Battle of the Bands

#ReidJamieson VS #Adam&Adam in #SteveMillerBand ‘Winter Time’ #coverband Showdown. #BoTB

December 15, 2018 /

Hello, Kittens & Dawgs!  The weekend is here but I’m not here.  Well…you know me I’m spending it with DH.  Yesterday was my birthday 🎶HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me🎶 which is doubly nice since it’s also DH’s off Friday. YAY!!!  Anyhow,  this is a scheduled post. I’ll get to each of y’all at the start of the week. 😘

In the middle of July with things all heated up I planned this battle.  I wasn’t sure what song to use, except I was fairly certain I did not want to use a Christmas tune with December being the 4M month to rock to Christmas mewsic.  I knew I’d find the one as soon as it snagged my ear.  In this case, it happened to be one I wasn’t familiar with from the year DH graduated high school (1977) by The Steve Miller Band.  This is one of those groups I don’t recall from back in the day and introduced to by one of you guys.  I’d love to give credit where credit is due, so please tell me which of you guys told me about him.  It’s actually quite purrrty.  It’s not officially winter yet but it’s close enough. Listen to Winter Time for reference if you’d like but remember this one isn’t part of the showdown. Any votes given to SMB will be tossed out.

My job was made easy as there’s only a handful of covers of this song.  I don’t know if that’s a good thing but here goes nothin’!  Second-Hand Music offered only two vocal covers, one didn’t move me quite as much as the other and so I went with Reid Jamieson for my first candidate in today’s showdown. Please listen to Reid!

I discovered my next candidate on YT in my quest to find other cover artists.   The pickings are slim.  Adam & Adam performs an all-instrumental version of SMB’s original.  May I have your attention one more time for you to listen to Adam & Adam.

Perhaps, it’s not fair to pit vocal mewsical arrangement against an all-mewsic composition but that’s the way this battle lead me.

Who gets your vote, Reid Jamieson or Adam & Adam?

**Poll closes December 21st at noon (EST)**

How do I play BoTB? It’s really super simple!

  1. You VOTE. Leave your FAVORITE pick in comments.  Everyone is welcome to vote. There is no wrong vote, except if you DON’T vote.
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You’ll find more awesome battles underway at some of these blog listed below (not everyone is doing the bi-monthly showdowns now) and if you’d like to be included in the fun, then contact Stephen requesting to be added to the list.

✩ai love music✩ (Amy), Angels Bark (Michele),  Cherdo on the Flipside,  The Doglady’s Den (Debbie),   Jingle Jangle Jungle (Mary), Mike’s Ramblings,   STMcC Presents BoTB (Stephen-BoTB Manager),   The Sound of One Hand Typing (John), &  Tossing It Out (Lee).

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Okay but if you leave WITHOUT voting, I won’t be held responsible for what happens to your computer…just saying is all. 😂

Mark your calendar for December 22st to discover who gets my vote and to see if your favorite is named the winner.  Have a good weekend and I hope you’ll hit the dance floor with me on Monday’s Mewsic Moves Me!

X💋X💋, Cathy

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35 Comments

    • Cathy Kennedy

      December 18, 2018 at 2:22 pm

      Hey, Darlin’! So, glad you enjoyed and passed your vote to Reid Jamieson! I haven’t really kept up with who’s ahead this round, so it’s going to be a bit of a surprise when I tally them later in the week. 🙂

  • Claire Vidal

    December 17, 2018 at 4:59 pm

    Both are lovely but I find Reid Jamieson’s ‘prissy’ voice really works for this woman. Hauntingly beautiful and a welcome reminder of this awesome tune.

    PS: to STEPHEN T. MCCARTHY. – No need to insult a artist’s masculinity to say you prefer another. says more about you than it does the artist.

    • Cathy Kennedy

      December 18, 2018 at 2:31 pm

      Claire,

      Are you a first-time visitor? I do not recognize your sign-in that’s why I ask. If so, then welcome and if not, just ignore me. lol I have your vote recorded for Reid Jamieson. Have a pAwesome afternoon!

  • J-Dub

    December 16, 2018 at 5:27 pm

    Belated Happy Birthday to you!!
    Adam & Adam gets my vote. I sang along myself filling in albeit off key. I did not want my vote tossed out. I do <3 the original though and if allowed, I’d have chosen that one.

  • Stephen T. McCarthy

    December 16, 2018 at 2:28 pm

    Belated Birthday greetings to ya, CATHY!

    It would seem your husband and I am the same age, as I’m also a graduate from “The Class Of ’77”.

    And, yep, being old, I was familiar with this song by the Steve Miller Band.

    I really liked the instrumental by ADAM & ADAM, and so they’re getting my vote. Something about Reid’s vocal kind of turned me off a little bit. Not a lot, but enough. I think it sounded a little too… uhm… “prissy”… for my tastes. I like a man who sounds like a man when he’s singing. (Pretty funny, I know, coming from a guy who likes Tiny Tim. But some things are simply beyond explanation.)

