Eric Carmen had heard Celine's All By Myself

[Bellamy]

In good company

 

Eric Carmen says "All by Myself" has been covered by 100-plus artists. Here are some noteworthy attempts:

 

Frank Sinatra: You can hear a clip of his "My Way"-ish rendition at www.ericcarmen.com. Inexplicably, Ol' Blue Eyes changed the lines "And makin' love was just for fun/Those days are gone" to "Makin' love was just for fun/That day is done." Was the lovemaking really confined to a single 24-hour period? Poor guy.

 

The Ray Conniff Singers: Brought their multipart, Mu-

 

zaky harmonies to bear on the tune for their aptly titled "Send in the Clowns" album. "The Ray Conniff Singers had an interesting concept," Carmen says. "Seventy-five people standing on a riser, singing 'All by Myself.' "

 

Hank Williams Jr.: Recorded a twangy, tear-in-your-beer interpretation, long before the country superstar became famous for the "Monday Night Football" theme. Are you sure Carmen done it this way?

 

Babes in Toyland: Made a grungy mess of the song on their "Nemesisters" album. "It was pretty darn funny," Carmen says. "I laughed for quite a while when they got to the solo and no one could play it."

 

Celine Dion: Took "All by Myself" back into the Top 5 in 1997, peaking at No. 4 and paving the way for her similarly bombastic "Titanic" smash, "My Heart Will Go On." During a 1998 concert at Gund Arena, Dion dedicated "All by Myself" to Carmen, who was in the audience.

 

Il Divo: No, not the new-wave band from Akron. This international "popera" quartet's new Spanish version of "All by Myself" sounds like something from "Carmen," the opera. Eric Carmen's verdict? "They did a fabulous job with it."

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/pla...4110.xml&coll=2

 

Interesting info. I didn't know this before.

[Mozinha]

He must be proud of that song. It sounds divine on Celine's voice.

And honestly, Celine owns that song.

[nano]

Yes..Celine owns the song...like she owns "the power of love".

[Ania4]

Yes..Celine owns the song...like she owns "the power of love".

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I agree.

Both songs will always stay with Celine. I think Celine's versions are much much better then orginal recordings.

[Krys]

Celine definaltely owns em i cant stand other people singing em

[rogerionovais]

you're right, no one can sing that song like celine. it has such power...

 

[Moleque20]

Yes..Celine owns the song...like she owns "the power of love".

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I agree.

Both songs will always stay with Celine. I think Celine's versions are much much better then orginal recordings.

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Absolutely right!!

[Bellamy]

Eric Carmen's version of "All by Myself" is my 2nd favourite. Although, it's not as beautiful and dramatic as Celine's version, but it's more depress. And I like the arrangement of his version, especially the long version.

[ZoraSourit]

Oh! I didn't knew that! Thank you very much for the info!

[RLAAMJR.]

well, he must have felt euphoric upon hearing his song sung by a female singer who has a great and powerful voice. in fact, i only knew eric carmen when Celine had her version of that song.

[winforlife]

I didn't like the original version until Céline made it popular again. Carmen's version is a bit depressing unlike Céline's which gives hope

[Célinefull]

I still believe that Céline's version isn't sad enough, but it is very powerful.