Totally Tracey Online
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Clearing up a misconception
There are some misconceptions floating around on the web, and it's time that they are corrected. Here's one of them
I've seen it mentioned on a few webpages that Tracey's version of "They Don't Know" is actually Kirsty MacColl's version with Kirsty's (lead) vocal replaced with Tracey's. This is not true. The arrangements are similar, but the two recordings are in different keys (Kirsty's is in B, Tracey's in C) and are instrumented differently. Compare for yourself - here's an excerpt from Kirsty's version and here's one from Tracey's version (iTunes needed to hear the extracts).
Now Tracey's version of Kirsty's "Terry" does, in fact, use the same backing tracks as Kirsty's original (same backing vocal tracks, as well). Listen to snippets of Kirsty's version and Tracey's version. This may be the source of the story about "They Don't Know".
I've seen it mentioned on a few webpages that Tracey's version of "They Don't Know" is actually Kirsty MacColl's version with Kirsty's (lead) vocal replaced with Tracey's. This is not true. The arrangements are similar, but the two recordings are in different keys (Kirsty's is in B, Tracey's in C) and are instrumented differently. Compare for yourself - here's an excerpt from Kirsty's version and here's one from Tracey's version (iTunes needed to hear the extracts).
Now Tracey's version of Kirsty's "Terry" does, in fact, use the same backing tracks as Kirsty's original (same backing vocal tracks, as well). Listen to snippets of Kirsty's version and Tracey's version. This may be the source of the story about "They Don't Know".
