Music} thanx bill for keepin' this in!
Posted 16 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Sorry if i step on anybodies toes here.. but oh boy does this performance stink.. phew, I just can not express myself how much..

Posted 16 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]

drife wrote: "Cross between Tracy Chapman and Elmer Fudd. Horrendous!"

 Ha! I second that. Shoot em for they run now...
Posted 16 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
WHY???
Posted 16 years ago by ask    [ Reply ]

I try not to make negative posts but this song just begs for it. It's one of the lowest rated songs I've ever seen on RP and it sucks. Why is it on the playlist? BillG loves his covers! But he and Rebecca are great enough to let us listeners say what we think is crap, so they have my accolades.



Posted 16 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
I'm thinking this isn't the best idea the Tanyas have had.

Or someone lost a drinking bet.

3
Posted 16 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
ha! love the comments.

and I love this cover.

Posted 16 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
I love a few of their songs. . . .
This is certainly not one of them.
Actually, this is one of the least annoying songs Prince does. Talented people.
Horrid music.
But done with talent.
Posted 16 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
TOTAL CRAP RENDETION OF A TOTAL CRAP SONG.

WHY BOTHER?{#Stupid}
Posted 16 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
 sqqqrly wrote:

....I love it...easy 10.
 
Your're easily pleased......{#Puke}{#Puke}{#Puke}{#Puke}{#Puke}{#Puke}{#Puke}

Posted 16 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Cross between Tracy Chapman and Elmer Fudd. Horrendous!
Posted 16 years ago by drife    [ Reply ]
OmegaConcern wrote:
This is just horrible. Not as bad as that Stairway to Heaven abortion by that flamenco duo, but close. That's unholy. This however is simply bad. I'm gonna go wash my ears out now.
You're nuts about Gabriela and Rodrigo....I love it...easy 10.
Posted 16 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
You've got hand it to Prince to write a song with a title this amazingly cheesy, yet the song is pretty cool. That's hard to pull off.
Posted 16 years ago by jnhashmi    [ Reply ]
This is just horrible. Not as bad as that Stairway to Heaven abortion by that flamenco duo, but close. That's unholy. This however is simply bad. I'm gonna go wash my ears out now.
Posted 16 years ago by OmegaConcern    [ Reply ]
Alpine wrote:
I'm not a fan of Prince, I like TBGT; therefore, the fact that I didn't change the channel makes it a win
Posted 16 years ago by jenakle    [ Reply ]
sutcliff wrote:
Purple rain...great album. This is not that album.
LMAO!
Posted 16 years ago by mamerjamer    [ Reply ]
This isn't bad, and I don't even like the Tanyas.
Posted 16 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
I normally like this group's stuff, but I think this song choice might have merited some reconsideration. The drifts off into flat notes on the ends of the song lines are a little too glaring here.
Posted 16 years ago by mamerjamer    [ Reply ]
My first reaction was shock at the difference of this version over Prince's. And then I remembered, I do not like Prince's music. Funny how the human animal reacts to change.
Posted 16 years ago by Ulises    [ Reply ]
Intresting. Not sure what I think of it though. I swear she sounds like Shakira.
Posted 16 years ago by renegade_X    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by laramieu    [ Reply ]
This cover just isn't doing it for me.
Posted 16 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
Bill, is this an accidental left over from an April 1st playlist?
Posted 16 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
3 => 2 Not sure what they were thinking on this one.
Posted 16 years ago by ChicoCyclist    [ Reply ]
Purple rain...great album. This is not that album.
Posted 16 years ago by sutcliff    [ Reply ]
OMFG. Please. Say. It. Isn't. So.
Posted 16 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Love the Tanyas, and love their take on this.
Posted 16 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
Thanks for playing the Prince version again. It was nice to be reminded of all the personal touches the Tanya's bring to Doves Cry. I am for ever grateful to RP for introducing me to this band
Posted 16 years ago by BlackOakMo    [ Reply ]
goddawful. this is an example of how a bad cover can make you hate something you thought you loved.
Posted 16 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
AntonRoss wrote:
I usually don't rate these songs unless I really love something, but this song is just so TRULY horrible I had to add my 2.639 centavos. YUCK. DOUBLE YUCK.
I agree...this is driving me to drink. I love the original, but this is just totally devoid of everything that makes the original so good. Please never play this again!!
Posted 16 years ago by Danimal174    [ Reply ]
Just terrible. Not a fan of the Prince version but at least it had some character.