    ~ D-FensDogG @ STMcC Presents ‘BATTLE OF THE BANDS’

    • Cathy Kennedy

      December 17, 2018 at 7:26 am

      Stephen,

      You’re not old yet. That would imply that I’m old just being a few years younger, so nope you’re not old. 😀 Thanks for throwing in your vote for Adam & Adam!

  • Myke Todd

    December 16, 2018 at 1:32 am

    The instrumental by Howe and Werner is fantastic. Hey, I am a sucker for hammered dulcimer. It is a rare treat to hear an artist other than Alisa Jones play the instrument.

    My vote is for Adam & Adam… Thank you kindly, Cat Lady.

  • Cherdo

    December 15, 2018 at 11:46 pm

    Merry Christmas, birthday girl (see what I did there? I’m conserving messages…)!

    This is a great pairing because of their differences and it was a hard choice. The guitar in the instrumental is awesome, but I gotta say, vocals really sway my vote. I gotta go with Reid Jamieson.

    Have I mentioned I was born in WV, too? I don’t know where you lived in southern WV, but I lived in Oak Hill at one time (technically, Scarbro…but who can find that?).

    Thanks, Cathy!

    • Cathy Kennedy

      December 16, 2018 at 11:43 am

      Cherdo,
      What’s this, you’re a Mountaineer gal, too? I know Oak Hill. Isn’t that near Beckley? My parents moved from my childhood home in 1980 and live across the state line from Bluefield. Years prior they bought land from my great-grandparents. After Daddy got his black lung settlement they built a home in Rocky Gap, VA. We have more in common than just being local neighbors, sorta, don’t we? Thanks for sharing and for voting in this round of BoTB! I’ll visit your place soon. 😉

  • Mary B

    December 15, 2018 at 3:05 pm

    Happy Birthday, Cathy! This here is a really good battle. Such a pretty tune. I found the vocals pulling me in to the song, yet the instrumentals were also very pleasing to the ears. I could see myself having the instrumental on in the background as I went about my day. But overall, I’m casting my vote for Reid Jameison.

    ~Mary
    #BattleOfTheBands : Christmas Edition

  • -Eugenia

    December 15, 2018 at 11:54 am

    Happy Birthday, Cathy!!!! 🎂 Gosh, don’t remember the song and like both versions. I’m going with the instrumental – Adam and Adam as I like their sound.

  • John Holton

    December 15, 2018 at 10:47 am

    As Jackie Vernon, who voiced Frosty in the Rankin-Bass “Frosty The Snowman” animated films, would say when he would come to life, “Happy boithday!”

    I actually prefer instrumentals over songs with lyrics, so I liked Adam & Adam. Tally up a vote for them!

    • Cathy Kennedy

      December 17, 2018 at 8:27 am

      John,

      LOL, yeah everytime my birthday comes around I always think of Frosty the Snowman. Thanks for the bday wishes and for the vote for Adam & Adam. Heading your way next! 😉

  • Debbie D.

    December 15, 2018 at 10:45 am

    Happy Birthday, Cathy! 🙂 I’m a Steve Miller fan, but don’t recall ever hearing this song before. It’s good. Both versions are pleasing to the ears. but somehow, the instrumental grabbed me more. Adam and Adam for me, please.

  • Thomas Anderson

    December 15, 2018 at 6:06 am

    Hi, Cathy!

    Happy b-day and happy BOTB day, dear friend!

    “Winter Time,” from Steve Miller Band’s 1977 album Book of Dreams, is a great song. As I listened, it occurred to me that it must have been inspired somewhat by “California Dreamin'” by the Mamas and the Papas:

    All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown)
    And the sky is grey (and the sky is grey)
    I’ve been for a walk (I’ve been for a walk)
    On a winter’s day (on a winter’s day)

    I must say, Cathy, that you managed to find two excellent covers of the song, making this one of the toughest decisions I have ever needed to make in BOTB judging.

    The instrumental by Adam & Adam has depth and power, a sound as big as a starry sky on a winter night. I enjoyed letting the instruments tell the story. It was five minutes well spent. However, I like the version by Reid Jamieson even more, and that means even more than the original. Reid’s vocal treatment is perfectly suited to the material, and I love the sweet female backing and the overall arrangement. Reid takes Miller’s song and makes it even better, a new classic, in my opinion. I give my vote to Reid Jamieson!

    Once again, happy birthday to you, dear friend Cathy, and have a super weekend!

    • Cathy Kennedy

      December 17, 2018 at 8:22 am

      Tom,

      Thank you for the birthday wishes. I appreciated your visit and vote. I’m sorry for falling so terribly behind but you know how life is sometimes. Anyhow, thanks for voting for Reid Jamieson.

  • Arlee Bird

    December 15, 2018 at 12:19 am

    I can’t remember having heard this song before though I’m well aware of the Steve Miller Band.

    It is kind of tough to pick between these versions since each holds a special lure depending on what I’m wanting to hear. My tendency would lean toward the version with the vocal.

    Give my vote to Reid Jamieson.

    Arlee Bird
    Tossing It Out

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