Posted 16 years ago by brightmind1235    [ Reply ]
The more I hear this song, the more I dislike it. At least Prince's version has some emotion in it. This is just so flat.
Posted 16 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
I have to give it to them for doing a completely new interpretation of this song. For that it gets a 2.
Posted 16 years ago by Janssen    [ Reply ]
I usually don't rate these songs unless I really love something, but this song is just so TRULY horrible I had to add my 2.639 centavos. YUCK. DOUBLE YUCK.
Posted 16 years ago by AntonRoss    [ Reply ]
vivakitty wrote:
I like The Be Good Tanyas and I LOVE Prince. How was I not already aware of the existence of this song?
I'm guessing it's because no one other than Bill would have the, er, taste? to play something like this. But that's ok, because the bad/mediocre stuff makes the 9s and 10s sound even better!
Posted 16 years ago by NeuroJoe    [ Reply ]
Wrong on top of wrong
Posted 16 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
This is Thuper Thucky :-P
Posted 16 years ago by d00kie    [ Reply ]
I can't stand this singer either.
Posted 16 years ago by mybaldbird    [ Reply ]
ah...no.
Posted 16 years ago by dcdog    [ Reply ]
I don't mind The Be Good Tanyas, but this is just... annoying.
Posted 16 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
I like The Be Good Tanyas and I LOVE Prince. How was I not already aware of the existence of this song?
Posted 16 years ago by vivakitty    [ Reply ]
jenakle wrote:
holy cow I didnt even recognize the song! fantastic TBGT...this does not suck at all
Posted 16 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
ouch. not good.
Posted 16 years ago by iggam    [ Reply ]
hmmm just when I thought it was over...it started up again.
Posted 16 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
I suppose this would be a pretty good cover if I could stand her vocal style, which I can't.
Posted 16 years ago by tompoll    [ Reply ]
Awful song, awful cover. Who would want to cover this piece of shit song anyway? God! I don't get it! This is the worst I have EVER heard on RP. YUCK!
Posted 16 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
manleywoman wrote:
Wow. What a crappy cover.
Posted 16 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
I'm rating this one just a notch above the original. ick.
Posted 16 years ago by Alifreckles50    [ Reply ]
Kill this. Now. Thank you.
Posted 16 years ago by BooKitty    [ Reply ]
holy cow I didnt even recognize the song! fantastic TBGT...this does not suck at all
Posted 16 years ago by jenakle    [ Reply ]
Jeezus, folks... lighten up. I'm not crazy about her vibrato (too affected), but it's a cool version of a good song. Got me off the couch to come rate it, if nothing else.
Posted 16 years ago by lee_sf    [ Reply ]
I have to disagree with most listeners. I thought it was quite nice.
Posted 16 years ago by b17m4p    [ Reply ]
I gave it the entire song to get better. Then Johnny Cash came on and asked "Is it getting better" (His cover of One) Sorry, it did not get better for me. Don't know why, maybe because I like the original, but this cover just does not appeal to me in the least -dave
Posted 16 years ago by Phonedave    [ Reply ]
Meh. I don't think the original song is that great, but it survived with a very unusual arrangement. It's just flat here, with not a very good performance. And I do like her voice.
Posted 16 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
I kinda like it. 6. Though I've never seen so many 1's on any other rating.
Posted 16 years ago by Honeyman    [ Reply ]
rtb wrote:
This is what it sounds like when my ears cry.
lol...
Posted 16 years ago by kindermanltd    [ Reply ]
somewhere Prince is crying
Posted 16 years ago by east1976    [ Reply ]
This is what it sounds like when my ears cry.
Posted 16 years ago by rtb    [ Reply ]
The "Shaky Tanyas" sound less and less appealing the more I hear them... especially when it's a cover like this one.
Posted 16 years ago by kindermanltd    [ Reply ]
tnt_thomas wrote:
10! Add an 11 so I can use it!!!
This is the same guy who just gave Hank Williams a 1. You're really throwing off the taste curve fella.
Posted 16 years ago by sans    [ Reply ]
If you were nearby me, right now, as this song plays, you could hear what it sounds like when I cry... God this is bad.
Posted 16 years ago by rockstarbro    [ Reply ]
I just don't like her voice.
Posted 16 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
I am liking this, I think Prince would be pleased!
Posted 16 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
BlueHeronDruid wrote:
Shit. Nothing lower than one.
I keep resubmitting my "1" rating, hoping against hope that it will accumulate. Please make it stop.
Posted 16 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
Better than the Ani D version.
Posted 16 years ago by shakylegs    [ Reply ]
1wolfy wrote:
I happen to think it is excellent
m2, big 8 here :) This to me is a really interesting take on an already great song.
Posted 16 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]